Fayetteville Animal Services

The mission of Fayetteville Animal Services is to improve the lives of all animals and humans by educating the community about animal needs. We safeguard, rescue, shelter the lost and homeless, reunite and adopt, alleviate pain and suffering, decrease pet overpopulation by providing a spay/neuter program, advocate for their rights, and enforce laws to prevent cruelty and inhumane conditions.

The Animal Services Division provides essential animal services to the City of Fayetteville by enforcing the Arkansas rabies control act, city animal ordinances, and by licensing animals and providing safety and educational programs to the public. The Animal Services Division provides 24-hour rescue & emergency service for animals.

**** For emergency services outside our normal hours of operation, you may call the Fayetteville Police Department at (479) 587-3555 ****

If you are looking for more information about the City of Fayetteville's Animal Services Program, please visit http://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/525/Animal-Services.


Stray animals with license identification are returned to their homes whenever possible, and stray animals without license identification are impounded. Warnings and or citations are issued to the owners of animals who are found to be in violations of state laws or city ordinances.

Our facility and training programs meet national sheltering standards and we provide an efficiently run, sanitary, and humane facility for the handling of animals. Animal Services personnel assist the public and animal owners with reclaiming impounded stray or abandoned animals, adoption services, responsible animal ownership education, and humane euthanasia for unwanted animals. Regular veterinary care is provided for shelter animals and those injured or sick animals picked up by enforcement officers. Funds provided by the City of Fayetteville are supplemented by public donations.