Little Rock Animal Shelter & Control: Adoption Hours 2026
If you search for the Little Rock animal shelter, the city-run facility is the Little Rock Animal Village and Education Center, often called LRAV, at 4500 Kramer Street, Little Rock, AR 72204. It houses Little Rock Animal Services and the animals collected, surrendered, reclaimed, adopted or transferred through the city system.
The most important planning detail is that business hours and public kennel/adoption hours are not the same. City and shelter-support pages currently publish different morning kennel-opening times, so this guide shows the conflict instead of pretending one unsupported time is certain.
Verified September 23, 2026
Address, shelter phone, business hours, adoption information, 311 routing, LRPD non-emergency, bite reporting, rabies contacts, city pet rules and current adoption procedures were checked against City of Little Rock, Arkansas Department of Health and current LRAV support sources.
Hours and fee conflict disclosed
Current pages do not perfectly agree on morning kennel-opening time or adoption fee wording. Rather than silently choosing one, this guide explains the differences and tells you what to confirm.
Independent guide
Animal-Shelter.org is not the City of Little Rock, Little Rock Animal Village, LRPD, Arkansas Department of Health or Friends of the Animal Village.
Choose the Right Little Rock Animal-Service Route
The Animal Village phone, 311, Police non-emergency and public-health contacts are not interchangeable. Start with the route that matches what is happening now.
Little Rock Animal Shelter Adoption Hours 2026
The easy part is the business schedule: Little Rock publishes Tuesday–Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.. The harder part is the time when visitors may begin viewing adoptable animals, because current pages do not all show the same morning opening.
| Source / service | Published timing | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| City business hours |
Tuesday–Saturday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
This is the clearest current City-published office/shelter business schedule. |
| City Animal Services page |
Kennels: 9:30 a.m. in one paragraph; 10:00 a.m. in the hours section |
The City page itself currently contains conflicting morning kennel-opening times. |
| Current Friends adoption / map pages | 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | Current adoption procedures and map information use 10:30 a.m. as the public kennel/adoption start. |
| Friends contact page | 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | A separate current support page lists an 11 a.m. public opening, creating another conflict. |
Little Rock Animal Village Adoption Fee & Included Care
Current sources are close, but not perfectly aligned. The current Friends adoption procedure lists $90. One City Animal Services page also lists $90, while another current City page still says fees range from $80–$100.
Current shelter-support fee
Friends of the Animal Village’s current adoption procedure lists a $90 adoption fee.
City pages differ
One official City page lists $90; another current City page keeps an $80–$100 range. Confirm the exact amount for your pet before payment.
Medical care is part of adoption
Current adoption information describes sterilization, vaccinations and initial shelter medical care as part of the adoption package.
How Adoption Works at Little Rock Animal Village
LRAV’s current adoption procedures are more specific than simply “walk in and pick a pet.” Availability dates and first-come priority matter, especially for popular dogs and puppies.
Check available animals
Review current listings, but remember that Friends of the Animal Village says not every animal—especially quickly adopted puppies and kittens—is posted online.
Save the animal’s ID number
The current adoption instructions specifically recommend having the ID handy so staff know exactly which dog or cat you want to meet.
Understand first-come, first-served
LRAV says animals cannot be reserved for adoption. In-person applicants receive priority according to the shelter’s availability-date process.
Spend time outside the kennel
Shelter behavior is not always home behavior. Current LRAV guidance encourages adopters to spend time with the pet away from the kennel area when possible.
Ask about your resident pets
LRAV has indoor and outdoor areas that may be used for introductions when staff approves the meeting. Ask before bringing another pet.
Plan for continuing care
The adoption application asks adopters to consider food, medical treatment, vaccination, city licensing, companionship and heartworm prevention.
Emergency & Important Little Rock Animal Contacts
Use these numbers by purpose. A routine loose dog is not automatically a 911 call, and the Animal Village’s main number should not be described as a 24-hour emergency line.
| Contact | Number | Verified use |
|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Animal Village / Animal Services | 501-376-3067 | Shelter, adoptions, lost pets, fostering and normal Little Rock Animal Services questions during business hours. |
| Little Rock 311 | 311 | The City’s current 311 list includes stray animals and aggressive animals as non-emergency City service requests. |
| 311 from outside Little Rock / phone problem | 501-371-4437 | The City publishes this number for people outside city limits or callers who cannot reach 311 normally. |
| After-hours urgent Animal Control routing | 501-371-4829 | Current LRPD non-emergency communications. Friends of the Animal Village says that when LRAV is closed and an emergency requires an Animal Control Officer, LRPD can dispatch the on-call ACO. |
| Emergency | 911 | Immediate threats to life or safety, serious attacks, or situations requiring immediate police, fire or medical response. |
| Arkansas Department of Health — Zoonotic Disease / Rabies | 501-280-4136 | Rabies-risk, animal-bite and zoonotic-disease questions. Arkansas requires mammal bites to be reported. |
Lost Pet in Little Rock: Do More Than Check One Website
A missing pet can turn an ordinary day into a frantic one. LRAV’s current support pages make one point especially clear: not every animal is posted online, and staff may not be able to identify your pet from a phone description alone.
