Animal Care & Control

Responsibilities

Animal Care & Control enforces safety for our neighborhoods and provides care for stray and unwanted animals.

Mansfield Animal Care & Control Facility

The Mansfield Animal Care & Control Facility is a City shelter to hold, care for and adopt out impounded strays and owner-released animals. Our purpose is to promote safe neighborhoods for people and their pets.

Featured Adoptable Pets 

Adoptable animals and stray pets are posted on Police-2-Citizen.

Always Remember

• Spay/neuter your pet.
• Pets are not allowed to run at large.
• All pets must be tagged.
• Vaccinate your pets.

Did You Know?

• that 95 percent of all pets that do not wear an I.D. tag do not go home
• that 95 percent of all pets that wear an I.D. tag do end up getting home

Emergencies

Anything other than what is listed will be considered on a case-by-case basis, requiring supervisor approval.

Emergency calls responded to 24 hours a day

The following is a list of animal issues that would qualify for emergency response by an animal control officer:

• aggressive animals
• bite cases
• extreme cruelty cases (if the animal is in peril)
• injured animal (officer discretion pending injuries)
• loose livestock
• sick animals (officer discretion pending illness)
• wildlife inside a residence (not in yard or garage, unless extreme circumstances)

Non-Emergency calls responded to during business hours

The following is a list of calls that we will not be able to respond to after hours:

• deceased animals
• loose animals
• loose wildlife outside residence
• lost or Found animals