Howard County Animal Control. Animal control helps keep big spring and howard county citizens safe by providing pet care education and services. Howard county animal control and adoption center is the county’s animal shelter and is a division of the howard county police department.
Has its members seven howard county residents appointed by the county executive and confirmed by the county council. Everyone wanting to adopt a pet must complete an adoption application and meet specific requirements before the adoption of an animal can occur. Owners are responsible for removing pet defecation when off their own property.
We control and remove animals in baltimore county, baltimore city, harford county, anne arundel county, queens anne county and howard county,and we have a vast network of pest control and wildlife cooperators licensed to operate anywhere in the state of maryland.
In maryland, howard county is ranked 19th of 24 counties in animal shelters per capita, and 5th of 24 counties in animal shelters per square mile. Shumaker's animal control is centrally located in baltimore county maryland. There are 6 animal shelters in howard county, maryland, serving a population of 312,495 people in an area of 251 square miles.there is 1 animal shelter per 52,082 people, and 1 animal shelter per 41 square miles. Has its members seven howard county residents appointed by the county executive and confirmed by the county council.