Contact LRAV with useful details
- Email lrav@littlerock.gov.
- Include a clear description of your pet.
- Include where and when the pet went missing.
- Include the owner’s name and phone number.
- Attach a current photograph.
- Follow up by phone at 501-376-3067 if needed.
Visit in person when possible
- Current LRAV support guidance says not all shelter animals are posted online.
- Visit the Animal Village to look yourself if you believe your pet may have been picked up.
- Keep searching the neighborhood and nearby hiding places.
- Update your microchip registry immediately.
- Keep a clear photo and written description ready.
Found a Stray, Injured or Aggressive Animal in Little Rock
Routine stray
The City’s 311 service specifically accepts reports for stray animals. Use 311 for routine, non-emergency requests.
Aggressive animal
Aggressive animals are also listed within Little Rock 311 service requests when there is no immediate life-threatening emergency.
Immediate danger
Call 911 when an attack is actively occurring or the situation requires immediate police, fire or medical response.
Animal Bites, 10-Day Quarantine & Rabies Reporting
A bite is both an Animal Services issue and a public-health issue. Little Rock and Arkansas guidance should be followed together.
Report skin-breaking bites
Little Rock’s current Animal Services page says animal bites that break the victim’s skin must be reported to Animal Services immediately.
Quarantine
The City page states that the involved animal is subject to a 10-day quarantine regardless of vaccination status, with costs borne by the owner.
Arkansas bite report
Arkansas Department of Health states that animal bites from mammals must be immediately reported through its mandatory animal-bite reporting process.
Need to Relinquish or Surrender a Pet?
The current City Animal Services material confirms that shelter customer-service work includes relinquishments, but the City page reviewed for this update does not publish a complete current surrender appointment, fee or waitlist policy.
Call before bringing the animal
Contact Little Rock Animal Village at 501-376-3067 and explain that you need relinquishment or surrender help. Ask whether intake is available that day, what records to bring, whether there is a fee, and whether another option should be tried first.
Do not assume that normal business hours guarantee immediate owner-surrender intake.
Veterinary Care at Little Rock Animal Village
LRAV provides medical care for animals in City custody, and adopted animals receive substantial initial veterinary work. That is different from operating a public walk-in veterinary hospital.
Shelter-animal medical care
City and LRAV adoption materials describe examination, vaccination, sterilization, testing and other initial medical care for shelter animals before adoption.
Recent City directory material also describes the Animal Village as having an on-site veterinary clinic that cares for animals housed by the shelter.
Not presented as a public emergency hospital
Current public-facing City pages reviewed for this article do not establish LRAV as a public veterinary hospital with community exam appointments, doctor schedules or a public fee menu.
Therefore this page does not invent a veterinarian,
appointment fee or VeterinaryCare schema entity.
Little Rock Pet Rules That Matter After Adoption
Adoption is only the first day. Little Rock’s local animal rules affect how a dog or cat must be vaccinated, identified and kept once you take it home.
Rabies vaccination & city license
Every dog or cat four months or older must be vaccinated for rabies and licensed by the City of Little Rock. The animal must wear the license on a collar or harness.
Household pet limit
The City page says residents may not exceed four dogs and four cats per household unless a kennel permit is obtained.
Outdoor cats
The current City department page states that outdoor cats must be sterilized and microchipped.
Dog confinement
Dogs must be confined on the owner’s property by an approved fence, pen or allowed tethering system under City rules.
Dogs in open vehicles
Little Rock requires dogs in an open vehicle or pickup to be confined in a crate/carrier or kept inside the vehicle cab.
City license fee
The pages reviewed clearly verify the license requirement, but did not provide a sufficiently clear current ordinary dog/cat license fee for this article. Ask Animal Services for the current amount.
Dead Animal Removal Is a Solid Waste Service
This is an easy service to send to the wrong department. Little Rock’s current Public Works information places dead-animal removal with Solid Waste rather than shelter intake.
Call 311 for dead-animal removal
Solid Waste says animals killed in traffic on City streets can be picked up from the street. A dead animal on private property must be moved to the curb; City crews do not enter private property for pickup.
