Shelter Programs

Fayetteville Animal Services Officers patrol and respond to animal related complaints and calls. Officers are nationally trained and certified to handle aggressive and hurt animals. Officers have the authority to cite citizens for city and state animal violations such as cruelty, running at large, failure to vaccinate against rabies or failure to purchase city animal license. All of these offenses apply to dogs and cats. For more information concerning city ordinances refer to the City of Fayetteville city ordinances Chapter 92. Officers answer emergency calls such as animal bites against humans, lost or stray animals that have been injured, wildlife in a residence, and livestock in roadways. The emergency service is operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Animal cruelty complaints are also investigated by the officers. If you have witnessed cruelty please call 444-3456 as soon as possible. After business hours you may call the Fayetteville Police Department at 587-3555. 

The City of Fayetteville also operates the only municipal animal shelter within Fayetteville. The shelter temporarily houses stray and lost animals giving them vaccinations and flea/tick control along with feeding them healthy and nutritious Science Diet pet food, until they are adopted or their owner reclaims them. Animal Services also shelters dogs and cats whose owners can no longer care for them, working to place them in permanent homes or rescues. Animal adopted are spay/neutered, microchipped, and rabies vaccinated. The cost to adopt is based on the age of the animal. All adoptable animals are placed on the Petfinder.com website. To view our adoptable animals go to www.fayettevilleanimals.petfinder.com. Many pets have found wonderful homes from as far away as Canada and all across the country due to the efforts of Animal Planets' Petfinder organization. If you have lost or found a pet, please call us at 444-3456 to report the animal lost or found so that we may be able to reconnect them with their owner.

The City of Fayetteville is pleased to be able to provide low cost spay/neuter services for $10 and makes sure all adoptable pets are sterilized upon adoption. Fayetteville Animal Services is one of only a few municipalities in the state of Arkansas to employ a full time Veterinarian.  The veterinarian provides emergency medical services to the lost and stray animals along with providing medical care to the animals housed at the shelter. Rabies vaccinations along with microchips are given to each animal adopted. Animal Services also offers rabies vaccination and microchipping clinics to the public once a month and at various events and locations. Call 444-3456 for more information regarding the clinics and fees.