Our Goal
- Deliver visible support and community education
- Empower responsible pet owners
- Foster community involvement
- Promote healthy human-animal relationships in our community
On May 1, 2012, the Animal Services Unit was founded to better serve our citizens and their pets. On weekdays, the city has an Animal Services Officer (ASO) available during normal business hours.
Animal Services Dispatch
Dial 311 and Animal Services Officers are called out as appropriate. Animal Services provides emergency dispatch services for animal-related calls on nights, weekends and national holidays.
Enforcement
Our officers enforce animal-related state laws, municipal codes, and ordinances, including public safety issues like animal bites, leash laws, animal endangerment and welfare, and barking complaints.
Licensing
Animal licenses are required in the City of Citrus Heights and can be purchased online or by mail. For more information, please visit our licensing page.
Lost & Found Animals
For more information, visit our Lost & Found page or call 311.
Stray Dog Pickup
Stray animals are scanned for microchips, checked for licenses, and, when possible, returned to owners, all without ever going to a shelter. Animals without owner information/who require sheltering are taken to:
BRADSHAW ANIMAL SHELTER
Bradshaw Animal Shelter
3839 Bradshaw Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: 916-368-7387
Sacramento County Bradshaw Animal Shelter
Dead Animals
Animals weighing less than 15 pounds may be placed in City garbage cans for disposal. Owned animals over 15 pounds should be taken to a veterinary clinic or pet cemetery or may be buried on the owner's property in compliance with regulations. Call 311 to have Animal Services Officers remove dead domesticated animals from public roadways. The City’s General Services Department handles dead wildlife removal and can be reported by calling 916-727-4770 or the SeeClickFix App.
Download the SeeClickFix App from the Apple App Store or the Good Play Store and make requests and reports online or from your phone!
If you are disposing of dead wildlife yourself, do it properly: wear rubber gloves, wrap the animal in a plastic bag, and tie it off before disposing of the wrapped animal in an outside garbage bin.
Wildlife
Residents and wildlife often need to coexist in a diverse area such as our City. We offer minimal wildlife services, and more information can be found here.
Dead Birds
To report dead birds that may carry West Nile Virus, file an online report with the California Department of Public Health.
Adoptions
View Bradshaw Animal Shelter's Adoptable Dogs, Adoptable Cats, and Other Adoptable Animals.
We also encourage you to adopt your pet from a local shelter or rescue group.
Volunteer & Foster
To learn about volunteering with our local Sacramento County shelter, Bradshaw Animal Shelter, visit here.
New! Reporting Animal Concerns with 311