UPAWS: Impound changes for animals found in Negaunee

MARQUETTE COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Beginning Friday, August 7, the city of Negaunee will no longer use Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter for stray animal impound services. Instead, stray animals found in the city of Negaunee will be handled through the Ishpeming Township pound.

If you find a stray animal, UPAWS says to contact the following information:

- 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗲:Negaunee Police Department – 906-475-4154Stray animals will be handled through the Ishpeming Township Pound.

- 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘀𝗵𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴:Ishpeming Police Department – 906-486-4416 - 𝗜𝘀𝗵𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:

Ishpeming Township Pound – 906-485-5415Located off Copper Street, Ishpeming Township.

- 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆:Business Hours: UPAWS – 906-475-6661After Hours: Marquette County Central Dispatch – 906-475-9912 If you're unsure which municipality a stray animal was found in, contact Marquette County Central Dispatch at 906-475-9912. They can help direct you to the appropriate agency. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY MY UP NOW – WBUP/WJMN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED