What is the Chesapeake Animal Services Unit?

Chesapeake Animal Services Unit (CASU) is the animal control agency for Chesapeake. CASU operates under the umbrella of the Police Department and is staffed by 11 officers, an animal control officers supervisor, an animal care supervisor and one superintendent. They enforce the State and City codes pertaining to animals and their ownership. They have the authority to issue summonses for violations, to secure warrants and to seize animals. Shelter support staff consists of one animal care supervisor, 5 shelter attendants, and 2 office assistants.

Animal Control Officers are on duty from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 7 days per week, answering complaints such as cruelty, animal bites, license and vaccination checks as well as stray, nuisance, vicious, injured or sick animals. Two officers are assigned to an evening shift from 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and one of these is on call for emergencies ONLY after the end of that shift, until 8 a.m. the next morning. CASU does not pick up dead animals.

Owners must dispose of them or place a specific or general customer service request online at the Chesapeake Customer Contact Center or call 757-382-CITY (382-2489) for stray, dead animals along roads.

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