 The traditional celebratory sights and sounds of fireworks can be fun and exciting for humans, but a scary, traumatic experience for our pets. When pets experience a large amount of fear and anxiety at once, their initial response is to retreat and hide. LMAS recommends taking preventative measures to protect your pet(s) and keep them feeling safe during festivities.
Leave pets at home during firework displays Animals have a heightened sense of hearing. Loud fireworks can be deafening and cause pets to panic and want to hide. It is best to keep your pet at home where they feel safe. If you are attending Fourth of July festivities, take your pet for a quiet walk before or after the fireworks display.
Keep them inside Close all windows and curtains to muffle the sound of fireworks, and always provide plenty of food and water. Turning on a radio, television or fan also may help calm your pet and distract them from the sounds of fireworks. Owners who are leaving town for the holiday should consider boarding their pets.
Make sure pets are always wearing collars with identification tags This even applies to pets that only live indoors. The ID tag should include the owner’s current address and phone number. The best way to increase the odds of being reunited with a lost pet is to have your microchipped because collars or tags can come off. Pet owners should also make sure their pet is licensed. It is not only the law, it will also ensure LMAS knows how to contact you, should your pet become lost and enter the LMAS shelter.
Clean up firework debris before letting pets outside If pets eat the debris, it could cause digestive problems or serious injuries. Owners should contact their veterinarian immediately if their pets have been exposed to any potentially toxic or poisonous substances.
If your pet is lost
• Report a lost pet to LMAS as soon as possible. To report a pet lost or found, and search lost and found pets reports online, visit www.louisvilleky.gov/animal-services.
• Hang up flyers with your pet’s photo and your contact info around your neighborhood. You should also check neighborhood apps and lost and found postings on social media.
• Visit the LMAS Shelter to search our kennels for your missing pet and get assistance from lost and found services.
• Check back often because stray pets enter the shelter daily. Finders often wait a few days and will try to find its owner, before bringing the pet to the shelter.
If you find a stray pet
• Complete a found pet report online and upload a photo at www.louisvilleky.gov/animal-services.
• Have the pet scanned for a microchip, which can be done at most veterinary clinics or at the LMAS Shelter.
• If you decide to keep a stray pet while looking for its owner, be sure to post flyers around your neighborhood and search neighborhoods apps and social media posts in your area.
• If you cannot keep a stray pet or have not been able to locate an owner, bring the pet to the LMAS Shelter located at 3528 Newburg Road, Monday - Saturday from 12-6pm.
• If you are unable to transport a stray pet to the shelter and have it contained, contact animal control to have the pet picked up and brought to the shelter at 502-473-PETS
At the start of his administration, Mayor Greg Fischer pledged to replace the city’s only open intake shelter, which had operated for decades as a high-kill shelter. Today, with the opening of a state-of-the-art Harshaw Family Foundation Animal Shelter in 2019 and Alley Cat Advocates headquarters in 2020, all the city’s animal-related services are located on one campus on Newburg Road, where residents can adopt a pet, purchase or renew a pet license or take a stray pet. In 2017, LMAS qualified as a No Kill Shelter for time and space for the first time, achieving a 92.8% live release rate for animals that entered the shelter. LMAS’ live release rate increased to 94.99% in 2021, and it continues its status as a No Kill Shelter for time and space.
Last week (6/23), Metro Public Works was awarded 2022’s Award for projects under $5 million by the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE), for the completion of Phase 1 of the Louisville Loop’s Middletown-Eastwood Trail.
Former Metro Public Works Transportation Planner II, Milana Boz, who recently accepted a position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was Phase 1 Project Manager. Congratulations to Milana and her team on such a prestigious recognition!
The Louisville Loop is a planned and partially constructed 100+ mile shared use path network around Louisville, Kentucky. First conceived in the early 1990s, approximately 50 miles have been built to date. Design is underway on 24 more miles. The Loop path system is an essential component for health, mobility and prosperity of the city and region. It helps to define Louisville as one of the nation’s most vibrant and livable cities by improving safety for pedestrians, cyclists and transit users; connecting neighborhoods, schools, parks and workplaces; and serving as a catalyst for community revitalization. The Loop celebrates Louisville’s neighborhoods, history, natural areas, and public art. The path connects directly with some of the largest employment centers in Louisville. It helps increase property values near the path, encourages tourism, and provides amenities for neighborhoods and workplaces near the path.
More about the Loop.
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 L-R: PWA TRANSPORTATION PLANNER II MILANA BOZ (PROJECT MANAGER), PWA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT JOHN SWINTOSKY, PWA ENGINNER STEVE ARNOLD, ENGINEER KEVIN DANT & Mr. SORAN WALKER
LMG’s Office of Housing and Community Development will be opening the FY23 Home Repair Program for new applications this Friday, July 1st.
There are three ways homeowners may apply – online, by phone, and in-person. It is important to note that the application window will remain open only until the number of applications that can be reasonably be expected to be funded in FY23 are received.
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