Injured Animals

If the injured animal is a stray, call 3-1-1 to make a report. If the injured animal has an owner:

• Animal owners are responsible for taking the animal to a veterinarian.

• Austin Animal Center cannot provide veterinary care for owned animals.

View a list of emergency veterinary clinics in Austin.

Stray Animals

Dogs and livestock in Austin and Travis County are required by law to be safely restrained on the owner’s property at all times, except when a dog is in a designated leash-free area.

Cats are not required to be confined or leashed. Roaming cats will not be picked by Animal Control.

Call 3-1-1 to report unsupervised wandering pets or livestock. If you can without putting yourself at risk, try to confine a stray animal in a fenced yard or other enclosure while an officer comes to the area.

Resources

• Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance and Typhus Information

• Managing Pets

• Living with Cats

• Living with Dogs

• Impact of Heat

• Virtual Pet Behaviorist