Houston County Rabies Lab (Rabies and Stray Animal Investigations)
Hours: Mon-Thu 8am-5pm.
- What it is
- More help
- Where
- Houston County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Houston County department that investigates human exposure to rabies, delivers quarantine orders and enforces Alabama rabies law. It investigates rabies cases, captures suspicious animals and transports them to the shelter for evaluation, and investigates complaints about wild and stray animals.
How to reach them
Where: 1781 E. Cottonwood Hwy., Dothan, AL 36301
Hours: Mon-Thu 8am-5pm.
Good to know
- How to get started: Call (334) 678-2810 to report an animal bite or exposure, a suspected rabid animal, or a wild or stray animal complaint.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
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More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Dothan
- Dothan Animal Shelter · Dothan · 3 mi
Other help near Dothan
- Spay/neuter Wiregrass Spay/Neuter Alliance · Dothan · 2 mi
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