Animal Control

Neighborhoods should be safe for people and animals. Public health should be protected against rabies and other animal diseases dangerous to humans. Alamo Heights Animal Control strives to address the dangers and nuisances caused by unrestrained pets as well as to protect pets from abuse, neglect, and homelessness.

The Animal Control Warden's primary focus is to re-unite pets with their owners when they are wearing collars having rabies vaccination and/or owner identification tags, match descriptions provided by owners for lost pets or those having a readable microchip implant. Should those efforts fail, displaced pets are provided with safe, temporary shelter and, if injured, necessary veterinary care.

Chapter 4 of the Alamo Heights City Codes provides for animal control, to include licenses and registration, rabies protection, domestic pets running at large, animal bite procedures, impoundment, and disposition of unclaimed domestic animals.

Wildlife Concerns

Wild animals should be left alone. Please do not trap healthy raccoons, skunks, opossum, or other wild animals. If you are concerned about wildlife that are active on or near your property, be sure all garbage containers are securely sealed, do not feed pets outdoors, remove bird and squirrel feeders, and seal up any holes that might allow a wild animal to access your house, garage, shed, attic, or under your porch for shelter. You should also trim back or remove shrubs and trees from your fence lines and any that touch your home or other structures.

The Animal Control Warden will only relocate healthy wild animals in accordance with State Law that have been trapped in private traps. A wild animal will be returned to the area where it was trapped. Relocating a healthy wild animal only ensures that it will be an unhealthy wild animal wherever it is released, because it will not be familiar with sources of food, water, or shelter.

If you see a raccoon, skunk or opossum during daylight hours, especially if it appears to be sick, disoriented, or injured, or if such an animal has been touched or handled by a person or a pet, call the Police Dispatcher at (210) 822-3321.

Questions or animal concerns may be directed to the Alamo Heights Police Department at (210) 822-3321.