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Animal Services is dedicated to promoting animal welfare and public awareness which results in humans and animals living together in harmony.

The Antioch Animal Services Center is responsible for the enforcement of Local and State Laws relating to the care, control, and protection of animals and of our citizens.  Officers' responsibilities include picking up and confining stray, sick, injured, vicious and dead animals; issuance of dog licenses; patrolling the City streets; control of animal nuisance problems and animal euthanasia.  The Animal Shelter also provides adoption, volunteer, and education programs.

All the animals are housed indoors in a heated/air conditioned facility.

Special features include:

• A room in which prospective pet owners can meet and interact with the animals
• A fenced exercise yard

Antioch Animal Services is a bureau of the Antioch Police Department and is responsible for public safety, enforcing local and state laws, as well as caring for the animals in our shelter. Antioch Animal Services is unique in that we only serve Antioch residents and do so 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The cities surrounding Antioch rely on Contra Costa County Animal Services for their animal related needs.

We recognize the responsibility this bureau has to fairly and wisely exercise good judgment when trying to accomplish our mission.

We acknowledge that we are held to a higher standard; therefore, our personal and professional lives must be exemplary.

The City of Antioch operates a full service Animal Shelter. We provide care for the lost, homeless and unwanted animals found or surrendered within the City of Antioch.

We work closely with local animal welfare organizations to increase the number of animals that are placed into loving homes.