Animal Control

Serviced by Companion Animal Care & Control (CACC)

How do I contact animal control?

As the largest contracted animal control provider in the region, Companion Animal Care & Control (CACC) provides animal control services and animal impound services for over 70 municipalities across six counties within Minnesota and Wisconsin.  If you need assistance with a stray animal, nuisance concern, welfare check, or bite incident, please call your local law enforcement non-emergency line at 715-386-4701.  An officer will dispatch CACC if the location is within the covered service jurisdiction.  


Where are impounded animals housed? 

The Companion Animal Center is a dual-purpose facility that provides safe and Fear Free Certified housing for both animals who have a home and those without a home. This means the Companion Animal Center provides public-facing boarding, daycare, training, and spa services for pets.  The facility also serves as the home base of Companion Animal Care & Control and the impound location for more than 70 jurisdictions across six counties.  Animals impounded by law enforcement of contracting jurisdictions or by the CACC team directly are all housed at the Companion Animal Center.  You can view all animals impounded at the facility on the Companion Animal Control website www.companionanimalcontrol.com

 Companion Animal Center
 1480 Helmo Ave N
 Oakdale, MN 55128
 Phone: (651) 200-3054

www.companionanimalcontrol.com

 

How do I reclaim my animal? 

Animals are held for the required legal stray-hold period. Unclaimed animals are transferred to approved, licensed rescue partners. Owners reclaiming their pet will pay standard reclaim fees, and your city may separately invoice for animal control response costs or issue citations when applicable.  Owners must provide proof of ownership, which may include:

  • Veterinary records or vaccination certificate
  • City license or microchip registration
  • Adoption paperwork
  • Clear photos of the pet


What happens to unclaimed animals?

After the stray hold expires, animals are transferred to licensed rescue or shelter partners for adoption. CACC does not adopt animals directly to the public.


What should I do if I find a stray animal?

  1. First, look for an ID tag and attempt to contact the owner.
  2. Ask neighbors if they recognize the animal.
  3. Post a photo in local community groups such as Nextdoor or Facebook.
  4. Call the non-emergency law enforcement line to report the found animal.
     If within the service area, CACC will pick up and impound the animal.


What should I do if I lose my animal?

  1. Search your home and surrounding area immediately—lost pets often hide close by.
  2. Notify neighbors and ask permission to check sheds, garages, and yards.
  3. Post online in your community (Nextdoor, local Facebook groups, etc.).
  4. Check the Animals in Our Care page on the CACC website daily.
  5. Submit a Lost Animal Report on the CACC website.
  6. Call the law enforcement non-emergency number to file a lost pet report.


Why won’t CACC accept feral cats or cats in live traps?

Feral cats are different than ‘stray or lost’ cats.  To learn how to distinguish between the two visit companionanimalcontrol.com/community-cats.  Feral cats are not socialized companion animals and are not candidates for shelter or foster-based adoption programs so they cannot be transferred to CACC Placement Partners. Most are best served through community cat / trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs, which are managed by other organizations and listed on the CACC website. 


How can I support the important work CACC does? 

Friends of Companion is the nonprofit arm that works alongside Companion Animal Care & Control (CACC), which operates as an LLC, to provide support that goes beyond what traditional animal control services can offer. While CACC ensures safe impound, care, and lawful handling of animals, the Friends of Companion 501(c)(3) steps in to primarily fund the extra veterinary care that animals in a standard animal control system might never receive—and may even be euthanized without. Community support helps give these vulnerable animals a chance at recovery, placement, and a humane future. Donations, advocacy for CACC’s work, and sharing our mission all make a meaningful impact.  To learn more visit www.companionanimalcontrol.com


Deer Control

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