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The Animal Control Department enforces
Sedgwick
County codes
on the housing and care of animals, and ensures that animals and
their remains do not pose a health or safety hazard to County
residents. The enforcement activities include returning stray dogs
to their owners, returning loose cattle to fenced pastures,
investigating animal cruelty or violations of dangerous animal
laws, and removing deer carcasses from County rights-of-way.
Mission
Protecting the health and safety of the community from dangers and nuisances caused by stray and or threatening animals, and to ensure the proper care and safety of animals.
News and Events
Spay and Neuter Your Pets
Each year, animal shelters across the nation care for millions
of homeless animals, the majority of which will be put to death if a home cannot
be found for them. In fact, approximately 65% of animals, that’s 20,000 per day,
checked into a shelter will not go home, and these numbers are on the rise.
Animals that run free in our communities also pose a potential health and/or
nuisance risk for residents.
To help reduce the number of animals at large and those that will be euthanized,
Sedgwick County Animal Control encourages pet owners to spay and neuter their
animals immediately after purchase or adoption. It also is imperative that an
animal’s rabies vaccination and license remain current.
Adopting animals from shelters is an intelligent choice because many shelters
provide spay and neuter services when you adopt an animal or include the cost of
doing so by a private veterinarian in the price of adopting the animal.
Spay and neutering are humane procedures that usually cause very little
discomfort and recovery time for the animal. Pet owners have the responsibility
to care for their animals appropriately, as well as any offspring they might
produce. Prevention is the best way to ensure the health and well being of the
animals in our communities.
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