Animal Control

The Golden Belt Humane Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to animal welfare that provides housing and medical care to unwanted and stray animals. Our mission includes the placement of these animals by adoption or by networking with rescues.

Sand Springs Animal Welfare...animal ordinance enforcement, operate a shelter. Have a volunteer, foster and adoption program

To provide Rutherford County with Animal Control services including: Stray animal pick-up Bite case investigation Cruelty investigation Animal nuisance complaints Animal reclaims and adoptions Rabies Vaccines and Rabies Control To provide assistance and information to others whose purposes are consistent with the purpose of Rutherford County Animal Control Services To inform the public on the importance of spaying and neutering in order to reduce the numbers of unwanted animals Form networks with local and regional rescue groups to increase adoption rates To overall improve the quality of life for the animals of Rutherford County through information and by reducing the dog and cat overpopulation

We are a municipal sheltering facility in Rome, Georgia. We handle animal sheltering and animal control functions in Floyd County Georgia. We are an open (but managed) intake facility and we do not euthanize animals for space. We only euthanize in the case of an animal being beyond veterinary care. We also network with local rescues to get our animals veterinary care so that they may be adopted after they are healed up from being sick or injured. As a result of this thinking, we maintain a 98% live outcome.

We strive really hard at our shelter to be as low kill as possible. We work really hard to raise money for surgeries and vetting for our animals. We want our animals to go to the best homes possible and work with several different rescues. I started volunteering at the shelter 5 years ago. I started working part time 4 years ago, and went to full time 3 years ago. I love working with animals. I do a little bit of everything here at the shelter. I administer medicines, vaccines, do adoptions, do rescue, take animals to the vet for their spay/neuter, and do transports.

Jessamine County Animal Care & Control Department is established by Jessamine County Fiscal Court in accordance with the Kentucky Revised Statutes. Its mission is to provide services which safeguard the public health and safety, to humanely house and care for animals in its charge, to protect the animals of the community from abuse and neglect and to provide its citizens with information concerning responsible ownership. Our Goals and Objectives To provide services which aid in containing free-roaming animals to prevent human injuries and the spread of zoonotic diseases. To provide services which help prevent animals from becoming nuisances to the community or a burden to its citizens. To provide a physical facility which will house lost, unwanted and neglected animals in a humane manner. To provide health care services to those animals housed to prevent suffering. To provide comprehensive and responsible adoption counseling and services. To provide unwanted, sick or injured animals with humane euthanasia, according them dignity and respect during that act. To strive to improve performance through education and dedication to our mission. To supply the Fiscal Court with accurate information upon which to base decisions for service level and expansion. To create public information and education programs which will assist the members of this community in becoming more responsible pet owners.

The Perth Amboy Animal Shelter is managed by the local police department and manages all Animal Control services for the town of Perth Amboy. Animal Control Officers facilitate daily operations of the shelter and manage active foster and adoption programs.

Metro Animal Services has 6 Officers, 5 Kennel Staff, 1 Metro Animal Services, Supervisor and 1 Metro Animal Services Manager. The shelter is open 7 days a week and Officers are available from 7:00am to 8:00pm. The officers handle running at large, injured animals, dangerous animal, animal bites, agency assist, animal welfare and animal cruelty investigations. Our Animal Protection Officers may issue citations for any animal violations. Any animal that is picked up is housed at Metro Animal Services Shelter where it is attended to and cleaned daily by our kennel staff. Our Kennel staff with work the front office when open processing adoptions, returning animals to owners, selling license, etc...

TACS is a private animal services provider for city and state governments under contract.

The CHANGE Program was formed in 2007 to support local law enforcement in managing equine humane cases including neglect, abuse, abandonment and relinquishment. CHANGE is a state and federally accredited non-profit organization. It is not a county agency and is supported entirely by private donations. CHANGE provides 24/7 emergency transportation and foster care to horses in the custody of local law enforcement. All horses in the program receive complete veterinary care, hoof care, specialized nutritional support, and their own set of care supplies made possible by generous community donations to the CHANGE Tack and Supply Donation Program. Once rehabilitated, horses are then adopted by permanent loving families CHANGE also serves the community through education and outreach events such as law enforcement training seminars on equine-related subjects and low-cost castration clinics for the public. CHANGE also has served as a subsidiary in several courtroom cases by providing expert witness testimony. Some of the cases set legal precedent and garnered national media attention. Vision Statement To improve the acceptable standard of care for horses by being an agency of social change. Mission Statement To support local law enforcement as a subsidiary in equine cases through humane education, logistical and financial avenues. Core Values • Transparency • Accountability • Professionalism • Support of law enforcement • Education • Advocacy for horses • Ethical leadership • Service to the community through a novel approach Goals To be a transformative agency; to reach beyond business as usual To be a sustainable and secure organization In a county with more than 20,000 horses, resources for horses in law enforcement custody have at times been hard to come by. The unique housing, handling and management needs of horses make them a logistical challenge for municipalities, especially in light of tough economic times. But in 2007, horses in critical need found themselves with more options and a chance at a better future thanks to the inception of the 501(c)3 organization Coins to Help Abandoned and Neglected Equines (CHANGE). CHANGE functions as a community-based support network that assists local law enforcement with equine humane cases. CHANGE provides housing, veterinary care, farrier care and adoption services for horses in law enforcement custody. Since the organization’s inception, it has assisted with several dozen critical horses, many of whom entered the foster care program near death but were successfully rehabilitated and adopted into loving homes. But CHANGE doesn’t stop there--it also strives to educate law enforcement and the community about horse care. Through its efforts, CHANGE has helped to set legal precedent by providing expert witness testimony in several equine criminal cases. According to equine veterinarian Grant Miller, simply caring for horses who are victims of abuse and abandonment without addressing the root of the issue “enables the problem.” Miller, who founded CHANGE after euthanizing an emaciated and severely dehydrated horse left tied to a fence in 100-degree heat, describes a multi-pronged approach to the challenge of horse neglect. It all starts, and ends, with the law. “The law is the bottom line,” says Miller, “and if you enforce the law, you pull the situation up by the bootstraps.” CHANGE recognizes that prevention of horse abuse and neglect before it occurs is preferable to prosecuting and punishing offenders. That is why CHANGE works to offer education programs to law enforcement and the public in order to create a better understanding of basic horse care and handling. It’s a tall order for a little organization that subsists solely on donations from the community, but CHANGE is showing Sonoma County that big changes can come from the collective efforts of the community. "We are taking a new approach to an old problem," says Miller. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” The ongoing success of CHANGE is due to the overwhelming community support that it has received. It is clear that concerned community members want a method to contribute in whatever way they are able. When people see a horse in distress, they do not want to feel helpless. CHANGE gives them the tools they need to become empowered and to make their neighborhood a healthy place, for animals and people. Please donate today to help make a difference in the life of a horse in need and in your community.