Animal Control Services

Thank you for considering a new addition to your family! The Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center has many great pets looking for a forever home. To see a full list of pets available for adoption, visit the Human Society of North Texas website.

Have you lost your pet?

• Look at lost and found information on the Human Society of North Texas website.
• Check the lost and found ad in the newspaper, on social media, or on your neighborhood page on the Next Door website.
• Come into the shelter to try to locate your pet. ONLY YOU KNOW YOUR PET!
• Please email your contact information and a picture of your pet to kaufman@hsnt.org.
• Pets arriving at the shelter are held for 72 hours before they are available for adoption, transfer or euthanasia.
• If pets have a microchip or other identification, staff will make every attempt to notify the owner.
• Not all pets that leave home wearing a tag are still wearing it when they are picked up.
• You must come in person to the shelter to look for your pet. Shelter employees are not permitted to discuss untagged pets over the telephone.
• Always talk to an employee if you do not find your pet at the shelter.

Tips

• Place a lost ad in the newspaper.
• Post a lost ad on social media.
• Post on your neighborhood page.
• Put posters up around your neighborhood.
• Ask your neighbors if they have seen your pet.
• Call any found ad that even remotely describes your pet. People often have different descriptions of the same animal.
• Sometimes offering a reward is helpful, but it is wise not to specify an amount.

Retrieving your pet

• Owners of lost animals must visit the shelter for positive identification. Shelter employees are not permitted to discuss untagged pets over the telephone because without proper identification, we cannot positively identify your pet.
• All fees must be paid in full.
• Special consideration will be given to animals that are microchipped prior to transport to the shelter. Animal Control Officers will make an attempt to contact and return pets to owners from the information provided on a microchip.
• Reduced fees may apply to surgically altered animals.

To report a stray animal, please call the non-emergency number (469-376-4500). You will need to provide the dispatcher with some basic information such as:

• a description of the animal (size, color, species, and breed);
• the animal's location and direction of travel;
• whether the animal is friendly or unapproachable.

Do not bring stray animals to the Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center, please call the non-emergency number (469-376-4500) to report the stray animals. An Animal Control Officer will be assigned and will respond based on availability and priority.

If you have been bitten or scratched by an animal (human exposure), please seek medical attention. Any human exposure must be reported to our office within 24 hours of contact. You can report the exposure by calling the non-emergency number at 469-376-4500.

If you believe you have observed a case of animal cruelty, please call the non-emergency number at 469-376-4500. Provide details of your observations to the dispatcher. A peace officer will be assigned to investigate the matter of concern.

Animal Control and Wildlife

Living with wildlife is a part of everyday life in Kaufman County.  Interactions with wildlife are normal and you can expect to see the following species, and many others, in the area:

• Armadillos
• Bats
• Bobcats
• Coyotes
• Opossums
• Raccoons
• Skunks
• Snakes
• Waterfowl

Nuisance Wildlife

If you have a nuisance animal on your property, please contact Animal Control to discuss possible solutions for your issue (raccoons, opossums, etc.).  If you have trapped a wild animal on your property, or have a wild animal in the interior of your home or business (birds, bats, etc.) please contact us so we may assist you.

Animal Control does not trap or relocate coyotes, bobcats, or other predators unless they become a danger to public safety as determined by state and local authorities.  We defer to the Texas Parks & Wildlife recommendations for dealing with urban wildlife.

More information coming soon.