Town of Lanark - Animal Control

Portage County, in collaboration with the Portage County Humane Society, provides a County-wide contract for animal control services by combining  the efforts of the Portage County Humane Society and the Portage County Sheriff's Department. 

This program  provides animal control services on a County-wide basis with the exceptions of four municipalities.  The municipalities that have signed with the program are:  The Towns of Almond, Amherst, Belmont, Carson, Dewey, Eau Plaine, Grant, Hull, Lanark, Linwood, New Hope, Pine Grove, Plover, Sharon and Stockton.  Villages of Almond, Amherst, Amherst Junction, Park Ridge, Plover, Rosholt, and Whiting.  The City of Stevens Point is also included in the program.

If you are in the above listed municipalities and you need service, you can contact the Humane Society directly at 344-6012.  They have personnel on duty at the Animal Shelter from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.  Service may be obtained at any other time by contacting the Portage County Sheriff's Department at 346-1400.

Services provided by the Humane Society include sales of dog licenses, animal adoptions, animal bite investigation, animal abuse investigation, animal care information and education, and free pick up of stray domestic animals.  For more information you can visit the Humane Societies website at:  www.hspcwi.org.

Portage County citizens who live in the municipalities that are not included in the program, which include the Town of Alban, Junction City, Town of Buena Vista, and the Village of Nelsonville, should contact their township chairperson or village president if they require services for animal control.

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