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Report a stray, injured, vicious or abandoned animal (Animal Control)

Provided by: Raleigh Police Department (Animal Control) (City of Raleigh)

Raleigh Police Animal Control handles vicious animal complaints, cruelty cases, problem wildlife, injured animals, barking dogs and abandoned pets inside Raleigh.

Ways to do it

• Raleigh Police Animal Control: call 919-831-6311

Steps by phone

1. Call Animal Control at 919-831-6311.
2. Describe the animal, what it’s doing, and exactly where it is.

Good to know

• Animal Control tries to find a pet’s owner first. Pets it can’t return go to the Wake County Animal Center (County), which handles lost and found pets and adoptions.

Related

• Find a lost pet or adopt one (Wake County Animal Center)
• Report a dead animal for removal

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Draft: compiled from official pages but not yet checked by a volunteer. Last checked 2026-11-04. Sources: https://raleighnc.gov/animal-control, https://raleighnc.gov/police/services/animal-control/animal-impoundment

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