Providence Animal Control
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Hours: Officers on patrol 7am-11pm daily, with an officer on stand-by for emergencies after 11pm. Shelter open 11am-3pm five days a week by appointment; closed Sunday and Monday. Office phone answered 7am-3pm Tuesday-Saturday.
- What it is
- More help
- Who it helps
- Surrenders are for Providence residents.
- Where
- City of Providence
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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City of Providence animal control and shelter. Officers handle uncontrolled domestic animals, bites and attacks, nuisance animals, cruelty, stray and unlicensed animals, and sick or injured animals. The unit also runs TNR (trap-neuter-return), keeps lost and found records, licenses dogs, accepts owner surrenders case by case and adopts out cats, dogs and small animals. Impounded animals are held five days.
How to reach them
Where: 200 Terminal Road, Providence, RI
Hours: Officers on patrol 7am-11pm daily, with an officer on stand-by for emergencies after 11pm. Shelter open 11am-3pm five days a week by appointment; closed Sunday and Monday. Office phone answered 7am-3pm Tuesday-Saturday.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Surrenders are for Providence residents.
- How to get started: Call the office at 401-243-6040 for licensing, lost and found, or help with animal complaints. To have an officer respond to a complaint, call Providence Police at 401-272-1111. To surrender a pet, call 401-680-7591 and leave a message with the reason, breed, age and your timeline.
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More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Providence
- Providence Animal Rescue League · Providence · 2 mi
- Warwick Animal Shelter · Warwick · 5 mi
- Rhode Island SPCA - Adoption Center · Warwick · 5 mi
- Cranston Animal Shelter · Cranston · 5 mi
- Pawtucket Animal Shelter (Paul J. Wildenhain Memorial Animal Shelter) · Pawtucket · 6 mi
Other help near Providence
- Pet food PARL Pet Food Pantry and Paw n' Go Pantry · Providence · 2 mi
- Spay/neuter Providence Animal Rescue League (PARL) Spay/Neuter Clinic · Providence · 2 mi
- Vet clinic RISPCA Anchored Paws Program (Hardship Boarding) · Warwick · 7 mi
- Vet bills Potter League for Animals - CARE Fund and Potter Pet Food Pantry · Newport County · 21 mi
- Low-cost care ValuePetVet - Dayville · Dayville · 25 mi
- Emergency Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists - Buzzards Bay (24/7 Emergency) · Buzzards Bay · 40 mi
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