Pound & Adoption Centre
564 David St, Victoria, BC
Phone: (250) 414-0233
Fax: (250) 414-0235
E-mail address: Please call us to obtain (250) 414-0233
Our Services are Available to Any Municipal Government in Greater Victoria
We can provide complete or partial services in the following areas:
- Animal Control
- reactive & proactive investigation & patrol
- emphasis on voluntary compliance through education
- enforcement with discretion
- qualified & experienced Officers and Staff
- promote responsible pet ownership & humane treatment of animals
- dangerous dog management
- Poundkeeping
- reunite animals with owners
- adopt unclaimed animals
- self-funded Spay & Neuter program
- field trip destination for elementary & middle school classes
- Dog Licensing
- establish & administer a professional and convenient program to licence dogs
- data entry / renewal notices / overdue notices
- maximize revenue through door-to-door canvassing & licence enforcement
- Disaster
- response planning
- gather supplies & equipment
- promote readiness & educate public
- train staff & volunteers
- operational response & coordination
Victoria Animal Control Services Ltd. is a private company. We provide Animal Control and Poundkeeping services to municipal governments. We operate from our own Pound & Adoption facility located in the City of Victoria at 564 David St. (2 blocks from Hillside & Douglas)
We have been providing our services to the City of Victoria since 2004, the District of Oak Bay since 2007, and the Township of Esquimalt since 2012.
Other services and products:
- CONSULTING
- Single Issue Case Management - review & recommendations
- Assess & Re-organize existing Pound Operations
- Plan & Establish new Pound Operations
- Animal Control & Poundkeeping Policy Development
- DANGEROUS DOG MANAGEMENT
- We can respond anywhere on Southern Vancouver Island to: apprehend and confine vicious dog(s) and transport them to a secure facility or to a Veterinarian.
- Policy / Procedure to professionally investigate dog bite incidents to determine whether a dog should be declared as a Dangerous Dog.
- ANIMAL CONTROL INFORMATION SYSTEM (ACIS) - Operational Software
- Our system is MS based and was customized by a master programmer in consultation with Animal Control Officers, Licence Inspectors and Data Entry Clerks throughout a 5 year period.
- Establish / Track: Dog Ownership & Licensing - Animal Control Investigations - Poundkeeping History
- Simple data entry - any or all category searches - specific and partial information results
- ACIS produces:
- detailed licence records
- renewal & overdue mail-outs
- customized licence forms
- history of violations & actions - including: dates; locations; file numbers, impound numbers
- alpha / numeric licence lists: by tag #; by street name; by owner name
- canvasser lists by zones
- dangerous dog lists
- customize menus to suit your needs
- We provide: Initial training & then telephone support for the first 18 months
- System maintenance and upgrades can be arranged through the master programmer
Victoria Animal Control Services Ltd. has proudly supported:
- Cops for Cancer
- Mustard Seed Food Bank
- Santa's Anonymous
- Doctors Without Borders
- Vancouver Island Ride to Live
- Firefighter's Burn Fund
- Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada
- Broken Promises
- Victoria Adoptables
- Dee's Orphan Kittens
- Greater Victoria Animal Crusaders
Victoria Animal Control Services Ltd. is a member of:
- National Animal Control Association
- Victoria Cat Rescue Corps Society