Animal Shelters in Connecticut

Hours of Operation

Monday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays Problems ONLY

Visiting Hours

Monday through Saturday, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sundays by appointment just

Nicole Minervini - Assistant Animal Control Officer
Tammy Hewston- Assistant Animal Control Officer
Nancy Perry- Kennel Worker
Dalila Ortiz- Kennel Worker

The Robin I. Kroogman New Haven pet shelter, located at 81 Fournier Street, is a division of New Haven Police division. The purpose of your pet protection and its own staff would be to program the city as effectively as you are able to. Members of this product care for all animals with compassion, with the safest and most humane treatments.

Brand new Haven’s animal shelter, with over sixty dog kennels and thirty cat compartments, is one of the largest municipal shelters within the State of Connecticut and draws over three thousand site visitors yearly. The animal protection will require in up to nine hundred cats and dogs each year and investigate more or less 1000 pet related telephone calls. Through its relationship utilizing the City of New Haven Humane Commission, The Friends regarding the brand new Haven dog shelter, Inc., and The North Shore Animal League, the shelter sponsors several off-site use events over summer and winter (besides adoptions at housing, which occur year-round.

Humane commissioners tend to be appointed because of the Mayor of New Haven and authorized by the Board of Aldermen. Using condition and town legislation into account, the humane commission is given the power and authority to adopt these types of regulations as in its view are required for the operation of this pet shelter and associated activities, and for the proper care and remedy for pets within the city limits. These types of foibles have the same power and result as town ordinances. If you wish to provide on the Humane Commission, you may possibly contact Patricia Lawlor at (203) 946-7802 for more info. To contact the Humane Commission regarding other reason, please e-mail humane@newhavenct.net or go to the commission on Twitter. If you are needing authorities or pet control assistance, please phone either law enforcement department at (203) 946-6316 or New Haven's pet shelter at (203) 946-8110 in order to make an official issue.

Connecticut condition legislation needs all owners to license their puppies.*

• All dogs over six months needs to be certified.
• All dogs should be certified by Summer 30th of each 12 months. A single buck charge would be charged per thirty days late.
• All puppies should have a present rabies vaccination.

Licensing additionally provides vaccination and sterilization benefits for pets.

Bring proof that the dog has been vaccinated for rabies and is spayed or neutered to:
The Robin I. Kroogman New Haven Pet Shelter
81 Fournier Street – Brand New Haven
(203) 946-8110
open 12:30 to 4:30pm, Monday to Saturday
or
The town Town Clerk’s Office
200 Orange Street – New Haven
(203) 946-8349
available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
Certification fees: $8 spayed/neutered; $19 if not spayed/neutered.
* In 2013, failure to license your pet can result in a $75 fine, and failure to vaccinate may result in a $136 fine.

Get a hold of a pal for a lifetime: pet adoption in New Haven
New Haven’s animal shelter is invested in finding loving homes for several adoptable animals. Most adoptions happen at protection, additionally take place at use events or in collaboration with location animal relief organizations.
Use requirements are the following:

1. You should be eighteen years of age and apply personally.
2. Present valid identification along with your present target.
3. Provide proof home ownership or landlord contact information for confirmation of endorsement.
4. Realize that the pet housing reserves the right to reject an use for reason.
5. All members of your family where the adopted pet will reside have to meet the animal in the housing.
6. Those trying to follow a partner for his or her puppy must bring their particular neutered or spayed puppy to meet the refuge dog to ensure good match.

Cost for adoption is $80 money just and includes vaccinations, some tests, and a spay/neuter treatment. There might be extra fees payable to the Veterinarian. All pets will likely to be spayed or neutered just before pick-up once use is full.