How to Contact Animal Control
State animal control agencies exist to protect and help the public with all sorts of issues that involve animals. Animal control helps out with everything from stray dogs to wild animals on private property to advice on pets. If you have a situation involving an animal, calling animal control is the first thing you should do. Here are some tips to remember when calling animal control.
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Call the right agency. There are animal control boards in most major cities or counties. If you call an animal control board that does not include your residence in its jurisdiction, they will not be able to help you. To save time and keep the stress of the situation to a minimum, make sure that you are calling the correct animal control center.
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Secure animals, if possible. If you are calling animal control because of a stray or wild animal on your property, do what you can to safely barricade the animal. Stray animals should not be assumed to be friendly just because they approach you; they may be rabid or carry other diseases.
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Stay calm. When calling animal control, remain calm and collected while they are trying to help you. If you are calling the animal control center because one of your pets has been attacked or is in danger, you must stay calm so that animal control can ask you important questions and give you information to help you.
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Remember to include all important information. If an animal control worker is coming to help you with a situation at your house, provide your name and address and tell them if the animal they will be dealing with is aggressive, hurt or quarantined anywhere on your property. Giving animal control all of the information to properly deal with the situation and the animals involved helps keep all of you safe.
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