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Animal Evacuations
The Sheriff's Office Animal Control Unit is responsible for coordinating animal evacuations and animal sheltering during an emergency.
Call 303-271-5070 if you need information or assistance transporting your animals. Facilities only accept animals from areas that have received an emergency notification for an evacuation.
Jefferson County Animal Response Team
The Jefferson Animal Control Rescue Team (J-CART) aids in the evacuation and sheltering of animals impacted by an emergency or disaster. J-CART works in conjunction with law enforcement, fire, emergency management and the Jefferson County Incident Management Team to safely and efficiently evacuate and shelter animals. Our J-CART partners include the following organizations:
- Foothills Animal Shelter
- Jefferson County Horse Council
- Jefferson County Fairgrounds
- Jefferson County Fairgrounds Map (PDF)
- Jefferson County Mounted Search and Rescue
- Jefferson County Horse Evacuation Assistance Team
- Front Range Animal Evacuation Team
- JeffCo Pet Emergency Team
- Animal Evacuation Volunteers
- Evergreen Animal Protection League
- Animal EVAC volunteers
Evacuating Animals
Download the Plan for Pets (PDF) and Plan for Livestock (PDF) brochures.
Good planning includes having agreements with friends and family outside of your area where you can temporarily take your pets and livestock.
If your neighborhood receives a pre-evacuation notice, consider leaving as soon as possible since animals, especially livestock, take a considerable amount of time to load up and transport.
If you are taking your animals to either the Jefferson County Fairgrounds or the Foothills Animal Shelter for temporary sheltering, please see the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Animal Evacuation Instructions and map (PDF) that provides information on location and traffic patterns. Temporary emergency sheltering services are provided at no cost to animal owners. Due to limited space, sheltering services are only available for those households within a pre-evacuation or evacuation area.
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Animal Control
Physical Address
700 Jefferson County Parkway
Number 160
Golden, CO 80410
Phone 303-271-5070
Directions from 6th Avenue
Drive north at the intersection of Heritage Road and 6th Avenue. You are now on Jefferson County Parkway. Stay in the left lane and drive 0.8 mile. The animal control office is on the left side of the road; it is the only single-story building on Jefferson County Parkway. Animal control shares a building with open space and operations.
Hours of Operation
Administrative Office
Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m
Field Services
Sunday - Saturday
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Sheriff's office facilities are closed to the public on all legal holidays.