Officers from the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control will be conducting field licensing enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Lancaster, Palmdale, Lake Hughes and Elizabeth Lake beginning on Friday, March 25, 2016. Field enforcement efforts are designed to ensure that residents’...

On a motion by Mayor Michael D. Antonovich and Supervisor Hilda Solis, the Board of Supervisors approved a public-private partnership to expand needed spay and neuter services throughout the county. “Access to spay and neuter services is vital to reduce the number of unwanted pets which are abandoned,...

[ASPCA] – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced a grant totaling nearly $1 million to Los Angeles Animal Services and the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care & Control to facilitate life-saving adoptions of homeless pets in Los Angeles. Part of...

[DACC] – February is Spay-Neuter Awareness Month, and the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control encourages Californians to support low-cost spay-neuter programs by purchasing a Pet Lover’s License Plate from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Pet Lover’s License...

[Supv. Antonovich] – To reduce the number of unwanted or stray animals in need of care, the Board of Supervisors has approved a motion by Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Hilda Solis directing the Department of Animal Care and control and County Counsel to prepare a draft ordinance requiring...

Officers from the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control are planning to conduct pet licensing enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Newhall and Castaic beginning November 24, department officials announced Wednesday. Enforcement efforts are designed to ensure that residents’ dogs and...

Officers from the Department of Animal Care and Control will be conducting field licensing enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (zip code 91354), Saugus (zip code 91350 and 91390) and Canyon Country (zip code 91351 and 91387) beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Field enforcement efforts are...

PARVO, a highly infectious, highly contagious disease in dogs is being diagnosed in concerning numbers in the Antelope Valley. This virus does not make people sick but can be fatal for dogs. In the first four months of this year, 70 of the 162 PARVO cases reported to the County of Los Angeles Department...

While most pet owners consider their pets to be a part of their family, the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) would like to remind everyone that most Thanksgiving food is only safe for your two-legged guests. Please consider the following list of what and what not to...

The county of Los Angeles will expand the definition of “dangerous dog” by including attacks on livestock, if the supervisors approve a proposal Tuesday from Marcia Mayeda, director of the Department of Animal Care and Control. “(A)n attempted attack or an attack on livestock … is often a precursor...