Nuisance Animal Assistance
Universal City Animal Care & Control offers assistance for nuisance animals by providing live animal trap rentals to residents and business owners of Universal City.
To rent a trap, you must complete a trap rental agreement and provide a deposit of $60. For trapped animals, call our office Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. An Animal Control Officer will pick up the trapped animals.
Trapping Rules and City Ordinances
- Do not set traps during inclement weather, including temperatures of 32 degrees or below or over 100 degrees.
- Do not set traps after 3 p.m. on Fridays.
- Traps may be reset on Sunday evenings after 7 p.m., provided Monday is not a holiday.
- Do not set traps the day before a holiday. You may set traps after 7 p.m. the following day.
- City Ordinance requires that traps be checked every 8 hours.
To request a pickup for a trapped animal, call our office at 210-658-0700.
Animal Care & Control urges residents to help reduce the number of unwanted, homeless cats in our neighborhoods. Please trap stray or feral cats around your home to prevent them from breeding and contributing to the pet overpopulation crisis.