Maricopa County Animal Care & Control

MCACC offers a variety of services to the community including:

Adoption programs to place cats and dogs in loving homes
Rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats
Dog licenses
Spay and Neuter programs to prevent more unwanted animals
Shelter for lost and stray animals
Pick up of stray dogs
Microchips

Adoptions

Adoption fees range from $50 - $150. It allows us to care for and place animals that we take in. For more details, go to our adoption page or call (602) 506-PETS (7387).

Impounds

MCACC takes in well over 50,000 dogs and cats each year. A lost dog with a current license (or cat with an ID tag) has a very good chance of being returned home. If your pet has been lost, please visit one of our centers. If your pet is turned into one of our Centers, you will be charged a fee based on the services we provide. Your fee may include impound, boarding, quarantine, or dog license.

Licensing

All dogs over the age of three months need to be licensed in Maricopa County. A dog license also helps to bring your dog back to you if he gets lost. Please see our licensing section for more information and fees.

Rabies Vaccinations

Vaccines are an extremely important part of keeping your pet healthy. All dogs over the age of three months are required to be vaccinated for rabies. All cats over the age of four months should be vaccinated against rabies as well. Please see our vaccination section for more information and to learn more about rabies and what we offer.

Spay/Neuter Programs

MCACC believes strongly in reducing the pet overpopulation problem. We encourage pet owners to spay or neuter their pets to help control this problem. Please see our Spay/Neuter section for more information on the programs we offer.

Surrendered

MCACC accepts owned dogs and cats at the West Valley Animal Care Center on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. The East Valley Animal Care Center accepts owned dogs and cats on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Pets must be surrendered by their legal owners. There is a $51 fee to surrender your pet to MCACC.

Microchips

MCACC offers microchips for all dogs and cats in Maricopa County. Microchips store owner information. If your dog or cat gets loose, it’s another way to ensure he or she will get returned to you. All lost pets are scanned for a microchip. Unlike a license or id tag, which can fall or be taken off, a microchip is always with your pet.

Maricopa County Animal Care and Control Service Fees:

$50 - $150 Adoption
$34 Rabies Vaccination
$17 Dog license - sterile
$42 Dog license - unaltered
$6 Dog license - for senior citizens (65 years and older; limit 2 sterile dogs per household)
$2 per month sterile dog license penalty
$4 per month unaltered dog license penalty
$51 Surrender pet fee*
$25 Microchip
Sliding fee up to $10 SNAP Cat spay/neuter
Sliding fee up to $26 SNAP Dog spay/neuter
$96 Feral cat turn-in
$96 Stray cat turn-in
*MCACC does not accept owner surrendered animals on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays (at our west shelter), or Thursdays (at our east shelter).