Animal Control

For Immediate Assistance with Sick or Injured Animal, call the Middlesex County  Sheriff's Office Non-emergency line at 804-758-2779


Mission: 

"To serve and protect the public and promote a safer community through responsible animal ownership and humane care."

Responsibilities

Animal Control in Middlesex County is managed by the Middlesex Sheriff's Office. This department is responsible for ensuring the humane care and treatment of all animals in the county, while also collaborating with local and state public safety and health agencies. Our goal is to safeguard the citizens of Middlesex, along with their pets, livestock, and the surrounding wildlife, in accordance with the laws established in the Virginia Code and the Middlesex County Code. 

Animal Control responds to calls every day, including nights, weekends and holidays.  They operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, handling all types of calls, including emergencies.  The following situations would constitute an emergency:

  • Animal bite to a person
  • Animal threatening bodily harm
  • Injured animals
  • Livestock or poultry kills
  • Possible rabid animal

 The Animal Control Officers can be reached by calling the non emergency line at 804-758-2779. In the event of an emergency, please call 911.

Nuisance Animals

Learn what the definition of a nuisance animal is and how it could affect you a thttps://library.municode.com/va/middlesex_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH4AN_ARTIIIDO_S4-72NUAN .  

Animal Care and Control Ordinance

Discover valuable information in the County's Animal Care and Control Ordinance at https://library.municode.com/va/middlesex_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH4AN .

Wildlife Information

Virginia DWR (Department of Wildlife Resources) (formerly known as Department of Game and Inland Fisheries) offers information on wildlife and habitat, hunting, fishing, boating, etc.  

Visit Virginia DWR Wildlife and Habitat for information regarding the handling of injured and orphaned wildlife.

If a wild animal has been injured or truly orphaned, locate a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for help.  This site offers a comprehensive list of wildlife rehabilitators statewide.  If there is no listing for your county, look for a rehabilitator in an adjacent county.  Please remember it is illegal to keep or care for orphaned, sick, or injured wildlife unless you are a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.  Please be mindful that rehabilitators are private citizens.  Telephone calls to rehabilitators should be limited to daytime hours only.  The phone numbers listed may not be able to accept text messaging, so please call them directly.

Additional wildlife information may be obtained from the county's Wildlife Issues page.

Deceased Animals

For deceased animals that are in the roadway or ditch, call the Virginia Department of Transportation at 804-758-2321.

For deceased animals that are on private property, disposal is the responsibility of the property owner.