The Oceana County Department of Animal Control is under the supervision of the County Administrator's office. Our general responsibilities include dealing with cases of animal cruelty, abandonment, and animals running at large. Although we are out in the community a great deal, much of our time is spent caring for, and in many unfortunate cases, euthanizing the animals that are brought into the shelter.

Animal Control Staff

Currently, we have only two county employees who work within the Department of Animal Control. Both are highly qualified and caring individuals.

• Terri Troupe-Fisk, Animal Control Officer - With a degree in Criminal Justice, Terri has been an animal control officer for over 15 years. She joined the Oceana County Animal Control Department in January of 2008 after serving on the staff of the Marquette Humane Society.

• Mike Nielsen, Deputy Animal Control Officer - Mike is an animal control officer and has served Oceana County for over 9 years.

Oceana County Animal Shelter

Located on Baseline Road near the airport in Shelby, our current animal shelter facility contains only 9 dog kennels and 4 cat kennels. We are thankful for this facility, but with so few kennels and so little space, we are limited as to how many animals we can care for at the shelter at one time.

The Michigan State Law requires all stray animals brought into the shelter to be held 4 to 7 days for their owners to claim them. After that holding period, those animals may be placed for adoption. A few fortunate pets are fostered out to be cared for by volunteer foster families for limited time periods.