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 require special medical care. For more details, go to our adoption page or call (602) 506-PETS.

Impounds

MCACC takes in well over 55,000 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. You can also visit www.pets911.com. 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 need to be licensed in Maricopa County. It 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 and licensed. 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 surrendered dogs and cats at our West and East Valley Animal Care Centers by their legal owner. MCACC does not accept owner surrendered animals on Saturdays, Sundays or Mondays

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
• $16 dog license - sterile
• $40 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 Voucher Program Cat spay/neuter
• Sliding fee up to $26 Voucher Program Dog spay/neuter

  *MCACC does not accept owner surrendered animals on Saturdays, Sundays, or Mondays