The mission of Animal Services is to
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promote and insure public health and safety,
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facilitate responsible pet ownership,
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humanely and responsibly care for the animals in our charge,
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provide prompt and courteous service to our customers, and
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ideally reduce the need for our services over time
through aggressive education strategies and positive enforcement efforts.
We do this to prevent the expense and suffering caused to both humans and pet animals due directly and indirectly to animal bites, and neglect of proper basic pet ownership responsibilities. Our goal is to insure public health, safety, and animal welfare in our community.