Who Do I Call If I Suspect Abuse?
Child Maltreatment: 800-800-5556
Elder Abuse: 800-992-6978 for suspected elder mistreatment in the home or in long-term care facilities.
Domestic Violence: National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or the Indiana 24-hour hotline at 800-332-7385.
Animal Abuse or Neglect:
NOTE: Cruelty cases involving livestock, horses and poultry are reported to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) at 877-747-3038.
Also note that Indiana has a statute (IC 35-46-3-12.5) called “Domestic violence animal cruelty.” A person who knowingly or intentionally kills a vertebrate animal with the intent to threaten, intimidate, coerce, harass, or terrorize a family or household member can be prosecuted for domestic violence animal cruelty, a Level 6 felony.
Adams County Adams County Sheriff’s Dept. 260-724-5345
Allen County Allen County Sheriff’s Field Service Officers 260-449-7491
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control 260-427-1244
Bartholomew County Bartholomew County Animal Control 812-372-1935
Columbus City of Columbus Animal Care Services 812-376-2505
Benton County Benton County Sheriff’s Office 765-884-0080 x2
Blackford County Blackford County Animal Shelter 765-348-5284
Hartford City Blackford County Animal Shelter 765-348-5284
Montpelier Blackford County Animal Shelter 765-348-5284
Shamrock Lakes Blackford County Animal Shelter 765-348-5284
Boone County Boone County Sheriff’s Office 765-482-1412
Lebanon Lebanon Police Dept. 765-482-8836
Brown County Brown County Sheriff’s Department 812-988-6655
Carroll County Carroll County Sheriff’s Office 765-564-2413 x1
Cass County Cass County Sheriff’s Dept. 574-753-7800
Clark County Clark County Sheriff’s Office Crime Tipline 812-280-2276
Jeffersonville Jeffersonville Police Dept. 812-283-6633
Other townships Local police department
Clay County Clay County Sheriff’s Dept. 812-446-2535
Clinton County Humane Society of Clinton County 765-654-7717
Crawford County River Valley/Crawford County Humane Society 812-969-2615
Daviess County Daviess County Sheriff’s Office 812-254-1060
Washington Washington Animal Control & Adoption Facility 812-254-8226
De Kalb County DeKalb Humane Society 260-868-2409
Dearborn County Dearborn County Animal Control 812-537-0913
Decatur County Greensburg & Decatur County Animal Shelter 812-663-9081
Delaware County Animal Care & Services 765-747-4851
Dubois County Animal Care Team (A.C.T.) of Dubois County 812-630-4812
Elkhart County Humane Society of Elkhart County 574-848-4225
Fayette County Fayette County Animal Shelter 765-825-8693
Floyd County New Albany-Floyd County Animal Control & Shelter 812-948-5355
Fountain County Fountain County Sheriff’s Dept. 765-793-2410
Franklin County Franklin County Small Animal Control 765-647-2033
Fulton County Fulton County Sheriff’s Office 574-223-2819
Gibson County Gibson County Animal Services 812-386-8079
Grant County Marion Animal Care & Control 765-668-4491
Greene County Greene County Sheriff’s Dept. 812-384-4411
Hamilton County Hamilton County Animal Control 317-776-4110
Arcadia Arcadia Police Dept. 317-984-5662
Atlanta Hamilton Co. Sheriff’s Dept. 317-773-1282
Carmel Carmel Police Dept. 317-571-2580
Cicero Cicero Police Dept. 317-984-3648
Fishers Hamilton Co. Sheriff’s Dept. 317-773-1282
Lawrence Lawrence Police Dept. 317-545-7575
Noblesville Noblesville Police Dept. 317-776-6356
Westfield Westfield Police Dept. 317-773-1300
Hancock County Greenfield-Hancock Animal Management 317-477-4367
Harrison County Harrison County Animal Control 812-738-8163
Hendricks County Hendricks County Animal Control 317-745-9250
Henry County New Castle/Henry County Animal Shelter 765-529-8131
Howard County Kokomo Humane Society 765-452-6224
Huntington County Huntington County Animal Control Officer 260-356-8316
Jackson County Jackson Co. Sheriff 812-358-2981
Seymour Seymour Police Dept. 812-522-1234
Jasper County Jasper County Animal Control & Shelter 219-866-5756
Demotte Demotte Police Dept. 219-987-3344
Rensselaer Rensselaer Police Dept. 219-866-7602
Jay County Jay County Sheriff’s Dept. 260-726-8188
Jefferson County Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office 812-265-2648
Jennings County Jennings County Animal Control 812-346-5725
Johnson County Johnson County Animal Shelter 317-736-3924
Knox County Knox County Sheriff 812-882-7660
Vincennes Vincennes Animal Shelter 812-882-8826
Kosciusko County Kosciusko County Sheriff 574-267-5667
Nappanee Nappanee Police Dept. 574-533-4151
Warsaw Animal Control Police Officer 574-372-9511
La Porte County LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter 219-326-1637
LaPorte LaPorte Police Dept. 219-362-9446
Michigan City Michigan City Animal Control 219-874-3221 x309
Lagrange County Animal Control 260-585-3559
