West Baton Rouge Parish Shelter & Animal Control
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Hours: Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Parish shelter and animal control that enforces parish ordinances, impounds animals, investigates cruelty complaints and cares for neglected, unclaimed, abused and abandoned animals. Every animal adopted from the shelter is spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Residents can request a trap for a stray animal. Staff respond after hours and on weekends for emergencies only (bites, animals in danger of dying, or public safety threats).
How to reach them
Where: 3183 Ted Denstel Road, Port Allen, LA 70767
Hours: Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Good to know
- How to get started: Call (225) 336-2428 for complaints, trap requests or cruelty reports. For true after-hours emergencies, call the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office at (225) 343-9234 or 911.
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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- Vet clinic LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital · Baton Rouge · 12 mi
- Emergency Sherwood South Animal Hospital Emergency & Critical Care Center · Baton Rouge · 17 mi
- Vet bills CAAWS (Capital Area Animal Welfare Society) Spay/Neuter and Veterinary Assistance Program · Baton Rouge · 19 mi
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