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Rochester Animal Services is a division of the City of Rochester whosemission is to serve Rochester's people and animals to create safe neighborhoods, support the human-animal bond, and save and enhance lives. One of the most impactful things you can do right now to help support our mission is to become a foster caregiver.

 The Animal Services Center shifted to by-appointment services for pet adoptions and lost-and-found pet services initially in conjunction with COVID-19 response planning. However, due to the significant benefits for the animals and the quality of our customer service, many animal welfare organizations such as ours have decided to continue providing by-appointment services. Shelters are unfamiliar and inherently stressful environments, so this is one small thing we can do to help reduce the stress on the animals. The appointments also enable our team to provide more individualized attention for clients. You may request an appointment by contacting us at 585-428-7274 or email.

While making adjustments during the COVID-response phase, Rochester Animal Services joined a team of animal shelter leaders, shelter medicine experts, and animal welfare organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada to develop a new model for animal sheltering. That collaboration is called Human Animal Support Services (HASS). The emerging model is not complete but we continue making adjustments and expanding programs and services reimagining our organization and our work.  HASS is a movement toward a goal that involves collaboration among animal welfare organizations, human services agencies, and community members to support people and animals. HASS is helping transform the field of animal services to better serve our communities. Visit RAS and Human Animal Support Services to learn more about specific adjustments and HASS programming implemented in Rochester.

We continue accepting intake of lost and surrendered pets but are asking community members to help us limit intakes to the most at-risk animals for which no other options are available. Finders are being asked to assist with reunification of healthy and friendly found pets. Owners are being offered support to help them keep pets or assist with self-rehoming, which ensures that the animal remains in a home with loving owners until a new home is secured. When finders and owners are unable to hold onto the animals, they come into the shelter and most move quickly into foster homes. All are routed on a pathway toward the best outcome. These are community challenges that we are addressing and they require community-based solutions.

Please consider how you might get involved through adopting or fostering a pet, volunteering, or donating.

Animal Services Center, 184 Verona St.

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RAS encourages all pet-owners to have an Emergency Plan in place for their pets

• Research potential boarding facilities to utilize in the event that boarding your pet becomes necessary.
• Have crates, food and extra supplies for your pet on hand in case moving them becomes necessary or if the disease spreads in the community and it becomes necessary to reduce social exposure.
• All animal vaccines should be up to date in the event boarding becomes necessary.
• Ensure all medications are documented with dosages and administering instructions. Including the prescription from the prescribing veterinarian is also helpful.
• Pets should have identification including a collar with current identification tags and a registered microchip.
• Identify a trusted family member or friend to care for your pets if someone in your household becomes ill or is hospitalized.

How can you help?

Become afoster caregiver. If you are interested in helping us reduce the number of animals at the shelter by offering up the comfort of your home, please complete this briefform.

Adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue organization. By adopting from a shelter or rescue organization, you help us ensure we have the space and resources to care for our community's most at-risk animals.

Volunteer your time, talent, and treasure. Volunteers are critical to serving animals and people in our community. Typical roles include dog walking, clinic support, customer service, shelter greeters, outreach and pet support, offsite adoption events, lost pet reunification, self-rehoming support, transportation, research and data analysis, and website management.

Make a donation. It is more important than ever to ensure we have the resources to provide general husbandry, medical care, support foster caregivers, and  provide resources to pet owners in under-served neighborhoods.

Review the information about COVID-19 and pets.

Don't cat-nap the kittens.

Create a preparedness plan for your pets.

Location

Animal Services Center
184 Verona Street
Rochester, NY 14608
585-428-7274
 AnimalServices@cityofrochester.gov

Hours of operation

• Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Closed Sundays

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The Verona Street Animal Society is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3)
organization established to help support the mission and
programs of Rochester Animal Services.

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Virtual Fundraiser

The 2021 event was a smaller affair but another wonderful success in raising funds and awareness for our programs, services, and our vital mission of serving people and animals. Learn more about the event and stay tuned for notification about The Fast & The Furriest® 2022.

 

Ny Animal Care and Control at Risk List

Source: https://www.cityofrochester.gov/rochesteranimalservices/

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