ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT
Colorado State Law: A person commits cruelty to animals if he knowingly or with criminal negligence overdrives, overloads, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beats, needlessly mutilates, needlessly kills, carries in or upon any vehicles in a cruel or reckless manner, or otherwise mistreats or neglects any animal, or causes or procures it to be done, or having the charge and custody of any animal, fails to provide it with proper food, drink, protection from the weather, or abandons it. (CRS 1973, 18-9-202)
To Report Animal Cruelty: Many times it takes several calls to Animal Control or the Sheriff’s Dept. to get a response. Remember, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” – call back if the authorities have not checked on the horse or horses that you are concerned about. Remember to be polite, ask for a case number when appropriate and ask to receive a call back after the welfare check is completed. Also report the incident to the Bureau of Animal Protection at 303-239-4163.
State Vet’s Office: 303-239-4166
Bureau of Animal Protection: 303-239-4163
Crime Stoppers Animal Abuse Program: For anonymous reporting call 720-913-STOP (7867).
Colorado Humane Society: 1-800-249-5121 or http://www.ColoradoHumane.org
CHS services the following counties:
Alamosa Fremont Morgan
Bent Grand Otero
Chaffee Gunnison Phillips
Clear Creek Huerfano Prowers
Conejos Jackson Rio Grande
Costilla Kiowa Routt
Crowley Kit Carson Saguache
Custer Lake Sedgwick
Elbert Las Animas Summit
Lincoln Washington
Mineral Weld
Yuma
Adams County: Adams County Animal Control – 303-288-3294, 303-288-1535
City of Thornton – 720-977-5250, 720-977-5257, 720-977-5253
Adams/Jefferson Counties: Arvada Animal Control – 720-898-6850
Arapahoe County Animal Control: 720-874-6750
Arvada Animal Management: 720-898-6850
Aurora Animal Control: 303-361-0890, 303-326-8280, 720-939-3581
Bennett Animal Control: 303-644-3249
Boulder County Animal Control: Dispatch – 303-441-4444
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office: 303-441-3650
Humane Society of Boulder Valley: 303-442-4030, ext. 677
Longmont Police Dept.: 303-651-8555
Brighton City Animal Control: 303-655-2300
Broomfield City & County Animal Control: 303-438-6400
Castle Rock Animal Control: 303-663-6100
Centennial City Animal Control: 720-874-6750
Clear Creek County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Commerce City Animal Control: 303-288-1535
Cripple Creek Police Dept.: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Delta County: Delta Animal Control: 970-874-7676
Denver City & County Animal Control: 303-698-0800
Denver Dumb Friends League: 303-923-0022
Denver Municipal Shelter: 303-698-0076
Douglas County Animal Control: 303-841-2332 (Parker)
Denver Dumb Friends League – 303-923-0022
Humane Soc. Pikes Peak Region – 303-660-7529
Eagle County Animal Control: Eagle Humane Society: 970-328-7387
Edgewater Animal Control: 303-549-5104
Elbert County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Jefferson/Douglas: Denver Dumb Friend’s League, 303-923-002
El Paso/Douglas/Pueblo Counties:
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region:
Castle Rock – 303-660-7529, 303-333-4282
Colorado Springs – 719-473-1741
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office – 719-390-5555
Calhan Police Dept. – 719-347-2586 (El Paso County)
Englewood City Animal Control: 303-762-2438
Fremont County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121,
Gilpin County Sheriff: 303-572-0750
Golden Animal Control: 303-384-8045
Grand County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Jefferson County: Jefferson County Animal Control – dispatch – 303-277-0211
303-271-5070 (Golden)
303-271-5072
Lakewood Animal Control – 303-987-7173 (Lakewood)
303-987-7183
303-987-7000
Wheatridge Police Dept. – 303-235-2926, 303-235-2841
Arvada Animal Control – 720-898-6850
LaPlata County: LaPlata County Animal Control – 970-259-2847 (Durango)
Lakewood City Animal Control: 303-987-7173
Larimer County: Larimer Humane Society – 970-530-2954
Littleton Animal Control: 303-794-1551
Longmont Police Dept.: 303-651-8555
Mesa County: Fruita Police Dept. – 970-858-3008
Mesa County Animal Services – 970-242-4646 (Grand Junction)
Park County: Intermountain Humane Society (Conifer) – 303-838-2668
Park County Sheriff – 719-836-2494, 719-836-4121
Parker Animal Control: 303.841.9800
Pitkin County: Pitkin County Sheriff – 970-920-5310, 970-948-6373
Pueblo County: Pueblo Animal Services – 719-544-3005
Rio Grande County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Routt County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Summit County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Superior Town Animal Control: 303-441-4444
Teller County: Teller County Sheriff – 719-687-9652 (Divide)
Cripple Creek Police Dept. – 719-689-2655
Thornton City Animal Control: 720-977-5250, 720-977-5257, 720-977-5253
Weld County: Contact Colorado Humane Society – 800-249-5121
Westminster City Animal Control: 303-430-2400
Wheatridge Animal Control: 303-237-2220
