Animal Bites

Call Animal Care Services at (510) 981-6600 for issues including: 

• Animal bites 
• Dead animals 
• Excessive noise from animals (such as barking) 
• Animal neglect or cruelty 

For concerns about rodents and other pests, contact Alameda County Vector Control.

Animal bites

If you have been bitten by an animal, tend to your wound immediately. Seek medical care as needed or call 9-1-1 if the injury is serious.

After you have cared for your injury, call Animal Control at (510) 981-6600 to report the bite. An officer will take your report and provide next steps.

If the incident happens after hours and the Animal Shelter does not answer the phone, call the Berkeley Police Department at (510) 981- 5900.

Contain or identify the animal 

If possible, safely contain the responsible animal. If the animal is vicious, wait until animal control arrives and they will contain the animal.  

If the responsible animal does not stay in the area, try and get a good look at the animal so that you can give a description to animal control or the police. 

Quarantine your pet if it bites 

If your pet bites, quarantine it at home. Animals that cannot be quarantined at home will be impounded at the shelter.