Animal Control

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Department of Environmental Protection

The South Windsor Police Department renders appropriate humane and professional care for injured and stray domesticated animals, as well as other animal control functions.

Community Service Officers Robin Bond and Brian Kelley are the town's Animal Control Officers.  To contact them call 860-648-6239 during office hours (Robin Bond - Monday - Friday 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Brian Kelley - Tuesday - Saturday 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM). 

They can also be reached via email: Robin Bond  Brian Kelley .

Currently the South Windsor police may work in conjunction with other agencies and organizations:

- 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.

Currently all stray or injured animals are temporarily brought to the South Windsor police department until they can be taken to the CT Humane Society in Newington.  To reclaim an animal you must contact the Animal Control Officer at 860-648-6239 during normal office hours or call the South Windsor police at 860-644-2551 all other times.

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.