Who Do I Call If I Suspect Abuse?
Child Maltreatment: 855-422-4453
Elder Abuse: 888-774-0152 or 800-878-6442 for suspected elder mistreatment in long-term care facilities.
Domestic Violence: National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or Georgia 24-hour Hotline at 800-334-2836
Animal Abuse or Neglect: STATEWIDE: Report companion animal cases to county Animal Control if one exists, otherwise to law enforcement;
Report equine cases to GA Dept. of Agriculture Equine Health Section 800-282-5852 x 3713;
Report other livestock/poultry cases to GA Dept. of Agriculture Livestock Poultry Field Forces 800-282-5852 x 3665
Appling County City of Baxley Animal Shelter 912-367-8305
Atkinson County Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office 912-422-3611
Bacon County Bacon County Sheriff’s Office 912-632-8515
Alma Alma Police Dept. 912-632-2350
Baker County Baker County Sheriff’s Office 229-734-3002
Baldwin County Baldwin County Animal Control 478-445-5514
Banks County Banks County Dangerous Animal Control 706-677-4272
Barrow County Barrow County Animal Shelter 770-307-3012
Bartow County Bartow County Animal Control 770-387-5153
Ben Hill County City of Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Animal Control Division 229-426-5000
Berrien County Berrien County Animal Shelter 229-237-0318
Nashville Nashville Animal Control 229-686-6558
Bibb County Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare 478-621-6791
Bleckley County City of Cochran Animal Control Division 478-934-4282
Brantley County Brantley County Sheriff’s Office 912-462-5727
Brooks County Brooks County Sheriff’s Dept. 229-263-9323
Bryan County Bryan County Animal Control 912-459-6515
Bulloch County Bulloch County Humane Enforcement 912-489-6911
Burke County Burke County Sheriff’s Office 706-554-2133
Waynesboro Waynesboro Animal Control 706-360-2342
Butts County Butts County Animal Welfare 770-775-8011
Calhoun County Calhoun County Sheriff’s Dept. 229-849-2555
Camden County Camden County Animal Control 912-576-7395
Candler County City of Metter Animal Control Officer 912-685-7877
Carroll County Carroll County Animal Control 770-834-8150
Catoosa County Catoosa County Animal Control 706-935-2454
Charlton County Charlton County Sheriff’s Office 912-496-7321
Chatham County Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Animal Services 912-652-6575
Chattahoochee County Chattahoochee County Sheriff’s Office 706-989-3644
Chattooga County Chattooga County Animal Control 706-857-0679
Cherokee County Cherokee County Marshal’s Animal Control 678-493-4080
Clarke County Athens-Clarke County Animal Control 706-613-3540
Clay County Clay County Sheriff’s Office 229-768-2505
Clayton County Clayton County Animal Control 770-477-3509
Clinch County Clinch County Sheriff’s Dept. 912-487-5316
Homerville Homerville Animal Control 912-487-5306
Cobb County Cobb County Animal Control 770-499-4136
Coffee County Coffee County Sheriff’s Office 912-384-4227
Douglas Douglas Animal Control 912-389-3450
Colquitt County Moultrie Colquitt County Humane Society 229-985-5463
Columbia County Columbia County Animal Services 706-541-4077 or 311
Cook County Cook County Sheriff 229-896-7471
Adel Adel Police Dept. 229-896-2224
Coweta County Coweta County Animal Control 770-254-3735
Newnan Newnan Police Dept. Animal Warden 770-254-2355
Crawford County Crawford County Sheriff’s Office 478-836-3116
Crisp County Crisp County Sheriff’s Dept. 229-276-2600
Cordele Cordele Animal Control 229-276-2921
Dade County Dade County Sheriff 706-657-3233
Dawson County Dawson County Animal Control 706-265-7387
Dawsonville Dawsonville Animal Control Dept. 706-265-3256
Decatur County Decatur County Animal Control 229-248-3044
Bainbridge Bainbridge Public Safety Dept. 229-248-2038
DeKalb County DeKalb County Animal Enforcement Services 404-294-2996 x2
Chamblee Chamblee Animal Control Officer 770-986-5019
Dodge County Dodge County Law Enforcement Center 478-559-1130
Dooly County Dooly County Sheriff Dept. 229-645-0920
Vienna Vienna Police Dept. 229-268-7033
Dougherty County Albany/Dougherty County Animal Control 229-431-2132
Albany Albany/Dougherty County Animal Control 229-431-2132
