| Pima Animal Care Center offers these
tips and suggestions to help residents understand more about its services
and resources. |
| Immediate action is necessary!
Here is what to do: |
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Animal
Noise |
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Animals make
noise for a variety of reasons, including protection of their owner’s
property, response to new or unusual stimulus or from being left alone.
However, animals that make noise routinely, over periods of time,
or at disruptive times can create hard feelings between neighbors
and cause them undue stress and irritability. Please be a good
neighbor and train your pet to not make excessive noise. Click
on the link to learn more about the animal noise complaint process
and to find some helpful resources for animal owners and their neighbors.
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Animal
Waste |
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Rules/ Regulations
and the Complaint Process
Covering the accumulation of animal waste on animal owner's
property and the Accumulation of animal waste on property other
than the owner's ("Pooper Scooper").
Complaint Process |
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Animal
Welfare |
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The Law prohibits
cruel and inhumane treatment of animals. This includes inadequate
food, water, shelter, medical attention, abandonment, and being left
inside hot motor vehicles. Click on the link for more information
regarding the laws that prohibit cruel and inhumane treatment of animals.
Report instances of animal neglect or cruelty to the
Pima Animal Care Center
in the Tucson or in Ajo if you are located in the Southwest area of Pima County.
Location & Phone numbers of Pima Animal Care Center
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Animal
Bites |
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Report instances
of animal bites to the
Pima Animal Care Center
in the Tucson or in Ajo if you are located in the Southwest area of Pima County.
Location & Phone numbers of Pima Animal Care Center
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Cats |
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PACC does
not have the authority to pick up free-roaming cats. PACC responds
to cat complaints involving bite and welfare cases. Nuisance cats
may be humanely trapped and taken to our animal shelter. Check with
local feed stores for trap rentals - PACC does not rent or sell traps.
You may also contract with a local nuisance wildlife control company
to have the animals removed - check the phone book under "PEST
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Dead
Animal Pickup |
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Call PACC
to report dead animals on public property and along roadside. Be prepared
to provide as much information as possible as to the location of the
animal. Please note the address, north/south/east/west side of street,
near median, shoulder, etc.
PACC
cannot pick up livestock - please call 1-800-294-0305 to report dead
livestock. |
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Foster
Program |
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Volunteer
Foster Parents are needed to help care for the young or sick animals
in our shelter - click on the link to learn more. |
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Loose
Dogs |
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Dogs must
be confined on the owner's property, restrained off the owner's
property and on a leash in parks and public areas.
Remember that tieouts are prohibited as a method of confinement.
Any City of Tucson dog impounded at large more than once within
any twelve month period shall be altered at the owner's expense,
before it is released from the PACC.
Report loose dogs to the Pima Animal Care Center
in the Tucson area
Or Ajo if you are located in the Southwest area of Pima County.
Due to a high volume of calls, PACC may not be able to respond to
calls about loose dogs that do not meet one of the following conditions:
- the dog is aggressive or has bitten someone, or
- the dog is on or very near school grounds, or
- the dog's address is known by the caller
An Animal Care Officer can cite a loose dog's owner if:
- the officer observes the violation, or
- two people, from different physical addresses, can verify incident,
or
- there is photographic or video evidence (with clearly identifiable
dog, date and dog's address).
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Pet
Adoptions |
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Pima Animal
Care has many, wonderful dogs and cats available for adoption. Select
this link to learn more about our pets. |
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School
Grounds |
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Except
for police dogs, service dogs and dogs participating in a formal school
activity or event - no person shall bring a dog on school grounds,
regardless of whether it is on a leash. |
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Volunteer
Program |
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Pima Animal
Care Center needs volunteers to help with the animals in our animal
shelter, with basic office tasks, and with community outreach. Click
on the link to learn more about volunteer opportunities. |
