Public Works

About Animal Services

The City of Riverside contracts with the County of Riverside to provide ts animal services through the Department of Animal Services.

Riverside City/County Animal Shelter

6851 Van Buren Blvd
Riverside, CA 92509
(951) 358-7387 (PETS) http://www.rcdas.org

Animal Services Included:

Clinic Services

• Spaying and Neutering
• Vaccinations
• Low-Cost Rabies Clinics

Field Services

• Stray, Injured and Dead Animal Complaints
• Animal Turn-In
• Cruelty Investigations
• Barking Dog Complaints
• Leash Law Violations
• Rabies Reports
• Bite Reports and Quarantines

Shelter Services

• Adoptions
• Animal Turn-In
• Animal Behavior Classes
• Upkeep of Impounded Animals
• Barking Dog Complaints
• Rabies Reports
• Bite Reports and Quarantines
• Collection of Fees from Licenses
• Collection of Fees from Leash Law Violations
• Animal Records

Animal Shelter

A friendlier Shelter is being built on 12.5 acres on Wilderness Ave in Riverside. The new shelter will accommodate approximately 30,000 dogs, cats, horses, hamsters and other creatures annually.

For additional information, please contact the Department of Animal Services at (951) 358-7387

• 64,000 sqft for headquarters offices and animal facilities
• Located at Van Buren Blvd and Clay St

Spay & Neuter

(951) 358-7373
Hundreds of homeless animals come into our Riverside City/County shelters every day. Pet overpopulation is a huge problem, but there is a solution. Please spay or neuter your animal companions!

Spay or Neuter Charges

• Dogs - $50
• Cats - $25

Lost & Found

If you have lost an animal, there are several ways you can better the chance of locating your pet. Please click here for additional information: http://www.rcdas.org/lost.htm.

Noisy Animal/Barking Dog Complaint

Animal Services personnel work with members of the public to seek ways to significantly reduce the barking dog problems within specific neighborhoods of complaint.

You cannot remain anonymous when filing a Noisy Animal Complaint because your neighbors need to know who their animals are disturbing.

To start the noisy animal process, please contact Animal Services at (951) 358-7387. This may be useful information to share with dog owners to reach a solution without involving Animal Services. RCDAS website -Barking Dog