Volunteer & Foster Help at Little Rock Animal Village
Adoption is not the only way to help. Foster homes and trained volunteers create breathing room for animals that might otherwise spend far more time in kennels.
Volunteer training
The current City Animal Services page says volunteer training is offered on the second Saturday of each month. The City lists cgordon@littlerock.gov for workshop sign-up.
Cat and kitten fostering
Current Friends of the Animal Village forms include foster applications for nursing mothers, young kittens, recovering cats and other animals that benefit from time outside the shelter.
Map: Little Rock Animal Village
The City shelter is at 4500 Kramer Street, Little Rock, AR 72204, off the South University Avenue / First Tee Way area. If your trip depends on an early kennel opening or a specific animal, call first.
More Arkansas & Shelter-Finding Help
Animal-control jurisdiction changes quickly once you leave Little Rock city limits. Use the guide for the city where the animal was actually found or where the incident occurred.
Cabot Animal Shelter & Field Services
Use this if the animal issue is in Cabot rather than Little Rock.
Conway Animal Services guide
Conway has its own shelter, hours, licensing and Animal Services process.
How to find the correct local animal shelter
Useful when the pet crossed city lines or you are unsure which shelter has jurisdiction.
Browse the Animal-Shelter.org U.S. directory
Use the broader directory to locate another city, county or regional shelter guide.
Official Little Rock & Arkansas Resources
Use these sources for current animal availability, City service changes, forms, emergency routing and public-health instructions.
Little Rock Animal Shelter FAQ
What is the official Little Rock animal shelter?
The City shelter is Little Rock Animal Village and Education Center, which houses Little Rock Animal Services at 4500 Kramer Street, Little Rock, AR 72204.
What is the Little Rock Animal Village phone number?
The main Animal Village phone number is 501-376-3067.
What are Little Rock Animal Village business hours?
The City lists business hours as Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
What are Little Rock animal shelter adoption hours?
Current sources agree that adoptions are Tuesday through Saturday and run until 5:00 p.m., but morning kennel-opening times conflict. City/support sources currently show 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. on different pages. Current adoption-procedure pages commonly use 10:30 a.m. Call 501-376-3067 before an early visit.
How much is the adoption fee?
Current Friends of the Animal Village adoption procedures list $90, and one City page also lists $90. Another current City page says $80–$100. Confirm the exact current fee before payment.
Can I reserve an animal?
Current LRAV adoption procedures say adoptions are first come, first served and animals cannot be reserved.
What number do I call for a stray animal in Little Rock?
Little Rock’s current 311 service includes stray-animal and aggressive-animal requests. You may also call Animal Village at 501-376-3067 during business hours.
What is the after-hours Animal Control number?
Little Rock does not publish the shelter’s normal phone as a 24-hour emergency number. Current Friends of the Animal Village guidance says that when LRAV is closed and an emergency requires an Animal Control Officer, call LRPD non-emergency at 501-371-4829 so the on-call ACO can be dispatched.
When should I call 911?
Call 911 for an immediate threat to life or safety, an active serious attack or another situation requiring immediate police, fire or medical response.
How do I report an animal bite?
Little Rock says skin-breaking animal bites must be reported immediately to Animal Services. Arkansas also requires mammal bites to be reported to the Arkansas Department of Health. ADH Zoonotic Disease can be reached at 501-280-4136 for rabies-related questions.
How long is the Little Rock bite quarantine?
The City’s Animal Services page currently states a 10-day quarantine for animals involved in qualifying skin-breaking bite incidents, regardless of vaccination status.
How do I search for a lost pet?
Contact LRAV at 501-376-3067 and email lrav@littlerock.gov with a description, location and date missing, owner contact information and a photo. Current LRAV guidance also recommends visiting in person because not every shelter animal is posted online.
Can I surrender a pet by simply walking in?
The City confirms that Animal Services handles relinquishments, but the current page reviewed does not publish a complete walk-in surrender policy, fee or waitlist. Call 501-376-3067 before bringing the animal.
Does Little Rock Animal Village have a public veterinary clinic?
The Animal Village provides veterinary care for shelter animals, but the current public City pages reviewed do not establish it as a public walk-in veterinary clinic with community appointment hours and exam fees.
Are dogs and cats required to have a Little Rock city license?
Yes. Little Rock says dogs and cats four months or older must be current on rabies vaccination and licensed by the City.
Who removes dead animals from Little Rock streets?
Little Rock Solid Waste handles dead-animal removal. The current City route is 311.
Is Animal-Shelter.org the official Little Rock Animal Village website?
No. Animal-Shelter.org is an independent informational guide. LittleRock.gov is the official City source for Animal Services.
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