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Animal Control Section
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7115 de Castro Road
Winter Haven, FL 33880 |
(863) 499-2600
Toll Free:1-888-275-8941 |
Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sat 10:00 am to 4:00 pm |
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10:00 am to 4:00 pm |
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Planning on Adopting at our Pet Fest on December 5?
Save time and do a pre-screen so you can enjoy yourself at the pet fest.
For the safety of the animals being adopted, the Animal Control Section must make certain there are no unresolved animal-related investigations or citations involving potential adoptors or their household members. The Animal Control Section will be checking all family pets on record to ensure they are vaccinated and have valid Polk County license tags. We also need to know if any of your former household pets have been lost, sold, given away, and any that have died and the circumstances involved. Please help us speed up the process by completing this short questionnaire.
You may e-mail the questionnaire to animalrescue@polksheriff.org or bring it by in person to our shelter at 7115 De Castro Road, Winter Haven.
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Do you have a website? Would you like to show our adoptable pets on your website?
Put  pets on your website. Download their new Pet List Scrollbar. Just click here and then follow the step-by-step instructions.
To see just our pets, list our shelter in the shelter id field - FL258. Thanks! |
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You can now search our adoptable pets any time, anywhere.
It's Easy!
Just type m.petfinder.com into your mobile device’s Web browser! |
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This section enforces the County's Animal Control Ordinance and the state's Dangerous Dog statue both inside and outside all city limits.
Animal Control investigates bite cases and dangerous dog cases. This agency also provides:
- Animal adoption programs
- picks up sick or injured dogs and cats, and quarantines animals.
When inquiring about animals viewed on our website, you must provide the animal id number from the website.
County law requires:
- That all dogs and cats four months and older have a current rabies vaccination and wear a valid tag.
- Dogs must be confined to their owner's property or be under the owner's control when in public areas.
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Rabies control and prevention |
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Bite investigations |
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Animal quarantine |
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Laboratory diagnosis and rabies prevention referrals |
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Enforcement of the county Animal Controls Ordinance |
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Rabies vaccinations |
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Stray dogs and cats |
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Dog and cat nuisances |
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Dangerous dogs |
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Investigation of animal attacks |
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Dangerous dog classifications |
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Dangerous dog confiscations |
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Animal adoptions |
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Public education and information program | |
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