🐾 Animal Related Calls

Animals At Large

• Community Service Officers (CSOs) are dispatched to and patrol for dogs and cats running at large.
• All animals are checked for microchip and rabies tag and efforts are made to contact owners as soon as possible.
• Lost pet recovery is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Please call (847) 872-8000 to see if your pet is in our care and to arrange for recovery.
• All stray or lost animals collected by the Zion Police Department are temporarily held at the Zion Animal Facility until Lake County Animal Control can pick them up.
• Unclaimed pets are turned over to the Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center’s Animal Care & Control and are taken to their facility in Libertyville, IL. They may be reached at (847) 377-4700.
• There may be a nominal charge for the impounded care and feeding of your pet, payable at the time of retrieval.

Animal Relinquishments

The Zion Police Department does not accept animal relinquishments. Please contact Lake County Animal Care & Control (LCACC) at (847) 377-4700.

Animal Traps

• The placement of traps, when provided by Community Service Officers (CSOs), is for the capture of dogs and cats only.
• For wildlife capture, several private animal removal companies offer “fee for hire” services. Their information is available online.

Lost Dog or Cat

If you are missing your pet, please visit the Zion Lost and Found Pets Facebook Page .

Pet Owner Responsibilities

• Keep your dog or cat’s rabies vaccination and license current (licenses must be renewed annually).
• Pets must wear a collar with a current rabies vaccination tag at all times.
• Keep your dog leashed when off your property.
• Always carry equipment to clean up after your pet when off your property.
• Do not allow pets to defecate on any property, public or private, unless you immediately remove and properly dispose of the waste.
• Do not allow pets to trespass on public or private property or run at large.
• Do not confine your pet in a vehicle in extreme hot or cold weather.
• Never allow your dog to intimidate, attack, or threaten another person or pet.
• Pet owners should educate themselves on state, county, and local laws and regulations.

Top Five Ordinance Violations

• Running at Large
• Control of Defecation
• Inoculation Against Rabies
• Biting and Attacking
• Disturbing the Quiet