Douglas County Douglas County Animal Shelter 770-942-5961
Early County Early County Sheriff’s Office 229-723-3577
Blakely Blakely Animal Control 229-724-7474
Echols County Echols County Sheriff’s Office 229-559-5603
Effingham County Effingham County Sheriff’s Humane Enforcement Div. 912-754-3449
Elbert County Elbert County Animal Control 706-283-5054
Elberton Elberton Animal Control Officer 706-213-3130
Emanuel County Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office 478-237-7526
Evans County Evans County Sheriff’s Office 912-739-1611
Fannin County Fannin County Animal Control 706-632-3845
Fayette County Fayette County Animal Shelter 770-631-7210
Floyd County Floyd County Animal Control Dept. 706-236-4545
Forsyth County Forsyth County Animal Services 770-781-2138
Franklin County Franklin County Sheriff’s Office 706-384-2525
Fulton County Fulton County Animal Services 404-613-0358
Gilmer County Gilmer County Animal Control 706-635-8911
Glascock County Glascock County Sheriff’s Office 706-598-2881
Glynn County Glynn County Animal Services 912-554-7500
Gordon County Gordon County Animal Control 706-629-3327
Calhoun Calhoun Animal Control 706-629-6746
Resaca Gordon County Animal Control 706-629-3327
Grady County Grady County Animal Control 229-377-3070
Greene County Greene County Animal Control 706-454-7039
Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Animal Welfare & Enforcement Center 770-339-3200
Habersham County Habersham County Dept. of Animal Care & Control 706-839-0195
Hall County Hall County Animal Control & Enforcement 770-531-6830
Hancock County Hancock County Sheriff’s Dept. 706-444-6471
Haralson County Haralson County Animal Control 770-646-6622
Harris County Harris County Animal Control 706-582-2763
Hart County Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter 706-356-5363
Heard County Heard County Animal Control Center 706-675-3570
Henry County Henry County Animal Care & Control Dept. 770-288-7387
Houston County Houston County Animal Control 478-542-2033
Warner Robins Warner Robins Animal Control 478-929-7290
Irwin County Irwin County Sheriff’s Office 229-468-7459
Jackson County Jackson County Animal Control 706-367-5480
Jasper County Jasper County Animal Control 706-468-0396
Jeff Davis County Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Dept. 912-375-6600
Hazlehurst Hazlehurst Police Dept. 912-375-6688
Jefferson County Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office 478-625-7538
Wrens Wrens Police Dept. 706-547-3232
Jenkins County Jenkins County Sheriff’s Office 478-982-4211
Millen Millen Police Dept. 478-982-2750
Johnson County Johnson County Sheriff’s Dept. 478-864-3941
Jones County Jones County Animal Control 478-986-1427
Lamar County Lamar County Animal Control 770-358-0181
Barnesville Barnesville Animal Control 770-358-0181
Milner Lamar County Animal Control 770-358-0181
Lanier County Lanier County Sheriff’s Office 229-482-3545
Laurens County Laurens County Animal Control 478-277-2943
Lee County Lee County Animal Control 229-759-6037
Liberty County Liberty County Animal Control 912-876-9191
Lincoln County Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office 706-359-4118
Long County Long County Animal Control 912-545-2283
Lowndes County Lowndes County Animal Welfare 229-671-2760
Lumpkin County Lumpkin County Animal Shelter 706-867-7297
Macon County Macon County Sheriff’s Office 478-472-6447
Madison County Madison County Animal Control 706-795-5589
Marion County Marion County Sheriff’s Office 229-649-3841
McDuffie County McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office 706-595-2040
Thomson Thomson Police Dept. 706-595-2166
McIntosh County McIntosh County Animal Services 912-258-1376
Meriwether County Meriwether County Animal Shelter 706-672-2966
Miller County Miller County Sheriff’s Office 229-758-3421
Mitchell County Mitchell County Animal Control 229-336-7030
Monroe County Monroe County Animal Control 478-994-7976
Montgomery County Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office 912-583-2521
Morgan County Morgan County Animal Control 706-752-1195
Madison Madison Animal Control 706-342-9604
Murray County Murray County Animal Control 706-695-6222
