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Animal Control

Telephone Number
(850) 670-4733

Address
Franklin County Animal Control
210 State Road 65, Eastpoint, FL 32328

Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
We are also available after hours, weekends, and holidays for emergency calls only.


About Us

Pets are an important part of our community and a big part of our everyday lives.  The officers of the Franklin County Animal Control Department are dedicated and strive each day to make this county a safe and friendly place to live.  Officers attempt to educate both pet owners and non-pet owners as well as enforce county and state laws dealing with domestic animals in our county.  Animal Control Officers respond to many calls each day that consist of trap requests, check welfare, running at large, injured animals, barking dog complaints, vicious animals, or animal bites just to name a few.  Our officers stay busy and make every effort to keep Franklin County pet owners and their neighbors happy and educated when it comes to animals.

We are available after hours, weekends and holidays for emergency calls only.  There is an on-call officer at all times who can assist in your emergency.  The service number to call for Animal Control is 850-670-4733.

 

Have a question or concern? Click here to contact us.


Law Enforcement Service

For information pertaining to our County Ordinance please click the Link Below:
View the Animal Control Ordinance of Franklin County Florida (Ord. No. 2025-04)

If you wish to file an Affidavit of Complaint, you may click the Link Below or call dispatch at 850-670-4733:
View the Animal Control Affidavit of Complaint Form PDF

**IMPORTANT**
Affidavits must be notarized before being turned over to Animal Control!

Generally, violations of the Franklin County Animal Control Ordinance do not occur when an officer is present. For an Animal Control Officer or the Animal Control Department to take an action regarding a violation, either the officer or someone else must witness the incident(s). This Affidavit of complaint or statement, when completed by a witness, provides the documentation necessary for an action to be taken. It establishes probable cause for an officer to believe that a violation took place, who was involved, and the nature of the violation. This statement form is essential for Anima Control to pursue further action in reference to the violations you have described. For Animal Control to efficiently respond to your needs, we ask that you review and carefully complete this statement to the best of your knowledge and return it to the Animal Control Department within 10 days.


Animal Services

Humane Trapping Program
Having issues with racoons eating out of your trash? Is a curious kitty keeping you up all night? Franklin County Animal Control offers humane trapping services free of charge. Below are just some things to keep in mind about this service:

  1. Our services are only available for cats, dogs, opossums, racoons and fox.
  2. Animal Control does not set traps on Fridays and does not pick up traps on weekends. If your trap remains empty by Friday evening, please close the trap to prevent capturing animals over the weekend, and reset it on Monday during our regular business hours, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm.
  3. Traps may be kept for a maximum of 2 business weeks. If no animal is caught after 2 weeks, the trap will be considered unsuccessful and reclaimed by an Officer.

Please Do Not Release Captured Animals under any circumstances, even if the animal is not your target pest or pet. If an animal is captured and you are concerned for its safety (e.g., due to extreme heat, cold, or severe weather), you may cover the trap with a blanket/towel or carefully relocate the trap to a sheltered area with the animal safely contained inside. Do not release the animal. Call Animal Control for prompt removal at 850-670-4733.

For issues with larger Wildlife (such as bears or hogs), please contact Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation at (850) 488-4676.

 

Florida Wildlife
Franklin County Animal Control handles almost all matters related to domesticated animals such as dogs, cats, and live stock. However, we do not participate in the handling/trapping/removal of Florida Wildlife such as bears, wild hogs, wild cats or deer.

For issues with wild animals, please contact:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission • Farris Bryant Building
620 S. Meridian St. • Tallahassee, FL • (850) 488-4676


Special Notices

Rabies Alert for Franklin County
An animal with rabies could infect other wild animals or domestic animals that have not been vaccinated against rabies. All domestic animals should be vaccinated against rabies and all wildlife contact should be avoided, particularly raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, and coyotes. Rabies is a disease of the nervous system and is fatal to warm-blooded animals and humans. The only treatment for human exposure to rabies is rabies specific immune globulin and rabies immunization. Appropriate treatment started soon after the exposure, will protect an exposed person from the disease.

The following advice is issued:

  • Keep rabies vaccinations up to date for all pets.
  • If your pet is bitten by a wild animal, seek veterinary assistance for the animal immediately and contact County Animal Services at 850-670-4733. Call your local animal control agency to remove any stray animals from your neighborhood.
  • Do not handle, feed, or unintentionally attract wild animals by leaving pet food outside, or garbage cans open.
  • Never adopt wild animals or bring them into your home.
  • Teach children never to handle unfamiliar animals, wild or domestic, even if they appear friendly.
  • Prevent bats from entering living quarters or occupied spaces in homes, churches, schools, and other similar areas, where they might come in contact with people and pets.
  • Persons who have been bitten or scratched by wild or domestic animals should seek medical attention and report the injury to the Florida Department of Health Franklin County at 850-653-2111.

The department works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts. Follow us on Twitter at @HealthyFla and on Facebook. For more information about the Florida Department of Health in Franklin County, please visit http://franklin.floridahealth.gov/index.html.


**MISSING ANIMALS**

 

Name: Jim
Location: Apalachicola, around Kevin road area
Owner Name: JR Gord

Please help us find Jim and return him home! Please be careful when approaching. He is very skittish!

 

Owner: UNKNOWN
Location: River Road, Carrabelle

"FCAC is aware that this dog has been running at large for quite some time. However, all attempts to catch the animal have proven fruitless as it is very skittish. If anyone is able to capture and contain the dog, please contact Animal Control so that we can try to find its owner!"


Name: Sabby
Home: 847 Hwy 98, Eastpoint
Last Seen: October 28, 2026
Call FCAC for Owners Number
"She likes to escape and roam CC Land or 98 between the Campground and Visitors Center. Animal Control needs your assistance in locating and returning her to her family."

 

Officer Emails

William Wilson, Assistant Director - wwilson@franklincountyflorida.gov

Officer Heather Hamilton - heatherh@franklincountyflorida.gov

Officer Duane Cook - Randallcook87@icloud.com