Animal Control

The Police Department operates the Grand Rapids Domestic Animal Control Facility which houses stray domestic cats and dogs until their owners can be found. If you are missing a pet, please contact City of Grand Rapids Police Department.

The Department also maintains a database of pets within the city. Instead of driving to the police station and paying a fee for a license, we ask that you have your veterinarian supply us with your contact information and a description of your pet so that we can enter this information into the database. Please have your pet wear its rabies vaccination tag, with the imprinted number, as law enforcement personnel will use this number to query this countywide law enforcement database and reunite you and your pet.