IF YOUR PET IS HERE AT THE SHELTER IT WAS IMPOUNDED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
Your dog was violating a City "Leash Law" which states that no dog shall be at-large without a leash and not in the direct control of it's owner; or is "at-large" as defined in the unincorporated areas of the Parish.
  
Your dog was not wearing a Parish License as required by law under the City/Parish Ordinances to verify that it belongs at the location found.
  
No responsible adult was present at an animal's supposed "home" to accept responsibility for the animal and sign a citation for an Ordinance violation.
  
Your animal was captured in a "humane" box trap or restrained on property other than the owner's and removed by request.
  
Your animal was threatening the safety of humans and other animals & was removed.
 
Your animal was placed into "temporary" protective custody.

IN OTHER WORDS:
  
TO PROTECT THE ANIMAL FROM CARS, POISONS, DISEASE AND IRATE CITIZENS.

TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FROM THE ANIMAL'S DIGGING, BITING, SCRATCHING, BARKING, BREEDING AND DEFECATING.

TO LOCATE YOU ! !