The following organizations provide emergency animal control services for the cities indicated. Services include rescuing stray, trapped, injured, abandoned, deceased or wild animals; and investigating animal cruelty, animal bites and noise complaints. Most animal control services are provided by a branch of a local police department; the number listed may be a police department dispatch. For non-emergency services and local and regional shelter information, see “Shelters.”

Costa Mesa City Animal Control (714) 754-5311

Costa Mesa only.

Harbor Animal Care and Control Shelter (888) 452-7381

Serves Carson, Gardena, Harbor City, Lomita, San Pedro, Torrance and Wilimington.

Irvine Animal Services (949) 724-7092

Irvine only.

LA County Shelter (562) 940-6898

Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, La Habra Heights, La Mirada and Whittier.

La Habra Animal Control (562) 905-9771

La Habra only.

Long Beach Animal Care Services (562) 570-7387

Also serves Cerritos, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach and Signal Hill.

Mission Viejo Animal Services (949) 470-3045

Serving the cities of Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo only.

Newport Beach City Animal Control (949) 644-3717

OC Animal Care (714) 935-6848

Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Brea, Capistrano Beach, Coto de Caza, Cypress, Dove Canyon, El Modena, Foothill Ranch, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, Las Flores, Midway City, Orange, Orange Park Acres, Placentia, Portola Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, Rossmoor, San Juan Capistrano, Silverado, Stanton, Sunset Beach, Surfside, Trabuco Canyon, Tustin, Tustin Foothills, Villa Park and Yorba Linda.

San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter (949) 492-1617

Dana Point, Monarch Beach, San Clemente and Talega.

Santa Ana Animal Control (714) 245-8792

Southeast Area Animal Control (562) 803-3301

Bellflower, Buena Park, Downey, Lakewood, Norwalk, Paramount and Santa Fe Springs.

Westminster Animal Control (714) 548-3201

Westminster only.