Miami-Dade County · Budget Explorer
FY 2025–26 adopted
Neighborhood & Infrastructure department
Animal Services
Adopted operating, capital, position, and expenditure data, with recent budget history and the FY 2026–27 proposal.
Adopted department total
$44.5M
Operating and capital allocations across all adopted strategic areas.
- Operating
- $43.5M
- Capital
- $1.0M
- Funded positions
- 304
- Year-over-year
- +3.2%
Annual adopted operations
Multi-year adopted program
As published
Increase in total budget
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Overview
Department overview
Service responsibilities and the latest adopted operating change.
Animal Services protects residents and pets across Miami-Dade County by rescuing stray and abandoned animals, enforcing animal welfare laws, and helping lost pets reunite with their families. The department operates shelters, responds to animal-related emergencies, and promotes pet adoptions.
Computer-generated service summary based on the FY 2025-26 adopted budget.
Operating change
Operating spending increased from $43.1M in FY 2024-25 to $43.5M in FY 2025-26: +$361.0K (+0.8%).
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Budget
Operating and capital
Operating covers annual services and staffing. Capital covers the department’s multi-year investment program.
Operating
$43.5M
97.7% of department total
Capital
$1.0M
2.3% of department total
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History
Total budget by fiscal year
Each year is labeled as actual spending or an adopted budget. Proposed figures are not included.
| Fiscal Year | Figure type | Total Budget | Operating | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021-22 | Actual spending | $29.7M | $29.7M | $0 |
| FY 2022-23 | Actual spending | $32.8M | $32.8M | $0 |
| FY 2023-24 | Actual spending | $39.1M | $39.1M | $0 |
| FY 2024-25 | Adopted budget | $43.1M | $43.1M | $0 |
| FY 2025-26 | Adopted budget | $44.5M | $43.5M | $1.0M |
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Proposal
FY 2026–27 proposed changes
Operating and position figures are compared with Appendix A’s restated adopted amounts. Capital is proposal only.
- Operating
- $43.5M$44.8M
- Funded positions
- 304293
- Proposed capital
- $8.6M
+3.0% from restated adopted
-11 positions
Proposal only; no restated adopted capital amount was published.
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Departments
Other departments in Neighborhood & Infrastructure
Departments with adopted operating allocations in the same strategic area.