Animal Services Officers provide a number of services to the citizens of Montgomery County. Their primary function is to deal with domestic animal control issues. The service they provide in regards to domestic animals include the pickup of stray animals, investigation of bite cases, enforcement of the Mongtomery County ordinances pertaining to animal cruelty and neglect (including domesticated livestock) and any other domestic animal related public safety issues. Animal Services Officers are on-call seven days a week to investigate citizen complaints and respond to animal emergencies 24 hours a day.