Requests for trapping nuisance wildlife will be handled on a case by case basis. Trapping will be outsourced to a private company. If you have a an animal complaint, please call the Tinley Park Police Department's non-emergency number at (708) 532-9111. The Tinley Park Police Department does not handle trapping of animals inside of private property.
Lost Pets
Residents who have lost pets can call the Tinley Park Police Department's non-emergency number at (708) 532-9111 to leave a description of the pet, as well as contact information for the owner. Residents who have missing pets should always call P.A.W.S. at (815) 464-7298 during its normal operating hours to report the pet missing. Residents who have found a pet should call the non-emergency police number listed above to add the pet to the found list.
Cook County (outside Village borders)
Will County (outside Village borders)
Will County Animal Control does not handle nuisance wildlife. Residents who have a problem with nuisance wildlife can call a private trapper (See Yellow Pages under “Animal Relocation”). For other assistance with wildlife or to get a license to trap wildlife, contact the Department of Natural Resources (815) 476-2523. The Animal Control Program maintains a 24-hour answering service and emergency pick-up for injured animals and stray biters.
Will County Animal Control:
1200 S. Cedar Road
New Lenox, IL 60451
Phone: (815) 462-5633
Fax: (815) 462-5630
Email: acontrol@willcountyillinois.com
Tularemia and Rabbits
See these frequently asked questions regarding the Tularemia virus and how to safely remove dead wildlife from your property.
Tularemia can be transmitted from direct skin contact with infected mammals (most often rabbits), from inhaling the organism (most often from running over a dead infected rabbit with a lawnmower), and from the bites of an infected tick or deer fly.
Tularemia is a very rare disease. In Illinois, only 1 to 10 cases are reported each year.
There are many rabbits present in the state. Do not approach or try to pick up any live rabbits. Leave them be.
To remove the dead rabbit(s) from the yard, bring two plastic trash bags with you and wear gloves. Keep the rabbit away from your face. You can pick up the dead rabbit with your gloved hands or use a shovel and carefully, without swinging the body, put it in the plastic bag, then double bag it and throw it away in the trash. If you use a shovel you can then fill a five-gallon bucket with water, one cup of bleach per gallon of water and put the shovel into the water to sit for a half hour to disinfect it. Put the bucket with the shovel in a place where children and pets cannot access it.
Although rabbits can be tested for tularemia, testing is not necessary. Please follow instructions on how to dispose of a dead rabbit.
Put on gloves and bring two plastic trash bags. Avoid getting any fluids from the rabbit on your body or into your nose or mouth. Gently take the rabbit from the dog or cat and put it into a plastic bag, then double bag it and throw it in the trash. Dogs and cats can be infected with tularemia but it is rare. Watch your dog or cat for the next 3 weeks. If your pet with rabbit contact develops any of the signs/symptoms in the list below please bring your pet to the veterinarian and let them know the pet had contact with a rabbit and on what date that contact took place.
- Listlessness
- Not eating
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- Sores in the mouth
- Skin abscesses
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Fever