Shelter Programs

Fayetteville Animal Services officers patrol and emergency response to animal related complaints and calls. Officers are nationally trained and certified to handle aggressive or hurt animals. Officers also trap cats and wildlife that have become a problem in neighbors. Officers have the ability 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 these offenses apply to dogs and cats. For more information concerning city ordinances refer to Chapter 92 Animal Ordinances. 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. Cruelty against animals complaints are investigated by the officers. If you have witnessed cruelty please call 444-3456 as soon as possible. After hours please call 587-3555 at the police department for an officer to respond. When calling you may remain anonymous.

The City of Fayetteville also operates the only municipal Animal Shelter in Washington County. 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 $60. 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 the only municipality in the state of Arkansas that employs a full time Veterinarian. On average 2,500 dogs and cats are spay/neutered yearly through the programs. 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.