Consultation on dogs, cats, etc.

When keeping animals, it is important to breed them responsibly so that the animals do not disturb others or society.
Not all neighbors like dogs and cats. The owner must be kept responsibly as understood by many people in the neighborhood.

About appropriate breeding of cat (to page of Yokohama-shi animal protection center)

Animals such as dogs and cats protected in Yokohama will be housed at the Yokohama Animal Protection Center within approximately one to two days when information is sent to the ward office Health Sanitation Division.
First of all, please contact the nearest ward office Health Sanitation Division with the date and time, location, characteristics, etc.
If you live on the border with another ward, please contact your local ward office.
On the homepage of the Yokohama Animal Protection Center, information on animals protected and detained in the city is posted. （Go to the Animal Protection Center page）

• Yokohama Animal Protection Center (Phone: 045-471-2111)
• Kanagawa Ward Office Health Sanitation Division (Tel: 045-411-7143)

Nearby ward office

• Tsurumi Ward Office Health Sanitation Division (Tel: 045-510-1845)
• Kohoku Ward Office Health Sanitation Division (Tel: 045-540-2373)
• Hodogaya Ward Office Health Sanitation Division (Tel: 045-334-6363)
• Midori Ward Office Health Sanitation Division (Tel: 045-930-2368)

If the owner is detained by the government, if the owner is unknown, a two-day public notice (public notice board of the ward office Health Sanitation Division) will be issued and if the owner does not pick it up within one day after the end of the public notice period, it will be disposed of It becomes.
Please attach a lost tag etc. even if your animal goes missing.
For your dog, please put dog's license tag and an injection slip.

If a dog bites or hurts a person, the owner shall notify the ward office Health Sanitation Division within 24 hours of knowing the fact.
You have to do it.
In addition, the owner of the dog must check the dog with veterinarian within two days of the accident to assess the rabies.
If your dog bites or hurts a person, be sure to contact the ward office Health Sanitation Division.

The owner must endeavor to breed the animals responsibly until the end.
If you can no longer keep it for some reason, consider the following method.

• Find a new owner: Talk to your relatives, acquaintances, etc., and continue to look for an owner who will keep them responsibly. There is also a way to participate in a transfer party held by an animal welfare organization.
• Hand over to the government: If you can't find a new owner, consult with the ward office Health Sanitation Division. In the case of dogs or cats, there is a system in which the government pays for a fee after consultation in advance. In addition, dogs and cats that have been picked up may be killed and cannot be returned to the owner after collection.

As the number of dogs and cats increases, the hassle and cost of breeding can be many times the number of animals, and care must be taken different from those of keeping them alone. In recent years, there have been cases where dogs and cats have been increased more than the number that can be taken care of by themselves, and finally they can not take care of them and go bankrupt, which has become a major social problem. Let's think again before starting to keep the next one.
If you keep males and females at the same time, we recommend that you perform sterile castration so that puppies and kittens that are unlikely to be kept are not born one after another.

Sorry to trouble you, but please contact the ward office Health Sanitation Division, which has jurisdiction over the protection area.

Please contact the Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Kanagawa Office (Tel: 045-441-0871) for disposal of the body.
If you would like individual cremation, please consult Totsuka Saijo (Tel: 045-864-7001) or a private pet funeral company.
If your dog dies, notify the ward office Health Sanitation Division in Address that you have died.
In addition to telephone calls, we also accept online notifications.

From October 2022, procedures using the Yokohama City Electronic Application and Notification System (outside site) (outside site) are possible.
User registration is required for use. After registration, please file from death report of domestic dog (outside site) (outside site).
You need your dog's dog's license tag number for notification. Please bring your documents with your dog's license tag or dog's license tag number.

The Yokohama Animal Protection Center is looking for new owners of dogs and cats.
Please contact us if you would like to receive it.
Contact: Yokohama Animal Protection Center (Phone: 045-471-2111)