About Animal Care & Control

Animal Care and Control is responsible for enforcing local, State and Federal laws and regulations that pertain to animals and their care. The agency administers the State mandated rabies program including vaccine clinics, reporting bites and the quarantine of animals. Animal Control Officers rescue stray animals, conduct cruelty and neglect investigations, inspect kennels, livestock areas and respond to complaints. The Sonoma County Animal Shelter shelters stray, abandoned, and homeless animals; provides veterinary treatment for ill and injured shelter animals; and offers animals for adoption. Animal care & Control offers community education, a volunteer program, and assistance for affordable pet sterilization.

Sonoma County Animal Care and Control provides service for the unincorporated area of Sonoma County, the cities of Santa Rosa and Cloverdale and the Town of Windsor.To view photos of adoptable and impounded animals, visit www.theanimalshelter.org .

About The Animal Shelter

Our kennels are open to the public five days a week:: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - Noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday - Noon to 7:00 p.m. Saturday - Noon to 5:00 p.m Phone service begins at 8:00a.m. The Shelter is closed Mondays, Sundays, and holidays.
For more information, visit The Sonoma County Animal Shelter Web Site at: http://www.theanimalshelter.org

After Hour Emergencies

Please utilize these telephone numbers for extreme emergencies only - such as:

• Injured animals, attacks in progress
• Dog bites with animal still at large 
• Animals in traffic.

Lost and Found pets DO NOT fall under this category.

Emergency Numbers

• Santa Rosa Police Department: (707) 543-3600
• Sonoma County Sheriffs Office: (707) 565-2511

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