Newport News Animal Services

Animal Services handles domestic and exotic animal calls for Newport News and Poquoson Only. Office hours are Mon-Fri 8am to 4pm for purchasing City animal licenses trap rentals for cats. Officer are available after normal office hours to answer emergency calls only such as sick/injured animals, serious animal bites or attacks and extreme cruelty issues. Issues with wildlife should be directed to Park Ranger at 757-888-3333. Emergencies with your own pet should be addressed by your own vet. Should you need to surrender your pet you can do so at the new Regional Shelter at 5843 Jefferson Ave. they can be reached at 757-933-9816. Nuisance wildlife would be handled by a nuisance wildlife professional who can be found by searching Nuisance wildlife. If you are a Newport News resident and need to have your pet spayed or neutered contact PETA at 633-7382 x3 and ask for the Newport News resident program.