Animal Control
The City of De Soto contracts animal control services through the Johnson County Sheriff's Office; dogs picked up by Animal Control are kept at the City's short-stay dog shelter. To report a stray, please call the Sheriff's Office Animal Control line at 913-782-0720.
If your pet is at the City shelter, come to City Hall between the hours of 8am-3:30pm with your proof of rabies vaccination and the cost of the shelter stay fees; afterwards, a City staff member will take you to the shelter to pick up your pet.
Regulations for keeping animals in the city are detailed in the De Soto City Code.
- Call City Hall at 913-586-5271 to check if we have taken in any new dogs at the shelter
- Check out our Facebook page, where we post pictures of every dog we've picked up
If your pup is at the City shelter, you will need to come to City Hall between the hours of 8am-3:30pm with your proof of rabies vaccination and the cost of the shelter stay fee.
Contact Animal Control at 913-782-0720 (this is the number of the Johnson County Sheriff's Department). The answering officer will take your name and number, and the animal control officer will contact you.
All dogs and cats in De Soto are required to be inoculated with the rabies vaccination, and proof of rabies vaccination is required to pick up your pet from the City's animal shelter.
If your pet is not up to date on it's rabies vaccination, proof of an upcoming rabies vaccination appointment with a veterinarian - including payment for the appointment - is required.
If nobody claims a pet after at least 3 business days, they will be transported to the Lawrence Humane Society.
No, the City's animal shelter does not offer adoption services.
Please call 913-782-0720 to report a deceased animal on private property.
Owners are responsible for their own pets that have passed away, but Animal Control staff will pick up and dispose of dead stray domestic animals on private property.
Please call 913-586-5264 to report a deceased animal in the roadway.
The City will pick up dead strays or wildlife, including large animals, that are in the street.
Yes, the City Code allows for the keeping of poultry and fowl if certain requirements are met and a permit is issued.
For More Information: Fowl Permits
No. Any dog upon public school grounds, public park land, and in the central business district must, at all times, be on a leash physically under the control of its keeper.
Yes, the De Soto Veterinary Clinic.
- Website: https://www.desotovetclinic.com/
- Phone: (913) 585-1115
- Address: 33900 Lexington Ave
Yes. Pit bull dogs are allowed within De Soto's city limits.
The City Council overturned the 1994 policy banning pit bulls in February 2025.
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