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Animal Services
Animal Services is a part of the City’s Community Resources Department and provides a variety of essential animal services to Fayetteville.
Animal Services works to assure a community with a low rate of animal nuisance problems and a high rate of animals returned to their homes or natural environments or adopted to loving homes through our City Animal Shelter services. In 2021, we placed over 800 homeless pets in new homes and were able to reunited almost 400 pets with their owners.
Objectives
The primary objectives of Fayetteville Animal Services include:
- Educating the public to be responsible animal owners
- Placing animals through adoption into responsible, caring homes
- Operating the City of Fayetteville Animal Shelter
- Returning lost animals to their owners
- Providing animal-control services for Fayetteville
- Inspecting and enforcing animal code violations
- Reducing the number of animals that must be humanely euthanized
Additional Services
Animal Services also includes enforcement of the Arkansas Rabies Control Act and City animal ordinances, registration of animals through a mandatory microchip program, providing 24-hour emergency service for injured stray animals, and providing veterinary care for City of Fayetteville Animal Shelter animals.
Emergency Services
For emergency services outside our normal operating hours, please call the Police Department at 479-587-3555. A dispatcher will take your information and an Animal Services Officer will return your call. We have an Animal Services Officer on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for emergency calls.
After-hours Barking Dog Problems
For after hours barking dog problems, please contact the Police Department at 479-587-3555.
Contact Us
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Animal Services
Phone: 479-444-3456
1640 S. Armstrong Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72701Hours
Monday - Friday
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Saturday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.After Hours Emergency
479-587-3555
(Fayetteville Police Dispatch)
- How much does it cost to adopt a new pet?
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Any dog under five years old is $60 and older than five years will be $30. Cats and kittens are $20 adoption fee. We do not charge an adoption fee for any pet that is over 10 years old. This fee covers the spay or neuter, microchipping, rabies vaccination, booster shots, de-worming, and flea and tick treatment. We test our dogs for heartworms and our cats for feline leukemia. Considering everything that is included, our adoption fee is a great deal. Taking a "free" pet from a newspaper ad or friend can cost up to three times as much on basic health services at a veterinary clinic. However, the services provided by Fayetteville Animal Services are in no way intended to be a substitution for regular professional veterinary care. Also, by adopting from our shelter, you not only save the life of that animal, you support our services so that we can continue to care for abandoned, stray, injured, and sick animals. For more information, contact Animal Services at 479-444-3456.
- What do I need to do if an animal bites me?
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Immediately wash the wound thoroughly with soap and warm water. If the bite results in an open, bleeding wound seek immediate medical attention. Make a note of the animal that includes the species, breed, color, and size if you do not know who owns it. If you know the owner of the offending animal, get the owner's contact information.
Animal Services must be contacted at 479-444-3456 and a bite report must be filed. If the bite occurs after business hours, contact the Fayetteville Police Department at 479-587-3555. This process complies with the Arkansas Rabies Control Act and is designed to contain the spread of rabies.
If the animal is a stray or wildlife (raccoon, possum, etc.) a rabies infection could be possible. An Animal Services Officer will make every effort to capture the animal for rabies testing. For more information, contact Animal Services at 479-444-3456. - Whom do I call if I have an after hours emergency that involves animals?
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Call the Fayetteville Police non-emergency number at 479-587-3555. A dispatcher will take your information and an Animal Services Officer will return your call. We have an Animal Services Officer on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Please note that we are only able to respond to emergency calls outside of regular hours.
- What kinds of donations does the Animal Shelter need?
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The shelter has many needs that can be filled by donations from the public such as blankets, towels, toys, pet carriers, canned pet food, aluminum cans (by the bag), office supplies, bleach, laundry soap, dish soap, and paper towels.
There is no need to schedule an appointment to drop off donations. For more information, contact Animal Services at 479-444-3456. - I just moved into Fayetteville. How do I register my pet's microchip?
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You have 30 days to notify Animal Services that you have a pet with a microchip. You can simply fill out a microchip registration form linked below or call Animal Services at 479-444-3456 and give your and your pet's information. Make sure to have the microchip number ready.
If you don't know your pet's microchip number you, can go to the shelter at 1640 S. Armstrong Avenue in Fayetteville and we will scan your pet and register the chip number in our local database. We can also give you contact information to nationally register the microchip.