Animal Control
Responsibilities
Contact
Community Services Team
Report a Violation
7500 W 29th Ave
2nd Floor
Wheat Ridge,
CO
80033
Message Line
(303) 235-2926
Fx: (303) 235-2949
Emergency: 911
Non: (303) 237-2220
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Municipal animal control relates more to managing people than it does to managing pets. At a minimum, we are required to:
- Manage complex, emotional, and sometimes volatile situations
- Resolve conflict
- Apply appropriate animal management techniques
- Understand animal behavior
- Understand human psychology
- Understand the operational, emotional, and political aspects
- Understand all local, state, and federal laws
- Understand the rules of search and seizure
- Understand constitutional rights
- Understand officer safety issues
- Apply current case law
- Investigate, document, and articulate findings of fact
Education
Basic animal protection laws are really a matter of common sense, conscience, and moral responsibility. Education is one of the important tools we use in achieving effective animal management in Wheat Ridge.
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