Animal Rescue League of Berks County

Hours: General and adoption hours: Monday and Wednesday-Friday 10 AM-6 PM; Saturday-Sunday 9 AM-5 PM; closed Tuesday. Pet Help Center by appointment only.

What it is

Shelters and rescues

Service area

Berks County. Full-service animal control in 2026: City of Reading, Upper Bern Township and Wyomissing Borough; fee-for-service (dogs) in several other municipalities.

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Berks County shelter offering adoption, foster, lost and found pets, a Pet Help Center for surrenders and found pets, humane investigation, and animal control services for contracted municipalities including the City of Reading.

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
An independently researched listing, not a statement of partnership or endorsement.

Good to know

• How to get started: To surrender a pet or report a found pet, call (610) 373-8830 ext. 205 to set up an appointment. Browse adoptable pets online.

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

• Animal Rescue League of Berks County End of Life Services · Birdsboro
• Animal Rescue League of Berks County Medical Center (Low-Cost Vet Care) · Birdsboro
• Animal Rescue League of Berks County TNVR Program · Birdsboro

More shelters, foster and boarding, end-of-life care and pet loss near Birdsboro

• Humane Pennsylvania Bottle Baby Kitten Kit Program · Reading · 4 mi
• Humane Pennsylvania Freedom Center for Animal Life-Saving (Reading Adoption Center) · Reading · 4 mi
• Humane Pennsylvania Lancaster Campus (Betsy & Ted Lewin Adoption Center) · Lancaster · 25 mi
• Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center · Lancaster · 28 mi
• Lehigh Valley Humane Society Shelter and Adoption Center (Allentown) · Allentown · 30 mi

Other help near Birdsboro

• Low-cost care Humane Pennsylvania Healthy Pets Initiative - Pay-What-You-Can Clinics and Walk-In Wellness Clinic · Reading · 3 mi
• Vet clinic Humane Veterinary Hospitals - Reading · Reading · 4 mi
• Spay/neuter Humane Pennsylvania Affordable Spay/Neuter Clinic (Reading) · Reading · 4 mi
• Pet food Humane Pennsylvania - Spike's Pet Food Pantry · Reading · 5 mi
• Emergency Eastern PA Veterinary Medical Center (24-Hour Emergency, Allentown) · Allentown · 25 mi
• Vet bills Humane Animal Partners Pet Retention Funds and Pet Food Pantry · Wilmington, Stanton/Christiana, Rehoboth · 44 mi

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Sources

Animal Rescue League of Berks County official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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