WHEN YOUR PET IS CAPTURED BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL AGENT THE ANIMAL WILL BE TAKEN TO BATES COUNTY VET ANIMAL CLINIC’S HOLDING FACILITY. ANIMAL CONTROL IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF BUTLER. FOR YOUR PET TO BE RELEASED FROM THE “DOG POUND OR ANIMAL HOLDING FACILITY, YOU MUST CONTACT THE BUTLER CITY HALL. YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR PROOF OF RABIES VACCINATION, A CITY LICENSE AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PAY BOARDING FEES. THE ANIMAL CONTROL HOLDING FACILITY, WILL BOARD YOUR LOST PET FOR 5 DAYS AND THEN THE PET WILL BE SENT TO AN ADOPTION SHELTER.
THE BUTLER ANIMAL CONTROL HOLDING FACILITY IS NOT A PLACE FOR DROPPING OFF, UNWANTED PETS OR FOUND PETS. ANIMAL CONTROL MUST BE NOTIFIED AND PICKED UP BY THE OFFICIAL ANIMAL CONTROL AGENT. (WITHIN IN THE CITY LMITS OF BUTLER)
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I N ADOPTING A PET FROM THE BATES COUNTY VET ANIMAL CLINIC.. STATE RULES REQUIRE THAT THE DOG OR PET BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED BEFORE BEING ADOPTTED.THE COST WILL BE 100 DOLLARS PLUS BOARDING FEES.
THE BATES COUNTY VET ANIMAL CLINIC IS NOT A RESCUE AND ADOPTION FACILITY, IT IS A HOLDING FACILITY FOR PETS PICKED UP BY BUTLER ANIMAL CONTROL .
CITY PET TAGS WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BUTLER CITY HALL. CITY LICENSES ARE RENEWED AND OBTAINED AT THE CITY HALL. TO LICENSE WITH THE CITY OF BUTLER, YOU MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF A RABIES VACCINATION.
BUTLER CITY LICENSES ARE GOOD FOR ONE YEAR AND RENEWABLE IN JULY, BUT MAY BE PURCHASED ANYTIME DURING THE YEAR.
DR.TRENT OF BATES COUNTY VETERINARIAN CLINIC OF BUTLER, INSERTS IDENTIFICATION MICRO CHIPS FOR PETS, MICRO CHIPS MAY BE INSERTED FOR UNDER 50 DOLLARS AND THE MICRO CHIP LASTS A LIFETIME.
PETS WITH MICRO CHIPS WILL BE SCANNED BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL AGENT AND THEN RETURNED TO THE OWNER.
THE BUTLER POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS OWNERS OF LOST PETS CONTACT THE BUTLER POLICE DEPARTMENT AS THEIR FIRST INITIAL SEARCH. ANIMAL CONTROL WILL HAVE INFORMATION FOR YOU IF YOUR PET HAS BEEN LOST AND PICKED UP BY THE BUTLER ANIMAL CONTROL.
