South Dublin County Council employs two full-time Veterinary Officers. For complaints or queries, please contact the Veterinary Section at (01) 4149168 or (01) 4149169. The Veterinary Section is involved in a broad range of duties relating to Veterinary Public Health.  One of these areas is Animal Welfare.  More information on Veterinary Services.

In dealing with animal welfare the Veterinary Department may co-operate with other bodies e.g. Department of Agriculture and Food, the DSPCA and the Gardaí.

Animal Pounds:

Veterinary Inspectors inspect Pounds for keeping stray Dogs and Horses. Please visit the following links for information about Control of Horses and for information about Control of Dogs, respectively.

If you would like to contact the Council in relation to an Animal Control issue, please use our Online Customer Care Contact Form.

You may also contact the Dog Warden's Office & the Control of Horses Section by phoning (01) 4149000.