City of palo alto Animal Control

The City of Palo Alto’s Animal Control Officers respond to calls for service regarding stray, sick, injured, or fractious animals (including wildlife) in the cities of Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills. For more information on the services Animal Control Officers provide, please visit the City of Palo Alto’s website.

To report any of the following, contact the Palo Alto Police Department’s 24hr non-emergency dispatch at (650) 329-2413:
• Stray dogs
• Sick, injured, dead animals (including wildlife)
• Fractious animals
• Animal bites
• Animal cruelty or neglect
• Animals in distress
• Livestock or pet show permits
• Other municipal code violations (i.e. leash law reports)

If you need to report an issue in unincorporated Santa Clara County, Stanford University, Moffett Field, and San Antonio Hills, call Santa Clara County Animal Control at (408) 201-0660.