Animal Control
Giles County Animal Control
Contact Info
To report a stray pet, neglect, or abuse of any animal please contact the Giles Sheriff’s Office
at (540) 921-3842 and one of our Animal Control Officers will be notified.
Animal Control Officers:
- Enforce County and State regulations for Companion & Agricultural Animals (Livestock
- Investigate animal cruelty and abuse cases
- Control dangerous animals
- Control stray animals
- Check County Dog Tags
- Respond to bite/rabies cases.
*Giles County Animal Control Officer are also County Compliance Officer enforcing Giles County
local ordinances.
County Dog Tags are now issued for the lifetime of your dog and can only be purchased at the County Treasurer’s office. You must have a current Rabies certificate in order to get your County Tag.
(*Please bring your Rabies Certificate with you)
Read the Giles County Pet Ordinance PDF
Virginia State Law
Most of the laws in Virginia related to animal health and welfare are included in Title 3.2, Chapter 65 (“Comprehensive Animal Care”), of the Code of Virginia. These laws, among other things, proscribe the standard of care that an owner must provide to his or her companion animal; regulate the operation pet shops, breeders, boarding establishments and groomers; sets forth the authority of local governing bodies to adopt ordinances regulating companion animals and the operation of a pound such as the Regional Center; and defining and setting for penalties for animal cruelty. Click on this link to view a copy of Virginia’s Comprehensive Animal Care law.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, through its Division of Animal Food and Industry Services, is responsible for administering Virginia’s Comprehensive Animal Care law. You can learn more about the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs by visiting its website: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/index.shtml.