Animal Control 

Schaumburg Police Department's Animal Control Officer wants you and your pets to be good neighbors. Often a friendly warning or a word of advice is all it takes.

The Animal Control Officer and Community Service Officers provide the following services: 

Wildlife

  • If you are having problems with nuisance wildlife outside of your home such as raccoons, opossums, skunks, etc., you will be referred to a licensed wildlife relocation service. You can find a list of local wildlife removal services agencies listed in the yellow pages under "animal removal"
  • How to live with native wildlife and solutions to existing problems
  • Live humane traps are only loaned out to residents for nuisance stray/feral cat problems
  • Trapping of wildlife can only be done by a professional wildlife agency that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, or by obtaining a permit from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
  • Residents can obtain their own temporay trapping permit by contacting the Illinois Department of Natural Resources 
 

Other services provided by the Animal Control Officer:

  • Enforcement of all animal related laws and ordinances
  • Transportation of stray domestic animals found within the village limits to the departments' authorized animal hospital/shelter
  • Assistance with nuisance stray/feral cat problems. Humane traps for stray/feral cats are available upon request at no charge by calling 847.348.7251
  • If you have wildlife inside the living space of your home call 311 or 911 for assistance 
  • Investigate complaints of animal cruelty or neglect
  • For complaints regarding animals, contact the Schaumburg Police Department at 847.882.3586 or dial 311

Email Animal Control Officer Diamond

 

 
101 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, IL 60193-1899
P: 847.895.4500, F: 847.895.7806

Dial 311 for non-emergency requests