If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Linn 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.

Linn County Animal Services: (319) 286-5993

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REPORT WILDLIFE ISSUES: (319) 286-5993 or 515-725-8200

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:

• Linn County Animal Services: (319) 286-5993
• Iowa Wildlife Commission: 515-725-8200
• Cedar Rapids police department: 319-286-5491

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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Critter Problem at Your House? Hire Southern Iowa Critter Catcher
Wildlife removal is not a free service.

Linn County does not provide free wildlife control services. If you want to pay for critter removal services, call Southern Iowa Critter Catcher at 319-774-8730. They provide professional wildlife control for both residential & commercial customers in the city of Cedar Rapids. They offer custom Cedar Rapids wild animal control solutions for almost any type of wildlife problem, whether it be the noises of squirrels running through the attic, a colony of bats living in a building, or the destructive behavior of a raccoon, they have the experience and the tools to quickly and professionally solve your animal problem in Linn County in Iowa. Check their prices, and for a consultation, give them a call at 319-774-8730

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We operate in the the Cedar Rapids area, and we cover Linn County, Jones County, Cedar County, Johnson County, Iowa County, & Benton County. We service the towns of Marion, Hiawatha, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Coralville, Iowa City, Vinton, and more.

It is important to remember that most county animal services in Linn 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 Linn County, you should call a privately owned wildlife removal company at this number: 319-774-8730

Cedar Rapids is named after the Cedar River. We also service the towns of Garrison, Walker, Belle Plaine, Vinton, and wildlife trapping in Oxford Junction, Springville, Center Junction, and rat control in Walford, Keystone, Atkins and also animal control in Mount Auburn, Van Horne, and animal capture in Mount Vernon, Onslow, Troy Mills, Robins and pest control in Morley, Langworthy, Shellsburg, and snake removal in Blairstown, Toddville, Prairieburg and wild animal services in Anamosa, Coggon, Central City, Urbana, Newhall, and animal exterminating in Alburnett, Norway, Lisbon, Hiawatha and wildlife management in Watkins, Fairfax, Palo, Viola, Martelle, Luzerne, Monticello, Marion, and extermination services in Ely, Olin, Center Point.

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Linn County Wildlife Removal Tip:

What To Do About Rodent Attic Entry Points - Anyone with an infestation of rodents in their home will need to spend some time finding the rodent attic entry points. It should be noted that these rodents are more than capable of squeezing themselves through the tiniest of holes or gaps - and if they can't quite manage to get through will simply gnaw their way in, this is especially true if they are searching for a warm, safe place to raise their families. In common with all rodents the teeth of rodents never stop growing - they have to gnaw almost constantly in order to keep them at a manageable level; this is one of the things that makes them dangerous to have in your home.

In order to discover the rodent attic entry points you will need to be up early in the morning to carry out some detective work. Taking the time to observe the comings and goings of your rodent infestation will enable you to see the routes your rodents use as well as their entry and exit points. Once you have discovered all the routes you should be able to pinpoint which is the most popular - this will be the location of your trap. Leave a trap at the most popular entry/exit but don't set it until you have correctly sealed every single other entry, exit, gap and space.

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Linn County, IA Animal Control News Clip:

Animal Services Lacking The County Dog and Cat Regulation in Cedar Rapids

Some say it's a rooster. Others say it's a chicken. One wofellow swears she saw it leading a parade of baby chicks. Whatever it is, the bird is wounded, possibly suffering from a broken leg. For significantly increased information, call the animal services of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The victim of an owner who abandoned it some months ago on the grounds of the Twin Oak Town Homes on Kern Avenue, and a metropolis budget that's so tight there's no room for the care and feeding of sick fowl. Though they may offer assistance with the cuddly pets, don't expect help with growling wild critters.

It's probably an understatement to say that animal regulation services in Cedar Rapids are lacking The County Dog and Cat Control. Ever since Santa Clara County stopped offering the services in Cedar Rapids significantly increased than a decade ago, the metropolis has made do with an animal shelter that consists of a six-dog kennel at the police department. Animal and carcass elimination services in Linn County is dedicated to helping Iowa and Cedar Rapids.

That facility is inadequate for a growing rural community with a large and diverse animal population. There are virtually no services for any animals other than canines. Efforts to craft partnerships with the metropolis of Morgan Hill have never progressed and are now dead. There are no changes on the horizon. No response was issued by Linn County animal services.

We don't come into contact very often - we don't go out and hug a coyote - but our pets do." "They can be a conduit to us," The female animal officer added. "We do the rabies [shots] for us, but we give the others for the animals." Becky Wildlife Management of Grand Prairie knows the value of vaccinations, and when The female animal officer learned about the free clinic through her city water bill, The female animal officer decided to bring in Meat, a 2-year-old English bull barking wolflike dog The female animal officer inherited from her daughter. Unfortunately, The female animal officer came one day early.

Remember, for a dog/cat problem, call (319) 286-5993, and if you need wildlife removal service in Linn County, call Southern Iowa Critter Catcher: 319-774-8730.