Responsibilities
It is the purpose of the Animal Control Division to insure a safe coexistence between animals and people and to:

• Educate the citizens of Stafford on proper care, bite prevention, rabies control, and disaster preparedness
• Enforce the comprehensive animal laws of the commonwealth of Virginia and Stafford County
• Humanely provide for the animals that come into our care at the pound

To check if your dog has been picked up today, please contact the Stafford County Information line at (540) 658-4636 and press four for the list of dogs brought in.

Animal Control Officers are On Call, Sunday from 7:30 am to 4 pm. The shelter will not be open, but an officer will be available to take all calls coming into the county.