Kings County Animal Services will no longer accept stray animals from Lemoore

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Residents successful the metropolis of Lemoore volition nary longer beryllium capable to telephone the Kings County Animal Services to instrumentality successful stray oregon injured animals starting July 1.

The county's carnal services posted connected societal media Friday, saying that owed to a modulation by the Lemoore Police Department, they volition nary longer beryllium accepting animals from the city.

Instead of calling the county's carnal services, radical tin telephone the metropolis constabulary carnal power astatine 559-924-5333 and the Avenal Animal Shelter astatine 559-386-1112.

The metropolis of Lemoore posted connected Monday saying that it volition statesman contracting with Avenal for carnal sheltering services, owed to an statement that the metropolis approved connected May 20, 2025.

The metropolis says immoderate animals that are sick, injured, oregon vicious volition beryllium picked up by the metropolis and volition archetypal beryllium scanned for a microchip. If microchipped, metropolis unit volition effort to marque interaction with the animal's owner.

If animals are incapable to beryllium returned to their owners, they volition beryllium temporarily housed successful a holding kennel wrong the metropolis pending transportation to Avenal, which volition beryllium scheduled up to 2 weeks. For much information, click here.