Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Animal Services

t comments to our social media pages and ask that you exercise reasonableness, courtesy, and respect for others. We reserve the right to limit posts from members of the public to those that directly relate to our content and conform to our guidelines. Comments must not contain any of the following:
• Obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, or otherwise offensive language/content, or links to such material.
• Threats of any kind, particularly toward any other user or member of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
• Words advocating criminal acts or other illegal behavior.
• Material that has the potential to compromise public safety or the safety of law enforcement personnel.
• Remarks that disparage or discriminate against anyone based upon sex, race, gender identification, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, etc.
• Remarks that may be considered libel, made toward any person or organization.
• Anything not relevant to the subject matter of the post.
• Information that is clearly inaccurate or purposefully designed to mislead others.
• Campaigning of any type, political or otherwise.
• Links to third-party sites or advertisements.
• Any form of solicitation. Comments that violate these guidelines may be removed by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office at its own discretion and without prior notice but will be retained for the applicable records retention period. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office also reserves the right to block access to our social media pages to any user who consistently violates these guidelines, without warning or notice. Communication on this page is subject to Florida public records laws, and relevant records retention schedules apply. Comments made by users do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office or its members, should not be deemed as an endorsement by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office or its members, nor should they be considered accurate or verified. Comments posted on our social media pages are public and are available for viewing by the public. We urge you to protect your privacy and not to list any personal or sensitive information about yourself when commenting on a post.