Coventry Animal Shelter is run by Coventry Police Department's Animal Control. Animal Control rescues strays and abandoned animals, and attempts to return them to their owners or find them homes.

Programs that provide protection and care for unwanted pets or stray animals, and hold them for a specified period of time to provide an opportunity for owners to claim them prior to offering them for adoption. Included are shelters that euthanize the animals if not adopted within a specified amount of time, as well as "no kill" shelters that will keep the animals until they are adopted.

Cumberland Animal Shelter provides the following services: Shelter tours, Educational programs, Adoption services, Ferret Rescue, Reptile Rescue, Video library, Book library, classroom, twice yearly rabies clinics

The South Kingstown Animal Shelter accepts neglected, abandoned, and/or stray dogs, cats, and other domestic animals. The Animal Shelter is committed to improving the quality of life of all strays in its care. To this end, adoption applicants are carefully screened. All possible medical care, including preventative attention, is given to the animals. The Animal Shelter continues to maintain a policy of euthanizing animals only for extreme behavioral problems or incurable medical conditions.

Financial assistance for Veterinary care provided to people with financial difficulty.

The Animal Control Department provides shelter to stray animals and attempts to return animals to their owners and place abandoned domestic animals in good homes. The officers may also arrange for the euthanization of animals that are sick or seriously injured.

The mission of The Woonsocket Animal Control Shelter is to ensure public safety throughout the city, while providing a warm and comfortable environment to abandoned and neglected animals. They strive to provide each cat or dog that enters our facility with love and medical care, as they wait for their forever homes.

Shelter Policies: All calls for service must be filed through the Warren Police Department. Non-emergency calls and inquiries may be made to the Warren Animal Shelter during normal business hours. The Warren Animal Shelter impounds stray dogs and sick or injured cats ONLY. Persons wishing to surrender an animal must contact a private humane agency (ie: RISPCA, Providence Animal Rescue League, Potter League, etc.)

Richmond Animal Control Division handles approximately 75 calls-for-service per month, which often vary from noise complaints to animal "at large" violations, to animal bite complaints, and several other enforcement related duties. Complaints and calls concerning domesticated animals are received at Richmond Police Department, which serves as dispatch for Animal Control. Non-emergency calls received after-hours are referred to the next Animal Control Officer to return to duty. The Animal Control Division also provides temporary shelter, feeding, care and medical treatment for impounded animals, and routinely facilitated adoptions to place abandoned, neglected, or unwanted animals in the care of willing and capable pet owners who are eager to provide the pet a safe and nurturing home environment.

Ocean State Veterinary Specialists (OSVS) is a privately owned state-of-the-art facility providing 24-hour emergency care and specialty services for companion animals. The hospital is staffed by experienced emergency clinicians and specialists in the following areas: Internal medicine Surgery Radiology Critical care Ophthalmology Oncology Neurology Exotic animal medicine Clinical pathology Cardiology OSVS is also an educational center, providing advanced training for veterinarians, veterinary students, and veterinary technicians.

For emergency call 911

**Animal Control Officer (ACO) - John Duffy Phone: 437-3936 Email:[email protected].

The mission of the RISPCA is to protect and advocate for the rights and welfare of animals through legal, educational, legislative and investigative means. They provide adoption and rehoming services, veterinary care, humane education, training support and pet owner assistance programs. The Rhode Island SPCA is also the only organization in the state that can legally investigate and prosecute cases of animal cruelty and neglect. They take an active role in legislative matters concerning the welfare of all animals in our state.

Will provide emergency shelter for the pets of domestic violence victims of the Westerly Area in a crisis situation.

Link for animals available for adoption: https://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=RI79

Programs that pick up and impound or return to their owners domestic animals who have strayed from their homes. Also included are programs that enforce leash laws and animal sanitation ordinances and those that handle complaints regarding domestic animals who have bitten someone or are otherwise making nuisances of themselves. Most animal control programs are unable to handle nuisance wildlife unless the animal is sick or shows symptoms of rabies.

The mission of the RISPCA is to protect and advocate for the rights and welfare of animals through legal, educational, legislative and investigative means. The Pets in Need Veterinary Clinic provides medical and surgical services for pets owned by need-based elderly, disabled and low income citizens of Rhode Island. The Pets in Need Clinic is located at 140 Amaral St, East Providence, RI. 02915.

ACO Julia M. Sweeney is assigned to the Patrol Division, her primary duty is enforcing the city's animal control ordinances. She also follows up on animal-related incidents that occur while she is off duty.

Portsmouth Animal Control is responsible for enforcing all state laws and town ordinances involving domesticated animals in the Town of Portsmouth. It is also responsible for the pick up of stray animals and trying to locate their owners. When a domestic animal doesn't have a town license or other identification the animal is brought to the Potter Shelter in Middletown until the owner claims it. The animal will only be released after the owner licenses the animal.

The mission of The Woonsocket Animal Control Shelter is to ensure public safety throughout the city, while providing a warm and comfortable environment to abandoned and neglected animals. They strive to provide each cat or dog that enters our facility with love and medical care, as they wait for their forever homes.

The Providence Animal Rescue League (PARL) is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. PARL serves communities throughout Rhode Island and beyond. Our mission is to provide for the rescue and relief of suffering or homeless animals and perform charitable or benevolent acts for the welfare of animals.

The Johnston Animal Control Division is housed within the Johnston Police Department's Special Services Bureau. The Town of Johnston does not maintain a local, full-time, Animal Shelter however it shares the City of North Providence's facility located at 900 Smithfield Rd., North Providence, RI (719-1516). The Johnston Police Department's ACO handles all issues regarding only Domesticated Animals. All wild Animal calls must be sent to the RI Department of Environmental Management and all rodent calls must be made to your private rodent removal company. If you suspect a domesticated and/or wild animal may be rabid, you may contact the Johnston Police Department to assess the potential public safety concern.

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Burrillville Animal Control Shelter returns stray animals to their owners, places unclaimed animals in homes, enforces local animal control ordinances and state animal care regulations, educates and provides referrals to the public, and assists residents in advertising pets needing new homes via the internet.

The Providence Animal Control Division protects the health and safety of our residents and their pets with progressive leadership and education, and continues to engage the hearts and minds of the community to help all animals. As of November 2015, the Animal Control Division has adopted a “low risk euthanasia” philosophy of healthy adoptable animals and will continue to improve the live release rate of shelter animals via adoptions, returning strays to their owners, transferring animals to rescues and treating medical cases.