Tarrant County Animal Services / Texas TX

Information about domestic and wild animal problems in Tarrant County

County Animal ServicesIf you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Tarrant County animal services for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, spay & neuter programs, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, bite reports, deceased pets, lost pets, local animal complaints and to report neglected or abused animals.

Tarrant County Animal Services: 817-392-1234


REPORT WILDLIFE ISSUES: 817-392-1234 or 512-389-8092

To report a dead animal on the road, an injured bird, a lost baby squirrel, a dangerous bear, or anything like that, call any of these free government animal services:

  • Tarrant County Animal Services: 817-392-1234
  • Texas Wildlife Commission: 512-389-8092
  • Fort Worth police department: 817-392-4200
These agencies often deal with public wildlife issues or animal concerns where the public health or safety is involved, or other types of animal issues. These are free services.


Critter Problem at Your House? Hire Wildlife X Team
Wildlife removal is not a free service.

Fort Worth Wildlife ControlTarrant County does not provide free wildlife control services. If you want to pay for critter removal services, call Wildlife X Team at 817-776-4970. They provide professional wildlife control for both residential & commercial customers in the city of Fort Worth. They offer custom Fort Worth wild animal control solutions for almost any type of wildlife problem, whether it be the noises of squirrels running through the attic, a colony of bats living in a building, or the destructive behavior of a raccoon, they have the experience and the tools to quickly and professionally solve your animal problem in Tarrant County in Texas. Check their prices, and for a consultation, give them a call at 817-776-4970


We service the greater Fort Worth, Texas area, including Ft. Worth, Arlington, Haltom City, Keller TX, North Richard Hills, Bedford, Hurst, Irving Texas, Grand Prairie, and more. We handle nuisance animals, including squirrels, rats, mice, raccoons, skunks, beavers, coyotes, foxes, opossums, snakes, bats, birds, moles and voles. We carry workers' compensation and liability insurance.

It is important to remember that most county animal services in Tarrant County and elsewhere no longer provide assistance in cases involving wild animals and wildlife management. If you have a wildlife problem or need to get rid of wildlife, need an exterminator or exterminating company, pest control or critter trapping or traps or wild animal prevention in Tarrant County, you should call a privately owned wildlife removal company at this number: 817-776-4970

We work across the entirety of Tarrant County and service the towns of Arlington, Keller, Euless, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Colleyville, Bedford, Haltom City, Saginaw, Benbrook, Lake Worth, White Settlement, Watauga, Crowley, Richland Hills, Kennedale, Forest Hill, River Oaks, Everman, Pantego, Blue Mound, Dalworthington Gardens, Westworth Village, Sansom Park, Pelican Bay, Edgecliff Village, Westover Hills, Eagle Mountain, Rendon, Lakeside, and more.


Tarrant County Wildlife Removal Tip:

Should you use opossum traps?
There's an opossum in your yard - what do you do? Would you call a local wildlife control expert to come in and sort out the situation? These guys can be expensive, but they do know what they are doing. Would you use opossum traps to catch the little critter so that you can release it back into the wild? In some states, this is actually illegal, so you will want to check the local rules and regulations. Also, you will want to make sure that you are buying the right kind of opossum traps so that you can be sure you are not wasting any money and also to ensure that you do not injure the little guy. Of course, you could always just leave it well alone....

In reality, the lonely opossum is actually saving you a lot of hard work. It eats things like snails, slugs, snakes, mice, rats and other little things that will do lots of damage to your yard - snails eat leaves of the flowers and plants that you are growing, the rats carry disease, the mice leave droppings all over the place... Admittedly the opossum might be knocking your garbage can over, but you can always just make sure that lid is firmly shut by tying it with a strong rope or with bungee cords.

Usually, your local opossum will stay in your garden for long enough to get its fill of the bugs and rodents that are running around and then move on to complete its task elsewhere in the neighborhood. If it really isn't bugging you too much, it wouldn't hurt just to let the critter do its job!

Tarrant County, TX Animal Control News Clip:

Animal Services - More than 30 dogs seized from farm

Tarrant County Animal Control staff Thursday seized more than 30 dogs living in filth at a pig farm on Ingomar Grade. For more information, call the animal services of Fort Worth, Texas.

The dogs, mostly border collies or border collie mixes, were living in pigpens filled with feces and dirt, according to Kristi The animal and dog veterinary specialist, animal abuse investigator for the county. Tarrant County animal control says it will continue to help with domestic animal issues, but not with Texas wildlife problems.

The farm belongs to Joe The canine and wildlife expert. The animal and dog veterinary specialist said The canine and wildlife expert told her that the dogs were mostly strays that he had taken in and fed. A former tenant of the farm had contacted The animal and dog veterinary specialist to complain about the dogs' living conditions. Animal and carcass removal services in Tarrant County is dedicated to helping Texas and Fort Worth.

The canine and wildlife expert refused to comment. The animal and dog veterinary specialist said she visited the farm last week after receiving the complaint, but The canine and wildlife expert's wife would not allow The animal and dog veterinary specialist to see the dogs kept in the pig barn. Tarrant County animal services in Fort Worth, Texas, declined to comment on the matter.

Animal Services - Couple's wish spares pets

"People have become more and more vigilant about reporting [rabid animals]," Da Dawg Show said. "They're not just burying a raccoon; they're calling us to test it." For more information, call the animal services of Tarrant County, Texas.

Da Dawg Show said there are many layers to rabies prevention other than keeping pets' vaccinations updated. Tarrant County animal control says it will continue to help with domestic animal issues, but not with Texas wildlife problems.

"Another layer is not keeping your dog outside or not allowing your dog to be outside unsupervised," Da Dawg Show said. "If you are going to keep your dogs outside, you want to consider how you can enclose them, not only so they can't get out but so that a wild, rabid animal can't get in." Animal and carcass removal services in Tarrant County is dedicated to helping Texas and El Paso.

The department says not to attempt to capture a live, possibly rabid animal. If the animal is dead, cover it with a bucket to prevent future contact. Do not touch pets that may have come into contact with a rabid animal. El Paso County animal services in El Paso, Texas, declined to comment on the matter.



Remember, for a dog/cat problem, call 817-392-1234, and if you need wildlife removal service in Tarrant County, call Wildlife X Team: 817-776-4970.

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