City of Diamond Bar

Diamond Bar – Diamond Bar dog owners are advised that new licensing fees went into effect as of July 1.

Annual license fees for altered (spayed or neutered) dogs went from $15 to $20, and from $35 to $50 for unaltered dogs. The fee paid by senior dog owners is the same for unaltered dogs, but only $10 if the pet is altered.

Revenue collected from pet licensing fees goes toward offsetting the cost of animal care and control services provided by the Inland Valley Human Society S.P.C.A (IVHS). The last time the dog licensing fee schedule was updated was in 2007.

In addition to staffing and maintaining a clean and compassionate environment for all the stray, injured and lost-and-found animals in its care, IVHS also:

• Facilitates pet adoptions and reunites lost pets with their owners
• Offers low-cost veterinary care services (spaying and neutering surgery, rabies shots and other vaccines for both dogs and cats, micro chipping, deworming, and nail clipping)
• Responds to animal-related emergencies, including requests to pick up seriously sick or injured strays and bring them to veterinarians for emergency treatment, or collect dead strays and wildlife
• Enforces animal control laws and investigates reports of animal abuse.

As a reminder, State law mandates that all dogs, four months of age and older, be vaccinated against rabies and maintain a current license.

For more information, call IVHS at 909.623.9777 (909.594.9858 for after-hours emergency services), visit its website at www.ivhsspca.org or stop by its facility, located at 500 Humane Way in Pomona, during its office hours of Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (open until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday); kennel and adoption services start at 10:00 a.m.