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Animal Control and Licensing for Cathedral City (and other participating cities in the valley) is a function of the Coachella Valley Animal Campus.
NEW
License your pet ONLINE with the Department of Animal Services
This new state-of-the-art facility, in Thousand Palms, was initiated by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and Animal Samaritans Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
You can still get your animal license at City Hall. For renewals, please provide a current rabies certificate. For a new license, you will need to provide a spay or neuter certificate, as well.
For animal control issues, please contact:
Riverside County Animal Services
72-050 Petland Place
Thousand Palms, CA 92276
(760) 343-3644
Dog License Information Only, please contact:
Cindy Hansen
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 770-0353
chansen@cathedralcity.gov
Municipal Codes Related to Animals:
Title 10 (County Code Title 6, as it may be amended from time to time, is adopted by reference as the city of Cathedral City’s Animal Control Ordinance, subject to applicable revisions in California law, and the local amendments provided in Chapter 10.10 of this title. (Ord. 840 § 1, 2020))
https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6AN
Local Amendments, Chapter 10.10:
http://qcode.us/codes/cathedralcity/view.php?topic=10-10_10&frames=on
Dog Complaints:
Q: What do I do if I see a dangerous or mean dog roaming freely?
A: Call 9-1-1 to report a dangerous or threatening dog roaming freely.
Q: What do I do if I see a friendly dog roaming freely in the neighborhood?
A: If you cannot find the owner of the dog, then call Riverside County Animal Control at (760) 343-3644 and report it.
Q: What do I do about a chronic barking dog that is a public nuisance?
A: Contact Riverside County Animal Control at (760) 343-3644 to report it and/or make an official written complaint: English | Spanish
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