Animal Care and Protective Services
The Animal Care and Protective Services Division ensures that animals are properly treated and controlled. For many residents, its most important function is to serve as a source for healthy, adoptable pets. The division implements and enforces laws, regulations, codes and procedures concerning the treatment of domesticated animals. It also enforces laws dealing with control of wild animals.
Important Announcements:
For more efficient customer service, please call 630-CITY (2489)
Effective November 1, 2012 New Adoption Hours
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Intake hours
Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m. -12 p.m.
May Adoption Special
Puppies/Kittens/Dogs $40
Dogs/Cats with "May Flower" $20
ACPS Summer Newsletter, Issue II
Quick Links
You may request a service or notify us of a service problem now. Just follow the steps to complete your request. Otherwise, you may call (904) 630-CITY (2489).
Friends of Jacksonville Animals
The Friends of Jacksonville Animals organization is a great help to ACPS. Learn more about this caring group at their website.
Down2Zero Campaign
Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) and Friends of Jacksonville Animals (FOJA) have a new animal adoption campaign called Down2Zero. The primary goal of this effort is to raise awareness about the importance of adopting local shelter animals and encourage Jacksonville residents to support their local shelter by donating and/or volunteering.