Looking for your lost pet ... Please check our database. All unclaimed animals are taken to the Humane Society of Hall County. You may contact them at 770-532-6617, 845 West Ridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501 or check their website at www.petfinder.com/shelters/GA93.html
If interested in adopting, you may also check the Dawson County Humane Society's website at www.dawsoncountyhumanesociety.org  

Click here for a copy of the Dawson County Animal Control Ordinance.

706-265-PETS (7387)

animalcontrol@dawsoncountysheriff.org 


Want to know how we catch the animals?
Check out our Animal Control equipment below.


Traps
Humane traps use cat food as bait and as the animal attempts to get to the food the door closes behind him capturing him inside.


Truck
2000 Ford R-250 Super Duty outfitted with a SWAB Kennel bed.  


Rabies Gloves
The gloves are extra thick and prevent the animal from biting the officer as he catches it.

 

Throw Net
 8’ diameter throw net used to capture animals that will not go into a trap.  The net is weighted down with lead weights and works by tangling up the animal allowing the officer to capture it.


Snake Tube/ Tongs/ Hook
The snake equipment will allow the officer to capture any type of snake (venomous & non) and relocate them so they can be released back in the wild.

Chemical Capture
Commonly called a tranquilizer gun, the sheriff’s office has two different guns.  One gun is a pistol and uses standard CO2 cartridges.  The second is a rifle and it is a standard pump type pellet rifle.  Both guns shoot the same type of darts.  Dart sizes range from 1cc to 3cc to 5cc.