How to register a pet and find animal services in New Braunfels
For pet owners in New Braunfels and unincorporated Comal County: learn where to register, whom to call about a lost pet and how to prepare for the city's Oct. 24 rabies clinic.
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Guide based on official city and county pages
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New Braunfels residents must register dogs and cats older than four months through the city's online form, with a current rabies certificate and photo for each pet.
The city's Animal Welfare & Rescue page says registration is required for pets that have received their rabies vaccine, and there is currently no registration fee.
From the source record
City pet registrationAnimal Welfare & Rescue
There is no fee for registration at this time, but registration is required per City Ordinance.
The city's Animal Welfare & Rescue page explains who must register a pet and what to attach.
New Braunfels city residents use the city's no-fee registration form; people in unincorporated Comal County can start with county Animal Control for license and lost-pet information. The city and county have separate animal-service pages, so check where you live before using a registration form or calling an office.
Register a pet in New Braunfels
If you live inside New Braunfels city limits, use the online registration form linked from the city's animal-services page. Attach a current rabies certificate and a picture for each dog or cat. The city says registration can help reunite a found pet with its owner and gives a registered lost pet longer care time if it is taken to the animal shelter.
The county's Animal Control page provides separate links for county license registration, animal license instructions and animal control fees. Residents outside New Braunfels city limits can use that page to check the county process rather than assuming the city's free registration applies to their address.
If a pet is lost or you find one
For an animal concern inside New Braunfels, call the city's Animal Welfare & Rescue Division at 830-608-2183. The city says Humane Society of New Braunfels staff answer those calls, and city officers provide shelter for lost and stray animals. Tell staff where the animal was last seen or found and ask how to check for a pet already taken to the shelter.
For an animal-control question in unincorporated Comal County, call county Animal Control at 830-608-2016. Its official page also links an “If You Have Lost Your Pet” document and an online incident-reporting contact. The office is at 3005 W. San Antonio Street in New Braunfels; posted office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Animal-service starting points by residence
Where you live
Starting point
Phone
New Braunfels city limits
City Animal Welfare & Rescue
830-608-2183
Unincorporated Comal County
Comal County Animal Control
830-608-2016
These are the contacts listed on the city and county animal-service pages.
Rabies vaccination and the Oct. 24 clinic
Comal County's Animal Control page summarizes its rabies order: dogs and cats are to receive a rabies vaccination after three months of age and before four months, then a second vaccination within one year of the first. The page says later vaccinations must occur at least every three years and in accordance with state rules. Keep the current certificate handy if you need to register a pet with the city.
The city's clinic calendar gives the date, eligibility, documents and traffic route; check that listing before setting out. For ongoing registration and lost-animal questions, use the city or county animal-service page for your address and call the listed office.
