Mission Statement:
It shall be the function and primary purpose of the Pottawattamie County Animal Control to preserve order and control of the county's animal population, and to protect the citizens from these animals. The Animal Control Officer shall have in his/her jurisdiction all the unincorporated areas in Pottawattamie County.
It shall always be our secondary objective to return as many impounded animals as possible to their owners. Whenever possible, attempts will be made to find new homes for animals when the owner cannot be found, or if the owner has surrendered ownership of the animal.
Pottawattamie County Animal Control Shelter Procedures
- All dogs picked up by Pottawattamie County Animal Control are taken to the County Animal Shelter.
- The dogs are then advertised in the Daily Nonpareil newspaper's lost and found classified section for five (5) days.
- After being held for five (5)days, the dog becomes the property of Pottawattamie County and is then put up for adoption
Call Priority:
All Animal Control calls shall be answered in a prompt and polite manner. When calls are back logged the following priorities shall be followed:
- First priority shall be given to a bite incident.
- Second priority shall be given to a report of a vicious or dangerous animal.
- Third priority shall be given to a report of an injured and/or animal in a trap.
- Fourth priority shall be given to reports of animal abuse.
- Fifth priority shall be given to reports of animals running at large.
- Sixth priority shall be barking dogs.
All calls will be assigned a file number for tabulating and tracing purposes. These file numbers will normally be assigned by the Animal Control Officer upon receiving the call.
Note, calls will be answered, assessed, then forwarded to appropriate staff to handle. |
