Staff at the Animal Care and Control facility provide the following services:

• Enforce animal control laws, including Lake County Ordinances and Policies, and Illinois Statutes
• Maintain lost and found pet service
• Provide interim shelter and care for stray and unwanted animals and transport to adoption center
• Investigate complaints of nuisance and/or threatening animals
• Provide emergency rescue of injured and sick stray animals
• Investigate incidents of animal bites and/or scratches
• Observe impounded biting animals
• Submit specimens to the State of Illinois laboratory for rabies testing
• Present educational programs to schools and community and civic groups
• Provide animal control support services to Sheriff and municipal police departments upon request
• Provide spay/neuter assistance to pet owners.   
• Provide rabies tags through Lake County veterinarians.
• Host pet clinics to provide low-cost pet vaccinations.
• Review this brochure for more details.