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Mission
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Pima Animal Care Center’s
mission is to protect the public health and safety of the people
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animals within Pima County.
Pima Animal Care Center is a part of the Field Health Services Division
of the Pima County Health
Department. The Health Department is an affiliate of the Integrated
Health Care System.
The Center is organized into four major divisions, Enforcement,
Animal Shelter, Licensing, and Public Relations/Education. The Pima
Animal Care Center is located in Tucson with a substation in Ajo,
Arizona.
Pima Animal Care Center occupies a unique position in the community,
because it educates the public and enforces the law in two different
but complementary aspects:
- By protecting the public health and safety through enforcing
the animal control laws and ordinances.
- By protecting the animals through enforcing animal welfare and
cruelty ordinances and sheltering abandoned animals.
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Our Commitment
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The Pima Animal Care Center
staff is committed to provide the best level of services to the community,
to protect the public health and safety, to mitigate the impact that
companion animals have on our life style, and to protect the animals
from abuse and neglect.
Here
is the problem:
Though many people are responsible pet owners, some are not.
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Approximately 18,000 animals are handled
by the Pima Animal Care Center (stray, sick, injured). |
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Approximately 13,000 Animals are put
to sleep. |
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Approximately 5,000 dead animals are
picked up. |
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Approximately 3,000 bites are investigated. |
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Approximately 1,800 cruelty and neglect
investigations are conducted.
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Like the police officer
on the beat and the nurse in the emergency room, the staff at
PACC work hard to prevent suffering and save lives. They rescue
the stranded, feed the hungry, and shelter the homeless.
They help make our community better for everyone.
Animal Care Officers are highly
trained professionals who know how to handle sick, injured and
unwanted animals that are a direct result of owner irresponsibility.
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Pima
Animal Care Center is an
American Humane Association
 STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
award recipient |
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