If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local El Paso County animal services for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, spay & neuter programs, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, bite reports, deceased pets, lost pets, local animal complaints and to report neglected or abused animals.

El Paso County Animal Services:
Humane Society of Pikes Peak 719-473-1741

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REPORT WILDLIFE ISSUES: 303-291-7220

To report a dead animal on the road, an injured bird, a lost baby squirrel, a dangerous bear, or anything like that, call any of these free government animal services:

• Colorado Springs Parks and Wildlife 719-227-5200
• Colorado Wildlife Commission: 303-291-7220
• Colorado Springs police department: 719-444-7000

These agencies often deal with public wildlife issues or animal concerns where the public health or safety is involved, or other types of animal issues. These are free services.

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It is important to remember that most county animal services in El Paso County and elsewhere no longer provide assistance in cases involving wild animals and wildlife management. If you have a wildlife problem or need to get rid of wildlife, need an exterminator or exterminating company, pest control or critter trapping or traps or wild animal prevention in El Paso County, you should call a privately owned wildlife removal company at this number: 719-207-8090

Our city, Colorado Springs, is located in almost the center of the state of Colorado, slightly to the east of the Rocky Mountains. Near by is the famous Pikes Peak, which is only one of the great tourist attractions to the city. The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, Cave of the Winds, Garden of the Gods, and the Manitou Cliff Dwellings also draw people to Colorado Springs. It has a population of roughly 521,000 people, making it the second-largest city in Colorado. Colorado Springs attracts many young Americans who are looking for an excellent education with the following universities and special schools; Colorado College, US Air Force Academy, Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, and the U. of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It also attracts sports fans with the Sky Sox baseball team, Blizzard soccer team, and the Air Force Academy's Fighting Falcons. We also service the towns of Midway, Colorado Springs East, Northgate, Colorado Springs West, Briargate, and rat control in Calhan, Falcon and also animal control in Yoder, Colorado Springs Southwest, Florrisant, Colorado Springs Central, Widefield, Woodland Park, Gleneagle and pest control in Colorado Springs Northeast, Black Forest, Elbert, Monument, Green Mountain Falls, Powers and wild animal services in Palmer Lake, Security, Victor, and rodent removal in Rock Creek, Divide, Peyton, Old Colorado City, Cascade and wildlife management in Teller County, and wildlife trapping in Manitou Springs, Cripple Creek, Ramah. Our range includes Woodland Park, Black Forest, Manitou Springs, Security, Fountain, and other towns in El Paso County and Teller County.

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El Paso County Wildlife Removal Tip:

Can A Rodent In Attic Get Out? - Rodents in the attic are a common problem for many households and unfortunately, can cause many thousands dollars' worth of damage before they are successfully eradicated. Rodents are capable of squeezing through the tiniest of spaces and their natural inquisitiveness means that they will try to get in anywhere and everywhere. Any gap that is not quite big enough for a rodent does not pose a problem - they will chew their way through causing more damage on the way.

Once you have rodents in the attic you will no doubt want to get them out. Rodents can cause tremendous amounts of damage to your electrical wiring, cabling, heating and air conditioning systems as well as the structure of the your building. Rodents also take a spray and spread approach with feces and urine - often urinating as they run. This means that when you do manage to eradicate your rodent problem you may well need to replace all of the insulation in your attic space and carry out a thorough deep clean of the whole area. Once you have ensured complete eradication of your rodent and waste, you must take careful steps to seal your home against further invasion. This may require some detective and observational work on your part.

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El Paso County, CO Animal Control Wildlife Corner: Will the city or county animal services help me with a snake issue?

Several people feel urged to call the city or county animal control services once they encounter a snake issue only to be confronted with the blow of recognizing that the government doesn't deal with snakes. County animal control services were placed to control animals, though there is a bound to which kind of animals they control. In most states, these organizations were introduced to help the residents with monitoring their domestic animals. Dogs and cats are some of the animals that the county or city animal control services handle.

It is vital to know some of the animal issues that the government institutions deal with since they have a limit. Here are three primary cases that the county or city animal control operators handle.

- If your neighbor's dog bites you or a dog has bitten a person who is close to you, then you can report it.

- They handle any report of people mistreating their pets. They also handle complaints of pet mishandling. There are various cases of people abusing their pets, which include the beating of pet dogs. Although in various places the neighbors may overlook this, there are some regions where people report these instances. The county or city animal control services handle such cases by taking the appropriate action that will assure that the pets are safe.

- They address the keeping of dangerous pets—people who decide to keep pets that pose a risk to the safety of their neighbors or even them. There is a mistaken belief that dangerous domestic animals are only the strange pets such as tamed snakes, but there are regular pets like dogs that can also cause harm. For instance, pet dogs can be so violent that people cannot walk down the road or an issue like a tamed cat that consumes the neighbors' chickens. These are the issue that the city or county animal control services ought to handle.

City or county animal services only deal with issues of pets or domestic animals. Though the cases may look different, there is one overall similarity: all those animal occurrences involve domestic animals or pets.

Snakes alternatively are not domestic animals. Therefore, if you have a snake issue in your home, city or county animal services is not the best department to take your complaint. Instead, you can file your claim with a wildlife removal services office.