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Protecting Leon County's Animals and Citizens

Cara Aldridge

Cara Aldridge,
Director Animal Control
Animal Control

Contact
850-606-5800
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Address
911 Easterwood Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32311

Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed holidays.

Field Hours
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Emergency calls only

Mission Statement

Improve animal and human well-being through education, prevention, and enforcement programs and humane animal care and control services for the citizens and animals of Leon County.

Hours of Operation

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed holidays.

Field Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Emergency calls only

Animal Control Officers can be contacted after office hours and on weekends and holidays by calling the Consolidate Dispatch Agency (CDA) at 850-606-5800. An Animal Control Officer is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week, for emergencies in the unincorporated area of Leon County. For residents who live inside the Tallahassee city limits, please call the city Animal Control at 850-891-2958.

Emergencies are:

  • Rabies control and bite investigations.
  • Rescue of sick or injured domestic animals.
  • Investigation of cruelty to animals in which the animal is in immediate danger.
  • Dangerous animals.
  • Law enforcement assistance.

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