Jefferson County Animal Control is a county department providing the following services: - Controlling animals running at large (dogs and cats). - Protecting the public from dangerous or vicious animals. - Conducting wellbeing checks including instances of possible neglect, abandonment, and abuse. - Picking up stray, unwanted, and feral animals running at-large. - Assisting hospitals with animal bites in order to prevent rabies. - Removing trapped animals for citizens (domestic or wild). - Providing shelter for the pets of citizens experiencing emergency situations (i.e., fire, flood, etc.). - Helping lost pets find their way home. - Providing all services to all villages in the county to prevent animals from running at-large, except in those locations where the leash law does not apply. - Working with the State Inspector (ie, chickens and livestock complaints). - Providing a county-funded animal shelter.