Rochester Animal Services enforces all New York State and City of Rochester ordinances pertaining to animal control. We operate an animal shelter for stray, injured, and disowned animals that serves as a pet adoption center, a site for locating lost pets, and a low-income spay neuter clinic. We strive to provide the best possible care for every animal in its charge.
Rochester Animal Services (RAS) is a municipal animal care and control agency dedicated to improving the quality of life and safety for city residents and their animals, the promotion of responsible pet ownership, and the reduction of animal overpopulation to reduce animal suffering and euthanasia.
The Animal Services Center is located at 184 Verona Street, Rochester, NY 14608. Hours of operation are Monday - Friday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (open until 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays) and Saturday 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The shelter is closed on Sundays and government holidays. Contact us at 585-428-7274 or email us.
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.
