It has been documented that animals in domestic abuse situations may be the object of violence themselves or that the threat of harm to the pet prevents the victims from exiting the abusive circumstan...

Pet-Friendly Shelters: FACA strongly supports the establishment of pet evacuation shelters to allow owners and pets safe sheltering. Provisions for such shelters may prevent the abandonment of animals...

The large population of pet animals in any community can be expected to have a substantial mortality rate in any given year, leading to a problem of carcass disposal. Both unclaimed shelter animals an...

Appendix Florida County Codes: Dangerous Dogs Alachua 11 Hamilton 56 Okaloosa 43 Baker 52 Hardee 30 Okeechobee 57 Bay 23 Hendry 49 Orange 07 Bradford 45 Hernando 40 Osceola 26 Brevard 19 Highlands 27 ...

Dangerous or Vicious Animals 1) Dangerous Dogs Dangerous dogs are an increasingly serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of people and other domestic animals. A dangerous dog should ...

Animal control and protection personnel are concerned about animal welfare. Historically, cruelty investigation, prevention, and prosecution have been shared jointly by animal control, animal protecti...

Controlled substances are essential to the humane operation of animal control and protection agencies, for pain control, restraint, capture, anesthesia, and humane euthanasia of animals in our care. B...

The use of a tranquilizer gun or a blowpipe for chemical immobilization requires proper training. Inappropriate use of the tranquilizer gun and dependence on its use should be avoided. After May 31, 1...

FACA is opposed to any rules, legislation, or special conditions imposed solely because of the breed of an animal.  Studies show that it is behavior, owner training, abuse and other factors that cont...

FACA recommends a minimum holding period of five (5) working days for owned animals and three (3) working days for strays. An animal is considered owned if it possesses any form of identification. Exc...