Lake County Lake County Sheriff’s Animal Adoption Center 219-769-7016
Gary City of Gary Animal Control Center 219-881-1250
Hammond Hammond Animal Control 219-853-6507
Hobart Humane Society of Hobart 219-942-0103
Munster Munster Community Service Officer 219-836-6659
Lawrence County Lawrence County Sheriff 812-277-2020
Bedford Bedford Police Dept. 812-275-3311
Madison County Madison County Sheriff’s Dept. 765-642-0221
Anderson Anderson Police Dispatch 765-648-6775
Other townships Local police department
Marion County Indianapolis Animal Care Services 317-327-4622
Lawrence Lawrence Animal Control 317-549-4814
Marshall County Marshall County Sheriff 574-288-7867
Bremen Bremen Police Dept. 574-546-3456
Plymouth Plymouth Police Dept. 574-936-2126
Martin County Martin County Sheriff’s Dept. 812-247-3726
Miami County Miami County Central Dispatch 765-473-5474
Peru City of Peru Animal Control 765-473-6055
Monroe County Monroe County Animal Management 812-349-2585
Bloomington Animal Care & Control 812-349-3492
Montgomery County Montgomery Co. Sheriff’s Office 765-362-3740
Morgan County Morgan County Humane Society 765-349-9177
Martinsville Martinsville Police Dept. 765-342-6614
Mooresville Mooresville Metropolitan Police Dept. 317-831-3434
Newton County Newton County Animal Control 219-285-6777
Noble County Noble County Sheriff’s Dept. 260-636-2182
Kendallville Kendallville Police Dept. 260-347-0654
Ohio County Ohio County Sheriff’s Office 812-438-3636
Orange County Orange County Sheriff’s Office 812-723-5615
Owen County Owen County Sheriff 812-829-4874
Parke County Parke County Sheriff’s Office 765-569-5413
Perry County Perry County Sheriff 812-547-2441
Pike County Pike County Sheriff’s Office 812-354-6024
Porter County Porter County Animal Control 219-477-3000
Portage Portage Animal Control 219-763-1825
Posey County Posey County Animal Control 812-838-8362
Pulaski County Pulaski County Sheriff’s Dept. 574-946-6655
Putnam County Putnam County Animal Care & Control 765-653-1943
Randolph County Randolph County Sheriff 765-584-1721
Winchester Winchester Animal Control Officer 765-584-2800
Ripley County Ripley County Sheriff 812-689-5558
Rush County Rushville Animal Shelter 765-932-4754
Scott County Scott County Animal Shelter 812-752-4380
Shelby County Shelbyville/Shelby County Animal Shelter 317-392-5127
Spencer County Spencer County Animal Control 812-362-8558
St. Joseph County Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
Lakeville Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
Mishawaka City Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
New Carlisle Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
North Liberty Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
Notre Dame Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
Osceola Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
Roseland Humane Society of St. Joseph County 574-255-4726
South Bend South Bend Animal Care & Control 574-235-9303
Starke County Starke County Sheriff 574-772-3771
Steuben County Steuben County Sheriff 260-665-3131
Angola Angola Police Dept. 260-665-2121
Ashley Ashley Police Dept. 260-587-9388
Clear Lake Clear Lake Police Dept. 260-495-9158
Fremont Fremont Police Dept. 260-495-9848
Hamilton Hamilton Police Dept. 260-488-3721
Hudson Hudson Police Dept. 260-587-3500
Orland Orland Police Dept. 260-829-6411
Sullivan County Humane Society of Sullivan County 812-268-4201
Switzerland County Switzerland County Animal Control 812-534-3090
Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe County Animal Control 765-423-9388
Lafayette Lafayette Animal Control 765-807-1200
West Lafayette West Lafayette Animal Control 765-775-5208
Tipton County Tipton County Sheriff’s Office 765-675-7004
Union County Union County Sheriff 765-458-5194
Vanderburgh County Evansville-Vanderburgh Animal Care & Control 812-435-6015
Vermillion County Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office 765-492-3737
Vigo County Vigo County Sheriff’s Office 812-232-3801
Terre Haute Terre Haute Police Dept. 812-238-1661
Wabash County Wabash County Animal Control 260-563-3511
Wabash Wabash Police Dept. Central Dispatch 260-563-1111
Warren County Warren County Sheriff’s Dept. 765-764-4367
Warrick County Warrick County Sheriff’s Office 812-897-1200
Washington County Washington County Police Dept. 812-883-5999
Salem Salem Animal Control 812-883-3673
Wayne County Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept. 765-973-9393
Richmond Richmond Police Dept. 765-983-7247
Wells County Bluffton-Wells County Animal Shelter 260-824-6063
White County White County Sheriff’s Dept. 574-583-2251
Whitley County Whitley County Sheriff’s Dept. 260-244-6410
Columbia City Columbia City Police Dept. 260-248-5121
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.