Dogs/Cats

City Of Aurora Animal Control & Care

Aurora, IL 60507

About

The Division of Animal Care and Control promotes and protects public safety through sheltering, pet placement programs, education and animal law enforcement. Our purpose is to provide responsive, efficient and high quality animal care and control services that preserves and protects public and animal safety. Our philosophy is to promote responsible pet ownership, compassion toward animals and safe human-animal interactions. As the agency responsible for animal-related public safety, our mission is achieved through values including professionalism, responsibility, compassion, commitment, integrity, accountability and community partnerships.

Pets available

Dogs Cats

Adoption process

Once you have picked an animal to adopt the following is required: An adoption application is filled out. Everyone in the household is required to see the animal you are adopting prior to the actual adoption. We cannot guarantee the pet you would be adopting is housebroken, nor do we guarantee the temperament of the animal with children, adults, or other pets. Many of the animals we have are stray animals and we do not know their background. This is why, if you do have children or other pets at home, we require you to bring them here to the facility to see how they react with the pet you have chosen. If you are adopting a dog and you have a dog at home, it is required that your dog be introduced to the dog you are considering to adopt. If you rent, we will need written documentation from your landlord in order to verify that you are permitted to have a pet in your residence. State law requires all animals that are adopted from a public animal shelter be neutered/spayed. This will be done prior to adoption. State law also states that all animals adopted that are 4 months or older must be vaccinated for rabies within 30 days. You will receive a certificate for a free rabies shot if the animal is taken to a participating veterinarian. It is required that within 7 days of adoption that you visit a veterinarian to have the animal checked over, and discuss future care and office visits they will consider necessary. Should the veterinarian find that a serious health condition exists, they are to indicate so by signing and dating on the adoption contract in the provided space. At that time we will accept the animal back within 3 days of the exam, and only for an exchange, there are no refunds. The adoption fee for any animal is $90. If you live within the city limits of Aurora and are adopting a pet, it is required that this pet be registered with the city. There is no charge for this registration tag.