Rochester Animal Services (RAS)
You’re viewing Rochester Animal Services (RAS) on Help My Pet.
Help My Pet is a free, independent guide that helps pet parents find care they can afford and ways to pay for it. Listings are free and can’t be bought. Families find this page in our New York guide and through our Near You search.
Is everything right? Check the phone number, address, hours and who can use it, below.
Want your page to say more? Tell us anything that would help families who find you: services we didn’t list, languages you speak, what to bring or know before calling, how busy you are, how you’d describe yourselves. We’ll add it to your page. You can also just reply to our email.
Hours: Monday to Friday 12 to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 12 to 4 p.m.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- City of Rochester
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
Need help paying for your pet’s care? Ways to pay a vet bill in New York · Get a free funding plan
City of Rochester animal shelter and field animal control with dog and cat adoption (open to city and non-city residents), lost and found help, foster and volunteer programs, and community outreach for pet owners.
How to reach them
Where: 184 Verona St, Rochester, NY 14608
Hours: Monday to Friday 12 to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 12 to 4 p.m.
Good to know
- How to get started: Visit during open hours or call. For animal control, call 911 for vicious, sick or injured animals and 311 for lost dogs, barking dogs, trapped animals and other non-emergencies.
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
If cost is the barrier: Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
Also from this organization
More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Rochester
- Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester · Fairport · 13 mi
- SPCA Serving Erie County · West Seneca · 62 mi
- City of Buffalo Animal Shelter · Buffalo · 65 mi
- Niagara SPCA · Niagara Falls · 66 mi
- Cornell University Pet Loss Support Hotline · Ithaca · 75 mi
Other help near Rochester
- Vet bills Rochester Hope For Pets · Rochester · under 1 mi
- Pet food Lollypop Farm Pet Pantry · Fairport · 13 mi
All 111 programs in New York →