Port Arthur Animal Control and Animal Shelter
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Hours: Office Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; adoptions Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30 pm
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- City of Port Arthur
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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City of Port Arthur animal control and shelter. Dogs and cats are available for adoption daily (new owners must spay or neuter them), found animals are posted online, and the shelter partners with Rescue Express to transport animals to adopters. Animal Control picks up dead animals and enforces the city's loose-dog and licensing rules.
How to reach them
Where: 3615 Gates Boulevard, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Hours: Office Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; adoptions Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30 pm
Good to know
- How to get started: Visit or call (409) 983-8785. For after-hours emergency vet care information, call (409) 983-8655.
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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