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Ocean Monitoring Results Guide for New RestaurantsOur Mission:
To establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment between humans and animals in
Santa Barbara County.
Our Goals:
To protect the human and domestic animal population from rabies
To protect the animal population from the dangers of the streets and the wild, and from other potential harm
Our Objectives:
To assure that a minimum of 90% of Santa Barbara County's dog population has been vaccinated against rabies.
To protect the public's safety by enforcing animal codes and ordinances and animal quarantines.
To prevent and investigate the inhumane treatment of animals.
To educate and inform the public in the areas of animal codes, animal ordinances, and responsible pet ownership.
To implement and maintain an automated licensing program for dogs, and animal related businesses.
To respond to emergency service requests from the public or law enforcement as quickly as possible and no later than one hour after receiving the call.
To respond to routine service requests from the public within forty-eight hours.
To impound (domestic and wild) stray animals.
To provide services to the public to aid them in locating their lost animals.
To implement, maintain, and encourage an adoption program for impounded animals.
To provide, with veterinary supervision and/or assistance, medical attention for all impounded animals.
To manage unclaimed animals through adoption, sale, or humane euthanasia.
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