Chatsworth Chatsworth Animal Control 706-695-8003 or 706-695-8069
Muscogee County Columbus Animal Care & Control Center 706-653-4512 or Muscogee County Sheriff 706-653-4225
Newton County Newton County Animal Control 770-786-9514
Oconee County Oconee County Animal Services 706-769-3956
Oglethorpe County Oglethorpe County Code Compliance 706-743-5270
Paulding County Paulding County Animal Control 770-445-1511
Peach County Peach County Sheriff’s Office 478-825-8636
Pickens County Pickens County Office of the Sheriff 706-253-8901
Jasper Jasper Animal Control 706-692-9100
Pierce County Pierce County Sheriff’s Office 912-449-2011
Blackshear Blackshear Police Dept. 912-449-7011
Pike County Pike County Sheriff’s Office 770-567-8431
Polk County Polk Co. Animal Control 770-749-8908
Pulaski County Pulaski County Animal Control Officer 478-783-1212
Putnam County Putnam County Animal Services 706-485-3970
Quitman County Georgetown-Quitman County Sheriff’s Office 229-334-3726
Rabun County Rabun County Sheriff’s Office 706-782-3612
Randolph County Randolph County Sheriff’s Office 229-732-2525
Richmond County Augusta Animal Services 706-790-6836
Rockdale County Rockdale County Animal Care Shelter 770-278-8403
Schley County Schley County Sheriff’s Office 229-937-2101
Screven County Screven County Sheriff’s Dept. 912-564-2013
Sylvania Sylvania Police Dept. 912-564-2055
Seminole County Seminole County Sheriff’s Office 229-524-5115
Spalding County Spalding County Animal Control 770-467-4772
Stephens County Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter 706-282-3275
Toccoa Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter 706-282-3275
Stewart County Stewart County Sheriff’s Office 229-838-4393
Sumter County Sumter County Animal Welfare & Control 229-924-4094
Americus Americus Animal Control Officer 229-924-7330
Talbot County Talbot County Animal Control 706-741-3012
Taliaferro County Taliaferro County Sheriff’s Office 706-456-2345
Tattnall County Tattnall County Sheriff’s Office 912-557-6778
Taylor County Taylor County Sheriff’s Office 478-862-5444
Telfair County Telfair County Sheriff’s Office 229-868-6621
Terrell County Terrell County Animal Control 229-995-4410
Thomas County Thomas County Sheriff’s Office 911
Tift County Tifton-Tift County Animal Shelter 229-382-7387
Toombs County Toombs County Animal Control 912-526-3311
Vidalia Vidalia Animal Control 912-537-8866
Towns County Towns County Sheriff’s Office 706-896-4444
Treutlen County Treutlen County Sheriff’s Dept. 912-529-3220
Troup County Troup County Marshal’s Office Animal Control Division 706-883-1627
LaGrange LaGrange Police Dept. Animal Services 706-298-3606
Turner County Turner County Sheriff’s Office 229-567-2401
Twiggs County Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office 478-945-3357
Union County Union County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control 706-439-6052
Upson County Upson County Animal Control 706-647-5586
Walker County Walker County Sheriff’s Dept. 706-638-1909
Walton County Walton County Animal Control Dept. 770-267-1322
Ware County Ware County Animal Services 912-287-4379
Waycross Waycross Animal Control 912-287-2900
Warren County Warren County Sheriff’s Office 706-465-3340
Washington County Sandersville-Washington County Animal Control Shelter 478-552-2756
Wayne County Jesup Animal Control Officers 912-427-1300
Webster County Webster County Sheriff’s Office 229-828-7503
Wheeler County Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office 912-568-7107
White County White County Animal Control 706-219-2689
Whitfield County Whitfield County Animal Shelter 706-278-2018 or Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office 706-278-1233
Wilcox County Wilcox County Sheriff’s Office 229-467-2322
Wilkes County Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter 706-678-2287
Wilkinson County Wilkinson County Sheriff’s Office 478-946-2411
Worth County Worth County Animal Control 229-777-7774
Please see the explanatory notes regarding reporting and response on our introductory page. If you are aware of any additions or corrections to this Directory, please e-mail the National Link Coalition and let us know.