diff --git a/app/controllers/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks_controller.rb
index 391616e2d..bbe01f5d9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Organizations::Staff::DefaultPetTasksController < Organizations::BaseContr
   layout "dashboard"
 
   def index
-    @default_pet_tasks = authorized_scope(DefaultPetTask.all)
+    @default_pet_tasks = authorized_scope(DefaultPetTask.all).sort_by { |task| task.species }
   end
 
   def new
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def destroy
   private
 
   def task_params
-    params.require(:default_pet_task).permit(:name, :description, :due_in_days, :recurring)
+    params.require(:default_pet_task).permit(:name, :description, :due_in_days, :species, :recurring)
   end
 
   def set_task
diff --git a/app/models/application_record.rb b/app/models/application_record.rb
index 52585047a..d49c06aff 100644
--- a/app/models/application_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/application_record.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,14 @@ def human_enum_name(enum)
     value = send(enum)
     I18n.t("activerecord.attributes.#{model_name.i18n_key}.#{enum_i18n_key}.#{value}")
   end
+
+  def self.human_enum_names(enum)
+    enum_i18n_key = enum.to_s.singularize
+    names = []
+    send(enum).each_key do |key|
+      names << I18n.t("activerecord.attributes.#{model_name.i18n_key}.#{enum_i18n_key}.#{key}")
+    end
+
+    names
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/default_pet_task.rb b/app/models/default_pet_task.rb
index 7694e3fd0..0bc226d04 100644
--- a/app/models/default_pet_task.rb
+++ b/app/models/default_pet_task.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #  due_in_days     :integer
 #  name            :string           not null
 #  recurring       :boolean          default(FALSE)
+#  species         :integer
 #  created_at      :datetime         not null
 #  updated_at      :datetime         not null
 #  organization_id :bigint           not null
@@ -24,4 +25,6 @@ class DefaultPetTask < ApplicationRecord
 
   validates :name, presence: true
   validates_numericality_of :due_in_days, only_integer: true, greater_than_or_equal_to: 0, allow_nil: true
+
+  enum :species, ["All", *Pet.species.keys], default: 0
 end
diff --git a/app/models/pet.rb b/app/models/pet.rb
index e254dea1b..78de93673 100644
--- a/app/models/pet.rb
+++ b/app/models/pet.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Pet < ApplicationRecord
 
   validate :sensible_placement_type
 
-  enum species: ["Dog", "Cat"]
+  enum species: {"Dog" => 1, "Cat" => 2}
   enum placement_type: ["Adoptable", "Fosterable", "Adoptable and Fosterable"]
 
   WEIGHT_UNIT_LB = "lb".freeze
diff --git a/app/services/organizations/default_pet_task_service.rb b/app/services/organizations/default_pet_task_service.rb
index 0ccd117d5..b9f79d6d2 100644
--- a/app/services/organizations/default_pet_task_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/organizations/default_pet_task_service.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 class Organizations::DefaultPetTaskService
   def initialize(pet)
     @pet = pet
-    @default_pet_tasks = DefaultPetTask.all
+    @default_pet_tasks = DefaultPetTask.where(species: DefaultPetTask.species.values_at("All", pet.species))
   end
 
