Animal Control/Traps

Animal Control
The City of Alhambra processes annual dog license fees at the Finance Department Customer Service Counter; however, additional animal control services are provided by the County of Los Angeles Animal Control. They can be reached by calling (562) 940-6898.

With six area shelters, the County provides a range of services, including:

• Shelter stray dogs, cats and other animals, including livestock.
• Enforce the leash law that forbids dogs from running at large.
• Provide dead animal removal services.
• Investigate cases of suspected animal abuse and neglect and the impoundment of animals seized in such cases
• Assist local law enforcement agencies in raids to end illegal dog and cock fighting activities
• Impound dangerous or vicious dogs and coordinate hearings on their disposition.
• Respond to special animal control problems caused by natural disasters, such as fires, floods and earthquakes. The Department has a mobile field command post that can travel to the command center of a disaster area and operate as the on-site communications and control headquarters for animal-related rescue work.
• Relocate and return to nature, when possible, wild animals that migrate into urban areas. The Department works with the California Department of Fish and Game and the County Department of Agriculture in dealing with predator animals such as mountain lions and coyotes.
• Investigate complaints relating to excessive animal noise, including barking dogs and crowing fowl.
• Inspect and license pet shops, animal boarding kennels, pet grooming parlors, wild animal compounds and exhibitions as well as guard dog firms and guard dogs owned by individual businesses.
• License dogs in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Sec. 1920 and registration of cats under Los Angeles County Code Sec. 10.24.020.

Animal Traps
The Finance Department loans free animal traps (with an $80 deposit by check, cash or your Visa/Master Card plus the following completed form) that can be used for up to five working days from the day the deposit is paid. However, extensions may be granted with a telephone call to the Finance Department. With return of a clean trap, the deposit will be processed for refund. After five days there will be a $3.00 late fee for each day after the one-week period.