Animal Services Unit

Daytona Beach Police Animal Services

Our Mission Statement:

The Daytona Beach Police Department Animal Control Officers promote justice, equality and uniformity in the enforcement of animal care, welfare, control and protection laws.

Who we Are:

We are a Team of professional public servants who understands the importance of animal welfare to include reuniting lost dogs or cats of Daytona Beach with their rightful owners. Every pet is special and we make it a priority to reunite them to their owners and work in partnership with the Halifax Humane Society to find them a loving home that they deserve. 

Daytona Beach Partners with New Hope Animal Shelter 

The New Hope Animal Shelter, located at 800 Humane Society Road in DeLand, will provide sheltering services for animals brought in through the city’s animal control operations. 

What residents need to know: 

• To report a stray animal:Call Volusia County’s non-emergency dispatch line at (386) 248-1777, and an animal control officer will be dispatched. Please note: their hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Patrol officers will be dispatched to calls received outside of regular business hours or on weekends.
• For owner-surrender animals: Residents wishing to surrender an animal should contact private, nonprofit animal shelters or rescue organizations. Local agencies include, but are not limited to:

• Sophie's Circle (dogs) – (386) 690-6771
• Pawsabilities (dogs) – (386) 366-3022, Dogs
• Kitten Kingdom (kittens) – (386) 290-4256
• Furry Nation Salvation (cats) – (386) 295-2755
• Daytona Beach German Shepard Rescue( dogs) – (386) 562-4145
• Pet Rescue by Judy (dogs & cats) – (407) 302-4497

About the City’s Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program:

The City of Daytona Beach remains committed to humane population control of community cats through its TNR program. The successful partnership’s goal is to reduce the number of free-roaming cats over time by humanely trapping, sterilizing and returning healthy cats to their original locations, which helps stabilize colonies and reduces nuisance behaviors.

Daytona Beach Animal Services Unit will continue to partner with the Halifax Humane Society and Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare (CCFAW) on its TNR program. 

Volusia County will also perform a limited number of services each month. The county will also assist with Dangerous Dog cases when needed and with cases where a dog requires quarantine. 

• New veterinary support: The city has an agreement with Dr. Shelby Wolfe of Granada Animal Hospital in Ormond Beach to support local TNR efforts. Dr. Wolfe will perform additional sterilizations per month, expanding the city’s capacity to manage community cat populations.

Videos:

• Introduction Video
• Q & A Round 1 - Animal Services Team DBPD
• Q & A Round 2 - Animal Services Team DBPD
• On Patrol: with Animal Control Officer Taylor Preis

We are their Voice, Save a Life, Rescue, Adopt!

We are honored to have a partnership with the following External Resources and we work arduously to find these animals a forever home, which wouldn't be possible without the help of these sponsors and partners.

	New Hope Animal Shelter
	Allied Veterinary Specialists
	Veterinary Emergency Center of East Volusia
	CCFAW – Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare
	Petcolove.org/lost
	Granada Animal Hospital
	Halifax Humane Society

As a courteous reminder to residents of our great city, please ensure all dogs not contained in a fully fenced yard must be contained in some physical way, either by tether or by a leash no longer than 8 feet in length, as per our City Ordinance, Chapter 14-10 and 14-11(a).

Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA

• All animals that have been irresponsibly abandoned, neglected, or abused, we will investigate and ensure our due diligence to the highest caliber to hold the owner or anyone accountable in strict compliance as governed by our Florida State Statues and/or City Ordinances. 
• Florida State Statutes.
• Animal Abuse Database
• Declared Dangerous Dog List
• The Daytona Beach Police Department has a great partnership and works closely with our State Attorney’s Office to secure a conviction.