Joplin Health Department Animal Control
Hours: Trap requests are taken Monday mornings during business hours; traps are not set on weekends, holidays or in bad weather.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Who it helps
- Trap loans are first come, first served each week
- Where
- City of Joplin
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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City animal control division enforcing Joplin's animal ordinances and educating the public. Animals picked up in city limits go to the Joplin Humane Society. Runs a live trap loan program in which an animal control officer sets a trap at a resident's home for up to five days when traps are available.
How to reach them
Where: 321 East 4th Street, Joplin, MO 64801
Hours: Trap requests are taken Monday mornings during business hours; traps are not set on weekends, holidays or in bad weather.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Trap loans are first come, first served each week; the owner must be home at setting and supply bait.
- How to get started: Call the Joplin Health Department at 417-623-6122. Lost pets: visit the Joplin Humane Society or call 417-623-3642.
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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Also from this organization
More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Joplin
- Joplin Humane Society · Joplin · 3 mi
- Bentonville Animal Services & Adoption Center · Bentonville · 55 mi
- Rogers Animal Services - Animal Shelter · Rogers · 56 mi
- Humane Society of Southwest Missouri · Springfield · 65 mi
- Springdale Animal Services · Springdale · 68 mi
Other help near Joplin
- Spay/neuter Joplin Humane Society Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic · Joplin · 3 mi
- Low-cost care Joplin Humane Society Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic · Joplin · 3 mi
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