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The South Windsor Police Department renders appropriate humane and professional care for injured and stray domesticated animals, as well as other animal control functions.  The Chief of Police is designated the Municipal Animal Control Officer and has the authority to appoint Assistant Municipal Animal Control Officers. Community Service Officers Robin Bond and Brian Kelley are South Windsor's Animal Control Officers and are the ones who handle animal control issues on a day to day basis. 

Animal problems or concerns should be reported to the police department at (860) 644-2551.  The dispatcher will notify the animal control officer on duty or a patrol officer to respond to your complaint. To contact the animal control officers directly see the schedule below.

Robin Bond     Mon-Fri  7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  (860) 648-6239
Brian Kelley    Tue - Sat  3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (860) 648-6239
They can also be reached via email: Robin Bond  Brian Kelley .

South Windsor is currently using the former Company 3 firehouse located at 124 Sullivan Avenue as an indoor animal shelter.  The town is actively participating in a regional initiative to make that building a regional animal shelter that would serve area towns.  The costs associated with maintenance, animal care and staffing would be shared by the various member towns, reducing the overall annual costs to each municipality.   (for additional information see this recent article: http://www.remindernews.com/article/2011/11/22/plans-for-regional-animal-control-facility-starting-to-gel )

To reclaim an animal you must contact the South Windsor Animal Control Officer at 860-648-6239 during normal office hours or call the South Windsor police at 860-644-2551 all other times.

The South Windsor police department works in conjunction with other agencies and organizations to ensure the proper and humane care of all animals.  Such agencies include:

- South Windsor Public Works
- Outside Municipal Animal Control Officers
- CT Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- Connecticut Humane Society
- State Canine Control Officer (CT Department of Agriculture)
- Audubon Society
- Sanctioned Animal Shelters and Organizations

In the town of South Windsor all dogs MUST be licensed at six months of age.  For further information visit the Town of South Windsor Office of the Town Clerk or click here.

Town of South Windsor Ordinance
Sec. 12-5. Restraint and confinement--Generally.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog to fail to keep his dog under restraint or to permit his dog to run at large upon the streets and public ways of the town or upon property other than that of the owner or keeper.
(b) No owner, keeper or custodian of any animal shall fail to exercise proper care and control of such animal to prevent the animal from becoming a public nuisance.

It should be noted that facilities for stray cats are extremely limited.  Only in extraordinary circumstances will our animal control officers capture stray cats.

For a listing of animals available for adoption visit the Petfinder website.