Animal Control is responsible for enforcing state laws and town ordinances pertaining to animals. We handle roaming, barking, and litter complaints, as well as animal bites, animal cruelty issues, and wildlife complaints. We also monitor for compliance with dog licensing and rabies vaccination laws. Our dog pound, located to the rear of the Parks and Recreation Department at 1086 New London Tpke. is where we care for animals. Roaming dogs are brought to the pound where they are often reunited with their owners. Stray dogs are also housed at the pound. The law requires a stray dog be advertised and held for a seven day period. Currently, the Town uses the “Lost and Found” section of the Hartford Courant. If the owner is not located within that time and the animal is suitable for adoption (i.e. passes certain tests) it will be adopted out to the BEST possible home. There are many criteria we use to ascertain a dog “suitable” for adoption, and some dogs and potential adopters are not a good “match”. Final decisions are made by the animal control officers conducting adoption interviews. Being turned down for one particular dog does not mean you are not a great potential pet owner….just not the best match for that particular animal. We do, at times, have to euthanize animals in our care because they are too sick, old, or aggressive for placement. That option is exercised only after all other avenues for placement and health care have been explored.
Glastonbury CT 06033 | 1.6 miles away
WAG (We Adopt Greyhounds, Inc) is an all volunteer run 501(c)3 non-profit Greyhound Adoption group based in Connecticut. WAG has been placing retired racing greyhounds in homes throughout Connecticut since September of 1992.
Glastonbury CT | 1.6 miles away
The Chi Society is a network of private foster homes in New England and Tucson, AZ. With our partner, PAWS of NELA, we have saved several thousand dogs from needless, cruel deaths during the time we've been operating. We have developed both local and long distance programs that allow a qualified adopter to have just about any dog they fall in love with; long distance is not a barrier. We use
East Hartford CT 06118 | 3 miles away
We are a non-profit, all volunteer, no-kill organization whose mission is to increase the quality of life of all dogs and cats in the communities we serve.
Manchester CT | 4.9 miles away
Our Mission at Pack Leaders Rescue of Connecticut is to save the lives of dogs and cats both locally, and from the South, that have been abandoned, abused, or neglected. We prepare them for a forever home through the three branches of our organization. Our transport service and behavioral training program allow us to rescue, evaluate, and rehabilitate animals, and we place these animals into forev
Manchester CT | 6.1 miles away
Save Me A Spot! Dog Rescue's mission is to runs a courtesy post service to aid owners and other rescues in finding homes for animals who will make good family pets. In doing so, we hope to save the lives of a few pets that would otherwise be homeless. Our main goal is to keep pets out of our local shelters, and to assist owners in ways that may allow them to keep their pets. We do this not on
Manchester CT | 6.1 miles away
Founded in 1996. Mission: The Queenie Foundation promotes kindness to all animals through humane education and companion animal rescue/adoption.
Newington CT 06111 | 6.1 miles away
Way back in 1881, a Hartford High School senior named Gertrude O. Lewis wanted to find a way to help animals of Connecticut. She gathered support in her community - including some of Connecticut’s most prominent citizens of the time - and that very same year, Gertrude founded the Connecticut Humane Society. And all these years later, the work continues. CHS is the oldest and most comprehensive a
Hartford CT 06106 | 6.2 miles away
The Ferret Association of Connecticut, Inc. (FACT) was established in 1991 to offer general care and health information about pet domestic ferrets at a time when little factual data was available about them. We quickly realized New England also desperately needed a species-specific ferret rescue because mainstream shelters were not supporting ferret adoptions. From those humble origins, FACT becam
Manchester CT 06040 | 6.8 miles away
Animal Control is dedicated to serving the community as it relates to both human and animal issues. Animal Control enforces both town ordinances as well as state laws that pertain to animals and their humans. Animal Control is committed to finding each animal in our care permanent and loving homes for each animal that passes a temperament test.
West Hartford CT 06110 | 7.1 miles away
On a daily basis, officers in the Animal Control and Protection Division perform a variety of services that help animals and humans alike. They rescue injured animals; control stray and potentially dangerous domestic and wild animals roaming at large; and bring lost pets into the animal shelter where their owners can reclaim them. The division takes an active role in enforcing local and state ordi
West Hartford CT 06137 | 8.8 miles away
Animal Friends of Connecticut, Inc. is a nonprofit, no-kill shelter dedicated to the protection of animals. It is an all volunteer organization that rescues stray, abandoned, abused and handicapped animals. Pets are also rescued from local pounds when their owners cannot be located. The animals are given needed medical care, all vaccinations, and spayed or neutered, then cared for at our shelter u
Berlin CT 06037 | 9.3 miles away
New Britain Animal Control is operated by dedicated and caring Police Officers from the New Britain police Department. We take in abandoned animals and care for them until we can find them loving homes. We also investigate animal cruelty, enforce animal laws, and educate the public on responsible pet ownership. We are not a shelter and we do not always have space for owner surrenders.
West Hartford CT | 9.7 miles away
We try to save as many dogs that are on death row as we can. These dogs come from Texas and face certain death if rescues to not take them. We pay for transport to CT and your adoption fee covers the transportation and vaccinations and spay/neuter. We also use any fees to cover medical costs for any dog that is sick or injured. We are always looking for foster homes in the northeast so if you can
Windsor CT 06095 | 10.6 miles away
Berlin CT 06037 | 11.7 miles away
We are a foster-based rescue group dedicated to finding forever homes for all of our little hidden treasures. We strive to ensure that all adoptions result in optimal conditions for both the adopted feline and the adoptive owner/family. We will work with adopters to resolve any problems that may occur following an adoption.
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