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Domestic Animal Services
Mission Statement:
“To ensure compliance with local and State animal-related laws; to return strays to their owners and promote the adoption of homeless animals to new families; and to work toward ending the community problem of pet overpopulation.”
NEW ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE ADOPTED
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The ordinance as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 26 will implement significant changes for pets and their owners. Dogs may no longer be tethered and left alone - it is now required that dogs be tethered with a person outdoors with the animal and in line of sight to oversee the animal's welfare. You cannot leave a dog tethered/chained alone.
Additionally, ordinance changes for tethering require that tethers weigh no more than 1/8 of the dog's weight and that the dog be 6 months or older and healthy. The dog must always have access to shade, water and dry land and the tether must have swivels on both ends to eliminate the danger of strangulation and other unsafe conditions.
Other ordinance changes are improving the welfare of feral cats by permitting a TNR program (Trap-Neuter-Return) for feral cats under a memorandum of understanding with the Collier Community Cat Coalition. This will allow for ferals to be vaccinated and spayed or neutered with the goal of reducing the number of feral cats in Collier County.
The full revised ordinance will be posted under the Laws section on the left of this website once all legal signatures have been received. In the meantime, if you have questions you may call DAS at (239) 252-PETS (7387).
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Prevent Pets from Becoming Homeless
As a pet owner, you have the power to educate yourself to prevent your own pet from becoming lost and ending up at Domestic Animal Services. DAS is asking that all pet owners do the following:
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Leash your animals - yes this includes cats (keeps them out of trouble and within grip)
- Fence property in - if you plan on having your dog outdoors without a leash on your property
- Micro chip your animals so if it becomes lost a local shelter may scan the pet and contact you immediately!
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License all dogs and cats - why? If you license them, we can take them right home if we find them rather than impound them at our shelter.
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DAS is reaching out to you!
DAS staff love to go to groups and talk about the work they do and to educate the public about Collier County's regulations. We also provide off-site adoptions of cats and dogs upon request.
If you are a business and would like to have pet adoptions at your event, contact Hailey Alonso at (239) 252-6950 or e-mail.
What is DAS's focus?
Our goal is to eliminate the many homeless pets this county has by finding every animal a home and by educating the public about leashing, licensing and micrco chipping animals so that we know how to contact lost pets' owners.
If we know how to reach you, your lost pet could be back in your arms very quickly. 90 percent or more of shelter pets that come in as stray animals are owned animals.
It is also imperative that if you have a cat or dog and are not breeding or showing the animal that you spay or neuter the pet. Why? By spaying and neutering, you are reducing the number of homeless pets and increasing the chances for surrendered pets at the shelter to find homes. |
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Collier County Domestic Animal Services
Director Amanda Townsend |
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Kennel Operations Manager
Nan Gerhardt
Volunteer Coordinator
Kathy Drew
Public Information Coordinator
Camden Smith
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Address
Domestic Animal Services
7610 Davis Boulevard
Naples, FL 34104
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Phone:
(239) 252-PETS (7387) |