The Animal/Rabies Control Program of the Lake County Health Department is available to provide help with stray animal problems.  Lake County residents are urged to call Animal/Rabies Control at 847-9925 Ext. 105 to discuss animal problems in their neighborhoods.  In areas of Lake County's jurisdiction, animal wardens provide early morning and evening patrols for stray animals.  Complaints from areas covered by municipal agreements are referred to the appropriate municipal agency.

The Lake County Animal/Rabies Control Ordinance requires that all dogs and cats have a Lake County rabies registration tag attached to their collars as proof of their rabies vaccination status.  The tag also helps trace ownership if the pet is lost.  Dog and cat owners should make sure their pets are vaccinated against rabies for the animal's safety and the community's welfare.  At the time pets are vaccinated, the veterinarian will have registration tags available.  Additionally, the registration tag may be purchased through the mail or in person at the Animal Shelter in Mundelein.  Pets must be registered within 21 days of vaccination. 

Rabies is a virus that attacks the nervous system.  Once symptoms appear, the disease is almost always fatal.   Immunizing pets against rabies helps control the threat of animal rabies being spread.  For more information on rabies and registration tags, call the Animal Control/Rabies Program.

The Lake County Ordinance also requires that dogs, cats and other animals be controlled in some manner to prevent their running at large, whether they are secured by a leash or lead, or confined by a fence or other means on an owner's property.  State law and local ordinance requires that animal bites be reported to the Health Department.  The 24-hour telephone number to call to report a bite is 949-9925.