St. Lucie County’s Animal Safety Division is dedicated to serving the unincorporated areas of St. Lucie County. The division works to maintain protection and reduction of pets in the county by assisting law enforcement in animal cruelty cases, offering a Spay/Neuter Assistance Program for owned pets and Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return (TNVR) Program for community cats, and providing education through information and enforcement of state and local statutes regarding the possession, ownership, care and custody of our pet population in order to ensure public safety. 

All calls for service for our Animal Safety Officers (ASOs) go through the 9-1-1 dispatch unit 772-465-5770. Calls for service include: 

• Reporting an animal bite
• Request for an animal welfare check
• Reporting animal neglect, abuse or cruelty
• Reporting sick or injured domestic animals, livestock and wildlife 
• Reporting domestic animals and livestock running loose
• Stray domestic animals
• Nuisance domestic animals (No wildlife)

ASOs currently work Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm and are available on the weekends and after hours for calls that meet the following criteria:

• Loose roaming dogs and livestock 
• Injured or sick stray domestic animals
• Bite case with severe injuries to humans or animals
• Cruelty/neglect cases confirmed by the St. Lucie Sheriff's Office
• Wildlife calls are not handled afterhours- these calls revert back to FWC which is the agency that regulates wildlife

Beginning June 1, 2026, the ASOs will be working Monday through Saturday from 8am to 5pm and will continue to be available on the weekends and afterhours for the above listed calls.   

You can reach our office to obtain general information at 772-462-8120. The office does not handle dispatching calls for service, please call our 9-1-1 dispatch unit at 772-465-5770 and request an ASO.