Animal Care and Control serves the citizens and animals within the city limits of Universal City and is committed to providing animal control by enforcement of our City Animal Ordinances and State Law; as well as provide care for the animals which are brought into our facility.
Animal Care & Control is staffed with a Animal Control Manager, three full-time Animal Control Officers and two part-time Adoption Counselors. Our ACO's work seven days a week, including holidays, and are subject to call-outs after business hours. Volunteers provide invaluable assistance to our staff including walking, socializing, bathing animals and much more.
It is our hope that the Universal City Animal Care & Control can educate our community to gain a better understanding about animal control, the services we provide, and the responsibilities and obligations that are part of being a responsible pet owner.
Animal Care and Control along with the support of Homes for the Homeless, the City's designated humane organization, strive to provide low cost adoption programs for our adoptable animals, promote the importance of spaying and neutering dogs and cats in order to reduce the number of homeless, unwanted animals, and to promote responsible pet ownership throughout our community.
Animal Control Officers (ACO's) respond to reports of:
- Nuisance animals (running at large, excessive barking)
- Abuse or neglect
- Dangerous animals
- Bites for domestic animals and wildlife
Services we provide:
- City pet licensing (mandatory for all cats and dogs)
- Low cost microchipping ($10.00)
- Lost/found reports
- Humane traps - available for Universal City residents/business owners with a deposit