The City Veterinarianâs Office (CVO) is the frontline in providing better quality of life for Davaoeños by continually improving animal welfare, promoting a healthy animal population as source of food using environmentally sound farming system, a source of power and transportation in the rural areas, and means to derive friendship and companionship. CVO was once a division under the City Mayor until after the issuance of Resolution No. 459, series of 1947 of the City Council of Davao in 1947. At present,  the office, as a department, is responsible in handling meat inspections in slaughterhouses and operating city pound to control stray animals roaming around the city.
The services offered are the following:
- Veterinary Services
- Animal Disease Prevention and Control
- Veterinary Extension Services
- Animal Health Management Trainings & Seminar
- Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Services
- Livestock & Poultry Livelihood Services
- Animal Dispersal (chicken, goat, hog, cattle, carabao & horse)
- Artificial Insemination for hogs, cattle and carabao
- Institutional Development Assistance to livestock & poultry cooperatives and associations
- Technical Assistance to Organic Livestock & Poultry Farmers through trainings & Seminars
- Regulatory Services
- Quality Control of Meat and Meat-by-Products
- Quality Control of Fish & Fishery Products
- Licensing & Accreditation Services
- Administrative Support Services
 The City Veterinarianâs Office is located at 2nd Floor City Hall Annex Bldg, Pichon St., Davao City. You may contact them through (082) 225-0511, (082) 225-0530, or (082)  241-1000 or email them at cvo@davaocity.gov.ph.
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