Animal Control
"To serve and protect the public and promote a safer community
through responsible animal ownership and humane care."
The Hanover County Animal Control Department is
responsible for maintaining proper humane care and treatment of
all animals within the County while supporting all other local and
state public safety and health agencies to protect the citizens
of the County, the Town of Ashland and their pets, livestock and
the surrounding wildlife.
Animal Control Officer
804-365-6485
Hanover Pound
804-365-6485
Emergencies/Direct Service
911 /
804-365-6140,
804-798-6198,
804-227-3379
Hanover Animal Control Recognizes Outstanding Officers
Hanover County Animal Control has recognized their outstanding personnel during 2009, with Lindsey Palmen receiving the Fleming Blunt Award as Officer of the Year.
Palmen is a “dedicated and driven individual with both integrity and devotion to duty,” said Chief Kevin M. Kilgore. “Lindsey answered more calls for service than any other officer, did more written enforcement and had the highest law enforcement statistics of any officer. She also performed more cruelty investigations than any officer on the force.”
“Lindsey demonstrated professional skills with appearance, work ethic and compassion,” Kilgore added. “She has set an excellent example of what an animal control officer stands for.”
A two-year veteran of Hanover Animal Control, Palmen was a volunteer at the Animal Pound before being hired as a kennel attendant and working her way up to Animal Control Officer.
Fleming Blunt’s name is on the plaque for Excellence in Service and Dedication to Duty because he was the very first Animal Control professional in Hanover County, dating back to 1959. For many years Mr. Blunt worked with little or no funding while performing the duties of animal control in Hanover, helping to find homes for many stray pets in Hanover.
Chief Kilgore also recognized several other people during the ceremony on April 14 at Hanover Courthouse:
- Jeff Parker was named Most Improved Animal Control Officer. He captured and saved more wildlife and pets (total dogs and cats) than any other officer in 2009 and was also commended several times as being extremely customer-friendly.
- Jessie O’Keeffe received the Super Support Staff Award for her work in the Animal Pound. This is a new award.
- Dr. Rachel Touroo of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was recognized for her outstanding contribution towards the department. She supported the department with her courtroom expertise in prosecuting several high-profile cases of animal abuse and also provided training.
- Allen Smith Jr., Jeff Parker and Lindsey Palmen received service medals for saving dogs and cats and capturing wildlife and exotic animals.
The awards ceremony concluded the sixth national Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week.
Remember to clean up after your animals when using Hanover
Parks
Animal Control will be patrolling these areas in an effort to
educate animal owners to be more responsible and respect the pubic
safety and health needs of the community by cleaning up after their
animals and making sure they are on a leash. Animal Control &
Parks and Recreation - THANK YOU!
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