Make a Service Request to Animal Control
LMAS Dispatchers are accessible to 24 hours a day to take service requests. For emergencies, please call 911.
To make a service request, call 473-PETS. If you do not reach a dispatcher, please leave a message. The more accurate the information provided the better we can serve you and address the situation. First, state your complaint and give a description of the involved animal. Next, provide the exact address you are calling about, and then your name, address and contact information.
If you contact dispatch about a stray confined to your home or yard, it could be some time before an Animal Control officer arrives, depending upon the number and urgency of other service requests. You can also bring the stray animal to the shelter during business hours.
To request an update on a previous service request, contact Animal Control.
Service Requests Taken by Metro Animal Services Include:
- Cruelty
- Inhumane treatment
- Chaining violations
- Abandonment
- Bite/quarantine cases
- Lack of necessary shelter, water & food
- Lack of veterinary care or grooming
- Unhealthy living conditions
- Confined strays and stray animals at large
- Bat in your home
*Metrocall also takes services requests Monday-Friday from 7am-7pm. Call 311, or visit the Metrocall311 customer service portal.
Animal Services does not take wildlife complaints or remove deceased animals on the side of the road.
For assistance with a wild animal, contact the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife at 1-800-858-1549.
Report a deceased animal to the city
View the Louisville Animal Ordinance
