As the name implies, we are a cooperative animal control agency providing animal services for both domestic animals and wildlife to eight communities located in the South Hills area of Allegheny County. The communities involved with the coop are Castle Shannon, Dormont, Green Tree, Heidelberg, Mt. Lebanon, Scott Township, Upper St. Clair, and Whitehall.

South Hills Cooperative Animal Control (SHCAC) is administered through the Mt Lebanon Police Department. Our business office is located in the Mt Lebanon Public Safety Building at 555 Washington Road, Mt Lebanon, Pennsylvania 15228. Our kennel facility, known as Clair’s Kennel, is a short-term term limited-occupancy facility located in Upper St Clair Township at the rear of the municipal building at 1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania 15241.

SHCAC has four full-time Animal Control Officers offering service 7 days a week, including Holidays. Animal Control Officers receive training and qualifications through the National Animal Control Association (NACA), a leader in animal control procedures and practices. NACA offers a wide range of course instruction covering subjects such as Animal Behavior, Animal Diseases & Zoonosis, and Capture Techniques. Shelter Operations and Laws and Legal Proceedings. In addition, all Animal Control Officers are certified in the proper and ethical administration of euthanasia drugs used for domestic animals. SHCAC Officers attend Pennsylvania Humane Police Officers’ training for law enforcement held in Harrisburg and animal husbandry at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.

Animal Control Officers can be called on via Allegheny County dispatch on the non-emergency phone number (412) 279- 6911; this is the preferred method of contact by the general public. County dispatch will, in turn, contact animal control via radio. Otherwise, common practice is to use the 9-1-1 service to call for service.