Animal Services field officers respond to the following routine calls for service:
Routine patrols
Impound of stray and/or unrestrained dogs
Vicious animal complaints
Cruelty, neglect and abandoned animal investigations and complaints
Animal bites, declaration of dangerous, vicious or public threat dogs
Animal noise complaints
Injured animal rescues
Loose livestock on roadways
Public Safety Departments’ requests for assistance After hours, weekend and holiday animal control services are limited to emergencies only. Emergency calls for service include: Emergency calls for service include:
Injured companion animals with no one to come to their aid Aggressive animal(s) running at large Animals that have bitten a human
Shelter Services
Animal Adoptions
Intake of animals brought to the shelter as strays or owner surrender
Implantation of Microchips
Coordinate with licensed rescue
Spay or Neuter in in-house surgical suite for adopted animals
FAQ’s
Animals cannot be tethered anywhere in Newton County unless directly attended by its owner
All dogs and cats over 4 months of age must have current rabies vaccinations