Animal Services

IMPORTANT - FURLOUGH CLOSURES!
Auditor's Office is closed on Friday, April 16, 2010

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Each day, Animal Control Officers respond to calls throughout unincorporated Pierce County and the contract Towns of Wilkeson, South Prairie and Carbonado. Officers assist the public from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with emergency services provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week by on-call officers.

For service, please call 253-798-PETS (7387).

Animal Control Officers respond to the following requests:

vicious animal complaints
cruelty investigations
animal bites
domestic animals running at large
injured animal rescues
police department calls for assistance
loose livestock on roadways
patrol requests

PETS line phone hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Animal Control Officers check messages on the weekends for non-emergency calls to the PETS line. IF IT IS AN EMERGENCY ***CALL 911***

Once you have obtained a case number from the dispatcher or an officer, you can download the Animal Control Complaint Statement Form.

Purchase Your Pet License On line

Click here to try the new online service to renew your pet license or to purchase a license for a new pet.

($1.50 convenience fee for the online transaction)

Click here for Pet Ownership Status Form (No longer have pet)

Wildlife Nuisance

Pierce County Animal Control has jurisdiction over domestic animals such as cats, dogs and livestock. Wildlife falls into the jurisdiction of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. This includes wildlife such as deer, raccoon, coyote, cougar, and bear. Contact the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife at 360-902-2200 for wildlife related issues or visit http://wdfw.wa.gov/ on the internet.

New! Animal Services Advisory Panel

Purpose

To provide the Pierce County Auditor with comprehensive plans and specific recommendations directed toward improving the overall quality and control of animals. The Advisory Panel makes recommendations to the Pierce County Auditor on animal control codes, policies and programs on a monthly basis.

The Pierce County Auditor's Office has selected 12 members of the public to serve on the new Animal Services Advisory Panel.

Click here to view the list of the appointees, and the area of expertise each represents.

Meetings are open to the public and will begin in March 2010, every third Tuesday at 6pm in the public hearing room at the Pierce County Annex.

Upcoming Events

Spay Day 2010

Dollars for Dogs & Cash for Cats-Discounted Spay/Neuter Surgeries Click here to obtain more information on the annual campaign aimed to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets.

Click here for information on the Magnificent Mutt Show to be held on March 20, 2010 at Frontier Park.