   def default_tasks_array
diff --git a/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/_form.html.erb b/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/_form.html.erb
index 41ea31ba6..5dc5bc358 100644
--- a/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/_form.html.erb
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
       <div class="form-group">
         <%= f.text_area :description, class: 'form-control', rows: 3 %>
       </div>
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <%= f.select :species,
+                      options_for_select(DefaultPetTask.human_enum_names(:species), task.human_enum_name(:species)), 
+                      { prompt: t('general.please_select') },
+                      { class: 'form-control' } %>
+      </div>
       <div class="form-group">
         <%= f.number_field :due_in_days, class: 'form-control', help: 'The task will be due this number of days after the pet is created.' %>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/index.html.erb b/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/index.html.erb
index 883934cb3..bfb2b5347 100644
--- a/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/organizations/staff/default_pet_tasks/index.html.erb
@@ -13,10 +13,21 @@
           <table class="table mb-0 text-nowrap table-hover table-centered">
             <thead>
               <tr>
-                <th scope="col">Name</th>
-                <th scope="col">Description</th>
-                <th scope="col">Due After</th>
-                <th scope="col">Recurring</th>
+                <th scope="col">
+                  <%= t('.name') %>
+                </th>
+                <th scope="col">
+                  <%= t('.description') %>
+                </th>
+                <th scope="col">
+                  <%= t('.species') %>
+                </th>
+                <th scope="col">
+                  <%= t('.due_after') %>
+                </th>
+                <th scope="col">
+                  <%= t('.recurring') %>
+                </th>
                 <th scope="col"></th>
               </tr>
             </thead>
@@ -29,6 +40,9 @@
                   <td>
                     <%= task.description %>
                   </td>
+                  <td>
+                    <%= task.human_enum_name(:species) %>
+                  </td>
                   <td>
                     <%= task.due_in_days ? pluralize(task.due_in_days, "day") : "" %>
                   </td>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ca7ed6b5c..88a0a0381 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -355,6 +355,12 @@ en:
           withdrawn: Withdrawn
           successful_applicant: Successful Applicant
           adoption_made: Adoption Made
+      default_pet_task:
+        species:
+          one: "Species"
+          All: All
+          Dog: Dog
+          Cat: Cat
   errors:
     attributes:
       general:
@@ -442,9 +448,15 @@ en:
           error:  "Default Pet Task not found."
         error: "Default Pet Task not found."
         index:
+          name: "Name"
+          description: "Description"
+          species: "Species"
+          due_after: "Due After"
+          recurring: "Recurring"
           default_pet_tasks: "Default Pet Tasks"
           create_default_task: "Create Default Task"
           are_you_sure_delete: "Are you sure you want to delete this default pet task?"
+
         new:
           new_default_pet_task: "New Default Pet Task"
         edit:
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240529060957_add_species_to_default_pet_tasks.rb b/db/migrate/20240529060957_add_species_to_default_pet_tasks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f113d713b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240529060957_add_species_to_default_pet_tasks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddSpeciesToDefaultPetTasks < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :default_pet_tasks, :species, :integer
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 0c1786399..cfbc6806f 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.integer "due_in_days"
     t.boolean "recurring", default: false
+    t.integer "species"
     t.index ["organization_id"], name: "index_default_pet_tasks_on_organization_id"
   end
 
diff --git a/db/seeds/01_alta.rb b/db/seeds/01_alta.rb
index 401f7029d..94eed7cec 100644
--- a/db/seeds/01_alta.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/01_alta.rb
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
       weight_unit: Pet::WEIGHT_UNITS.sample,
       breed: Faker::Creature::Dog.breed,
       description: "He just loves a run and a bum scratch at the end of the day",
-      species: 0,
+      species: Pet.species["Dog"],
       placement_type: 0,
       published: true
     )
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
       weight_unit: Pet::WEIGHT_UNITS.sample,
       breed: Faker::Creature::Dog.breed,
       description: Faker::Lorem.sentence,
-      species: 0,
+      species: Pet.species["Dog"],
       placement_type: "Fosterable",
       published: true
     )
diff --git a/db/seeds/02_baja.rb b/db/seeds/02_baja.rb
index 2fd692794..0dd34c7c3 100644
--- a/db/seeds/02_baja.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/02_baja.rb
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
       weight_unit: Pet::WEIGHT_UNITS.sample,
       breed: Faker::Creature::Dog.breed,
       description: "He just loves a run and a bum scratch at the end of the day",
-      species: 0,
+      species: Pet.species["Dog"],
       placement_type: 1,
       published: true
     )
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
       weight_unit: Pet::WEIGHT_UNITS.sample,
       breed: Faker::Creature::Dog.breed,
       description: Faker::Lorem.sentence,
-      species: 0,
+      species: Pet.species["Dog"],
       placement_type: "Fosterable",
       published: true
     )
diff --git a/test/factories/pets.rb b/test/factories/pets.rb
index 000e8b8e8..e73605435 100644
--- a/test/factories/pets.rb
+++ b/test/factories/pets.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     placement_type { "Adoptable and Fosterable" }
     published { true }
     sex { Faker::Creature::Dog.gender }
-    species { Faker::Number.within(range: 0..1) }
+    species { Faker::Number.within(range: 1..2) }
     weight_from { 10 }
     weight_to { 20 }
     weight_unit { "lb" }