Brenham Animal Services
The City of Brenham Animal Services Department operates the new, state-of-the-art,
The staff of the Brenham Animal Services Department consists of:
The Animal Services Supervisor | |
Animal Control Officers | 2 |
Full Time Animal Shelter Assistant | 1 |
Part Time Animal Shelter Assistants | 2 |
Volunteers | Numerous |
After hours, call Washington County Dispatch at 979-277-7373.
Animal Control Officers are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for after-hours call outs for animal bites, stray animals that have been contained, injured animals that are still alive, and assisting with animals in a vehicle where the driver is placed under arrest or has been involved in an accident.
Mission
The mission of the City of Brenham Animal Services Department is to provide temporary housing for animals waiting for adoption into their forever homes, and to provide Animal Control Services to the City of Brenham.
Animal Control
The City of Brenham Animal Control Department is responsible for protecting the health and safety of the citizens and their pets that reside in the city limits.
Animal Control officers are available to respond to calls for service Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They may respond to calls after 5 p.m. and on weekends and holidays for emergencies only; those emergencies consist of an animal bite, picking up injured animals that are still alive and assisting with animals in a vehicle where the driver is placed under arrest or has been involved in an accident.
Animal Control Officers provide a variety of services to the citizens of Brenham including:
- Picking up stray/at large animals
- Answering calls concerning suspected abuse or cruelty to animals
- Animal Bites
- Injured animals
- Livestock issues
- Trapping wild/feral animals
- Assisting in after hour emergency calls