Henderson, NV

Animal Protection Services consists of Animal Protection Officers, Shelter staff, and a Veterinary team. The team helps reunite lost pets with their owners, cares for the animals brought to the shelter, and handles pet adoptions. The animals at the shelter receive medical care, vaccines, microchips and all adoptable dogs, cats, and rabbits are spayed or neutered.

Animal Protection officers take part in public safety, resolving animal and pet issues that are part of residents' quality of life. The officers carry out the regulations outlined in the municipal code's Title 7, which include concerns about animal noise and animal sanitation, animals roaming at large, and Dangerous dog regulations. Animal Protection Services also performs welfare, cruelty and neglect investigations, animal bite processing, and rabies quarantines.

An ordinance was passed by City Council on August 3, 2010 for the City of Henderson requiring that dogs and cats over the age of four months be spayed or neutered, except under specified circumstances.

Animal Protection Services exists to serve the community, aid, comfort, and provide medical attention to the animals that come under the Shelter's care and to vigorously enforce the laws that protect animals and the community.

Animals: We are dedicated to the Health, Welfare, and Safety of each animal we are charged to care for.

Dignity: We treat every animal we care for with dignity and compassion.

Customers: Regardless of attitude or demeanor, we strive to provide the best Customer service possible to each and every person.

Ourselves: We will work together as a team and value the contributions of each shelter employee. We recognize that no one person is greater than the whole.

The Shelter: We recognize the value of our facility to the community and the animals we are charged to protect and to that end will work collectively to keep our work place pristine and free of blemish.

Accountability: We recognize we must be accountable to each other and the community we serve. We cannot improve without accountability.

Excellence: We will strive to review the service we provide and work to improve the operation through honest critique.

Challenges: We will meet all challenges head on. We will identify and propose well-reasoned solutions to these problems. We will work collectively to proper resolution to the challenges we encounter.

The statement of commitment of Henderson Animal Protection Services is to work within the community to:

• Reduce animal suffering and distress
• Facilitate the safe return of lost pets
• Provide a safe, comfortable environment for lost or abandoned animals
• Facilitate adoptions
• Educate the public about responsible pet ownership
• Enforce the laws related to Animal Protection
• Act as the Rabies Control Authority for the City of Henderson

For more information on the appeal process, please view the Appeal Application.