Animal
Control
The mission of the Animal Control Division is to deliver effective, courteous, and re- sponsive animal care and control services to the residents of DeSoto. Animal Control accomplishes the goals of protecting public safety and ensuring animal welfare through compassionate, responsive, professional enforcement of the laws and public policy. The staff of Animal Control includes two (2) full - time Officers and one (1) part - time Officer who are compassionate employees. These Officers are also concerned with the contain- ment of diseases including Rabies and many other Zoonotic diseases that contribute to or violate City, State and Federal Laws. Animal Control Staff also assist in public awareness and education programs that include information on the types of vaccination requirements, neglected and abused animals, education on unsanitary conditions, stray and or abandoned animals, ownership limitation requirements and wildlife and livestock issues. The Animal Control Officers also investigate animal bites. In Fiscal Year 2020/2021, Animal Control responded to over four thousand calls con- sisting of abandoned/neglected animals, animal bites, animal nuisances, barking/noise, deceased animals, injured animals, loose/stray animals, rabies vaccinations, snake sight- ings, too many animals, trap services, and vicious animals. The Animal Control Officers took part in various training classes pertaining to Animal Control to include Euthanasia Training, Situation Awareness, Bite Stick Training and Urban Wildlife Training, to name a few.
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