Animal Control
The Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center isn't just about sheltering runaways and unwanted pets - it is also about controlling the pet population and ensuring the safety of local citizens. The sections below detail local and state ordinances, rescue organizations and emergency contact information so that the citizens on Tallahassee can remain safe around animals.
City Ordinances
State Statutes
Wildlife Rescue Organizations
St. Francis Wildlife
St. Francis Wildlife is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of native wildlife in north Florida and south Georgia through the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife and public education since 1977. The rehabilitation facility is located on 35 secluded acres, four miles northwest of Havana in Gadsden County. *Northwood Animal Hospital accepts wild birds and animals for St. Francis.
Location and Contact Information:
P.O. Box 38160
Tallahassee, FL 32315
850-627-4151
http://www.stfranciswildlife.org/
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission came into existence on July 1, 1999 - the result of a constitutional amendment approved in the 1998 General Election as part of the package proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission.
In the implementation of the Constitutional Amendment, the Florida Legislature combined all of the staff and Commissioners of the former Marine Fisheries Commission, elements of the Divisions of Marine Resources and Law Enforcement of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and all of the employees and Commissioners of the former Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
Five years later, after consulting stakeholders, employees and other interested parties, the FWC adopted a new internal structure to address complex conservation issues of the new century. The new structure focuses on programs, such as habitat management, that affect numerous species. It will focus on moving the decision-making process closer to the public and did not require any additional funding or additional positions.
Location and Contact Information:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Farris Bryant Building
620 S. Meridian St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
850-488-4676
http://myfwc.com/
After-Hours Emergency Contact Information
If you have an after-hours emergency involving a sick, injured, or aggressive stray animal inside the City limits, please contact the Leon County Sheriff's Office or the Tallahassee Police Department and they will put you in touch with the on-call emergency Animal Control Officer. If you have an emergency involving your personal pet, please contact Allied Veterinarians Emergency Hospital or Northwood Animal Hospital.
After-Hours Law Enforcement Contact Information:
Tallahassee Police Department (TPD): 850-891-4200
Leon County Sheriff's Department (LCSD): 850-922-3300After-Hours Emergency Veterinary Clinics:
Allied Veterinarians Emergency Hospital
E 9th Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32303
850-222-0123Northwood Animal Hospital
1818-B North Martin Luther King Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32303
850-385-8181
http://nah.vetsuite.com