Salt Lake County Animal Services is the premier animal service agency in Utah:
We are the largest no-kill shelter in the State of Utah
We have a full-service, full-time veterinary clinic
We have a 24/7, 365 days-per-year field operation
We host over 175 community outreach events annually
We are recognized nationally for our cutting-edge programming
Dedicated volunteers log tens of thousands of hours annually
Microchips & vaccinations are free to our jurisdictions via our voucher program
We have been named “Best of State” five out of the last six years
We serve the citizens and pets within the unincorporated area of Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Holladay City, Herriman City, Midvale City, and Riverton City.
We have had a commitment to operating a “no-kill” facility for six years, and our live release rate surpassed 91 percent in 2013 and 92 percent in 2014. We are the largest shelter in Utah to achieve this status.
We offer pet adoptions, provide pet licensing, enforce animal-related city and county ordinances, provide shelter for all types of lost and abandoned pets, investigate complaints of animal cruelty, abuse and neglect, provide humane euthanasia for pets in our areas at the request of pet owners (fee for service), respond to emergencies involving injured or aggressive animals, offer free in-class humane education programs for schools in our serviced areas.
