Fairfield CT Animal Control

211 Richard White Way
(formerly One Rod Highway)
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 254-4857

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Thursday:
8:00 am to 9:00 pm

Friday:
8:00 am to 8:30 pm

Saturday & Sunday:
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Recovered Animals:

We appreciate all of the donations to our shelter, whether it be blankets, financial donations or food for our animals; it all goes to use! The continued generosity and support of the people we serve benefits our shelter and animals greatly.

Fairfield Animal Control is a Division of the Fairfield Police Department's Support Services Bureau that enforces all State Laws and Town Ordinance related to animals. It is the responsibility of the Animal Control Division to investigate roaming dogs, animal bites, cruelty to animals, barking nuisance, unreasonable tethering or confining of a dog, town defecation ordinance, leash law, valid rabies vaccination, dog licensure and rabies related wildlife complaints that present an eminent danger to the public.

The Animal Control Division is not licensed as a pest control service. For concerns regarding nuisance, injured or orphaned wildlife you should consult the yellow pages for pest control service or contact the following numbers for advice:

State of Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection
Wildlife Division
860.424.3011

If you witness a wild animal that appears to be rabid, call the Fairfield Police Department at (203) 254-4800.

Dog Licenses

Licensing fees are for an unspayed or unneutered dog; for a spayed or neutered dog plus per month after June. Certificate of spaying from a veterinarian is required.

Microchip Information:

Connecticut state law requires that all dogs over 6 months of age wear a collar with a dog license on the collar. However we know that not all dogs wear collars with tags and cats are not required to wear collars with tags.

Recently Fairfield Animal Control has found that impounded dogs and cats with no tags have been found to have a microchip that is untraceable to the owner due to the owners not updating their personal information with the microchip companies. Frequently an impounded animals microchip traces back to someone or someplace (like a pet store or a breeding kennel) that no longer has the animal and has no information on who the new owner is.

We would like to advise pet owners to check with their microchip companies and their pet paperwork to be sure their owner information is up to date. When a pet owner moves or gives a dog away the information needs to be updated in the microchip company’s records. If a pet owner thinks there pet may be micro chipped but are unsure of the microchip company they can contact Animal Control to set up a time where their pet can be scanned for a microchip. The company can be contacted from the chip information and the information updated.

In the event of an emergency (natural disaster, injured pet, lost pet) microchips are valuable for identification purposes and could save your pets life if it is untagged. If any pet owner would like to microchip their dog or cat they can contact Animal Control at 203-254-4857 for an appointment. The cost is $25 per pet.