City of palo alto Animal Control

The City of Palo Alto’s Animal Control Officers respond to calls for service regarding stray, sick, injured, or aggressive animals (including wildlife) in the cities of Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills. For more information on the services Animal Control Officers provide, please visit the City of Palo Alto’s website.

To report complaints about any of the following, contact Animal Control at (650) 329-2413:
• Stray dogs
• Sick, injured, dead animals (including wildlife)
• Aggressive animals
• Animal bites
• Animal cruelty or neglect
• Animals in distress
• Livestock or pet show permits
• Other municipal code violations (i.e. leash law complaints)

If you need to report an issue in unincorporated Santa Clara County, Stanford University, Moffett Field, and San Antonio Hills, call Santa Clara County Animal Control at (408) 201-0660.

For pest control services, contact Vector Control of Santa Clara County at 1-800-675-1155.