The animal shelter temporarily houses and cares for stray and surrendered animals. Such care involves cleaning, feeding, exercise, and disease control, exercise, enrichment, and socialization. The shelter is a community resource for locating lost pets and for adopting new family members. 

Adoption

Animal Services rehomes thousands of lost and surrendered pets every year through its pet adoption program.If you are looking to add a fury new companion to your life, please consider adopting one of our loving pets.

Animal Control

Animal Services provides animal control for residents in the City of Rochester. Animal Control Officers (ACOs) play a vital role for people and animals within our community. Their job encompasses public safety, enforcement of animal ordinances, animal rescue, nuisance abatement, and community outreach, and pet owner support. Unsure if you should call Animal Services or Humane Society of Greater Rochester? Click here. 

See below for more information about resources available and opportunities to be involved at Animal Services.