Helping Irving Animal Services return pets to their rightful owners quickly and easily helps staff focus on finding homes for the thousands of animals they take in each year. These efforts also keep city streets free of roaming animals, increasing the safety and health of residents, pets and wildlife.
- Pets should always wear a collar with ID tags so they can be returned home right away.
- Microchip your pets, and ensure the microchip is registered with up-to-date contact information in case the collar and tags fall off. Microchipping and ID tags are available for purchase at the Irving Animal Care Campus.
- Spay or neuter your pets. Pets who are not spayed or neutered will often roam looking for a mate. On average 90 percent of the stray animals picked up by IAS are not spayed or neutered.
Irving Animal Services, through its partners TCAP and Spay Neuter Network, offers affordable spay and neuter services to Irving residents multiple times each month. Visit the IAS Events page for more information.