People call the cops for everything.
Actually, in our little town, the only to get in contact with animal control is to call the cops. They also seem to be the local LostAndFound center for valuable stuff around here. We had a HUGE wind storm a few weeks ago (it took the roof off the house across the street from us), and someone's ducks got loose. There were about eight in a tight group, but wandering around in the street aimlessly. I didn't know who they belonged to, and I couldn't get them into my yard, where they could have been penned up safely and comfortably, so I walked over to the police station and told the cops where they had bedded down, now that it was getting dark.
Maybe they thought I was crazy, but what else do you do?