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Services Offered

Call (608) 255-2345 to have an Animal Services Officer dispatched by radio to respond to the following complaints

  • Aggressive animals
  • Animal bites
  • Animals in traffic causing safety hazards
  • Dogs in unauthorized park areas
  • Investigation of cruelty/neglect complaints
  • Rabies quarantine (issue orders, ensure owner compliance)
  • Sick or injured animals, wild or domestic
  • Stray or running at large domestic animals

Call (608) 267-1989 (Animal Services Office) for

  • Animal care/health information
  • Animal feces accumulation complaints
  • "Classroom" education for staying safe around animals and preventing rabies
  • General information
  • Non-emergency complaints

ANIMAL SERVICES DOES NOT RESPOND TO

  • Barking dogs. Please call the Madison Police Department at (608) 266-4275
  • Wild animals nuisance. Please call a Private Pest Control Service.
  • Any calls outside of the Madison City limits. Instead, please call Police Dispatch at (608) 255-2345.
Key Contacts
Animal Services Office: (608) 267-1989

Animal Services Officer Dispatch: (608) 255-2345

Dane County Humane Society: (608) 838-0413

Emergency Clinic for Animals: (608) 274-7772