Anchorage Animal Care and Control Center (AACCC) is the Municipal animal shelter, housing a variety of animals up for adoption, from dogs and cats to hamsters, reptiles, birds and other pets. AACCC also provides domestic animal control services to the entire Municipality. Animal Control Officers (ACOs) respond to an average of 800 citizen requests for service per month regarding animal cruelty, animal bites, loose animals, barking dogs, injured animals, and other requests for service.