What to report, Animal Protection Officer limitations, and how can you help?

What to report:

What Animal Protection Officers are not required to respond to:

Calls reporting wildlife nuisance
Wildlife damage to gardens, flower beds, shrubs or trees
Wildlife living under decks or porches, in garages, sheds, attics or basements
Wildlife living in populated areas
You may contact the Virginia Wildlife Center in Waynesboro if you find injured wildlife and want to help them. (540) 942-9453 at 1800South Delphine Avenue Waynesboro, VA 22980 http://wildlifecenter.org/
Information regarding nuisance wildlife can be found on the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website at: www.dgif.virginia.gov

How can you help?

Minimize contact between pets and wildlife
Spay or neuter your pets to help prevent your pets from straying and to help reduce the numbers of unwanted pets in our community
If you can identify the owner of a stray dog or cat, call the owner for pick up
Keep identification tags in addition to the county license and rabies tag on your pets at all times so they can be easily returned to you. In addition to tags, pets with microchips are easier to be reunited with their owners so please consider doing so with your pets.

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