Administrative Office
2201 Shannon Place, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Office Hours: 8:15am - 4:45pm
Animal Control Facility
1201 New York Avenue, NE
Washington DC 20002
(202) 888-PETS (7387)
Service Hours: 9 am - 4 pm
Public Business/Adoption Hours:
12:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday through Friday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday
DC Village Animal Resource Center (Coming Soon)
Brandywine Valley SPCA
4 DC Village Lane SW
Washington, DC 20032
Humane Law Enforcement
202) 723-5730
Mission
The DC Health’s Division of Animal Services is located within the Environmental Health Administration.
The Division of Animal Services seeks to strengthen the bond between humans and animals in the District of Columbia. Our mission is to minimize conflict between people, pets and wildlife while promoting harmonious coexistence. Providing care and support for all animals, residents, visitors and business owners in the District of Columbia is of the utmost importance to our program. Preventing the spread of communicable diseases transmitted from animals to humans, such as rabies and West Nile Virus.
Vision:
A District in which people and animals live together safely and harmoniously.
The Animal Services Division seeks to:
- Vigorously promote animal adoption.
- Encourage all owners to spay or neuter their pets.
- Provide high quality animal sheltering and animal care and control field services .
- Educate the public in a wide variety of issues relating to animals, such as dog licensing, animal emergency preparedness, and how to respond to wildlife.
- Enforce District animal laws.
- Ensure that animal-related businesses provide high standards of care to animals as they liase with owners.
- Assist the public in resolving conflicts that involve animals.
- Reduce the number of animal bites, prevent, control, and educate the public about zoonotics such as rabies, West Nile Virus, and other diseases that are communicable from animals to humans.
Services and Information
Department of Health staff at the Animal Control Facility conducts animal control and animal disease prevention services and assists the public with animal-related problems. Select from the links below to find complete details of the services and information provided.