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Animal
Services makes every possible attempt to return lost pets
to their families. Registration tags make this process MUCH
easier and faster. Town Ordinance requires all dogs, cats,
pot-bellied pigs and ferrets to be registered with the Town,
and each registered animal is required to wear their registration
and rabies tag at all times.
Even
with all our best efforts, animals do lose their collars or
tags and can end up at the local animal shelter. As soon as
you notice your pet is lost, please notify the Police Department
and Animal
Services - (682) 831-4659, or Police Dispatch - (972)
434-5500, to see if we have your pet or to provide contact
information should we locate your pet. Please report found
pets to (972) 434-5500. Remember - never approach or handle
wildlife, instead call Animal
Services.
Lost
Animals
If we are unable to locate a pet's family, the animal will
be made available for adoption. Our shelter is located within
the Trophy Club Police Department. When pets become available
for adoption, they are listed online at www.petfinder.com.
The
Department is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and after-hours on an emergency basis only. To request assistance,
residents should call police dispatch at 972-434-5500.
- Trophy
Club Animal Services Department provides the following:
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- Animal
Registration*
- No-Fee
Adoptions; however, donations are ALWAYS WELCOME!
- Animal
Shelter Presentations to schools, civic groups, and
other organizations.
- Wildlife
complaints: Cages and traps are available with a deposit
and payment of a nominal fee.
- Respond
to stray animal complaints; investigate dangerous animals
and pickup dead, non-owned animals.
- Coexisting
with Wildlife information.
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Animal Control
Activity* to view this
month's activity.
- To
adopt a pet, visit our shelter located in the Police
Department, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
or go online to: www.petfinder.com
Ordinance
Enforcement
For everyone's protection, the Town requires through ordinance
that ALL dogs, cats, ferrets and potbellied pigs be registered.
You can register your pet(s) by bringing in the pet's rabies
verification certificate along with a one time registration
fee of $5.00 per pet, payable to the Town of Trophy Club.
PLEASE
do not allow your pets to roam. Town Ordinance requires dogs
to be leashed and "picked up after". Pets found without a
leash, and/or without their registration / rabies tags will
be impounded and may be cited. Impound fees for the shelters
are $40.00 for the first day and $30.00 for each day thereafter.
Bees
Along with warmer weather, issues with wildlife and insects
become a concern for most homeowners. It won't be long before
bees begin buzzing around your flowers and occasionally you
might find a swarm of bees around your house or neighborhood.
Swarming is the way a bee hive deals with over crowding. The
queen and some of the Worker bees leave the hive to look for
a new place to live. While they are searching, the workers
cluster around the queen and send out scouts to look for a
good location. A swarm looks like a ball of bees and can range
from the size of a baseball to the size of a basketball. Swarms
often rest on exposed surfaces like tree branches, telephone
poles, or the side of a house. Most swarms leave the area
in a day or so when they find a new hive site. Do not spray
the bees with water or wasp spray. This behavior may cause
them to attack and can possibly result in numerous stings.
Call Animal Control at 682-831-4659 and request a phone number
for a bee keeper. The Town does not provide or pay for this
service.
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Snakes
In addition to potential bee issues, it is also warm enough
for snakes to make an appearance. There have been numerous
calls to identify a snake in flowerbeds or yards - sometimes
even a pool. As always, tell your children not to handle or
provoke any snake they may find. Children should tell an adult
so they can call police dispatch at 972-434-5500 and have
an officer respond. If the animal services officer is on duty
he will respond and relocate the snake. Most of the snakes
you find will not be venomous and will most likely be a rat
snake, garter snake or a Texas brown snake, which are the
most common types around town. You may find them around your
patio, on your sidewalk or even sunning on a window ledge.
If interested, Google 'Texas snakes' to find more information
about the reptiles. Residents should become familiar with
the three main venomous snakes in this area: the rattle snake,
copper head and water moccasin. In the past ten years we have
not responded to an actual rattle snake call. Copper heads
and water moccasins only account for two or three of all the
snake calls received. Safety is imperative, so please let
animal control or an officer handle problem snakes. They can
be elusive reptiles, so make sure to keep them in sight if
possible. A common question from residents is: are there snakes
in this area? Just keep in mind that this is Texas and there
are snakes all over the state.
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Feeding
the Ducks
Please refrain from feeding birdseed to the ducks. Instead,
please use waterfowl seed. Birdseed can cause deformities
in duckling's feet.
If
you are interested in becoming a foster parent, please
contact the Trophy Club Animal Services Department at
682-831-4659 or for more information, contact Animal
Services.
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