Pasadena Humane (Animal Control for Pasadena Area)

In the Pasadena–Glendale area, animal control is not a government department — it's Pasadena Humane, a nonprofit that contracts with Pasadena, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, Sierra Madre, San Marino, South Pasadena, Arcadia, and other nearby cities. Their officers respond to bite calls and administer quarantines. Pasadena, like Long Beach, also runs its own city health department for rabies reporting.

How dog bite reports work here

Report the bite to Pasadena Humane's animal control line, or it may already be in the system through a doctor's mandatory bite report. An officer documents the incident, identifies the dog and owner, and records the dog's rabies vaccination status. Even for a bite that happened at a park or on a walk with no witnesses, the report is what turns your account into an official record.

The quarantine process

The biting dog is placed under the standard 10-day rabies observation, at home or at the shelter. Pasadena Humane documents the quarantine outcome. These records identify the owner and describe the dog — details that matter for both your medical decisions and any claim.

How to request your records

Because Pasadena Humane acts as the animal control authority for its contract cities, bite and quarantine records can be requested from the agency, and the city health department may hold a parallel bite report. Our tool tells you what to request from whom.

Service areas change as cities update their animal control contracts — we confirm the right agency for your specific bite as part of helping you. This site provides general information about California processes. It is not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship.