The Animal Control Division
of the Warwick Police Department consists of 1 Supervisor, 3
Animal Control Officers and 1 Pound Keeper.
The Animal Control Supervisor
and Animal Control Officers are in the field answering animal
calls phoned in by the public. These calls consist of
barking dog complaints, loose dogs, dead animals, dog bites and
enforcing City ordinances and State laws pertaining to
animals.
The Pound Keeper is based at the
animal shelter, 250 Arthur Devine Blvd., Warwick, RI 02886.
The Pound keeper is responsible for cleaning and feeding the stray
and unwanted animals, answering phone calls from the public,
logging information on the disposition of animals at the pound,
record keeping and any other related office work.
The Animal Control Division is a
seven day operation with Animal Control Officers being assigned to
one of two shifts. Day shift runs from 6:00 AM until 2:00 PM
and second shift runs Monday through Friday from 2:00 PM until
10:00 PM. The Animal Shelter is open to the public from
10:00 AM until 2:30 PM seven days a week.
Annually the Warwick Police
Animal Control Division handles approximately 3500
complaints. The majority of these complaints are complaints
of stray dogs, barking dogs and dog bites. Another major
concern of the ACD is the number of stray cats within the City of
Warwick. The ACD transports stray animals to the city
shelter and makes every reasonable attempt to locate the owners
and/or find new homes for the animals. AC Officers search
the Warwick Police Licensing Database for identifiable animal
information. Owners are subsequently contacted and requested
to pick up their animals at the shelter. In some instances,
animal owners are issued citations for allowing their animals to
run free and unlicensed.
After an animal has been held
for seven days at the shelter and is unclaimed, the animal may be
placed for adoption. The new animal owner is responsible for
a sterilization fee of $20.00 which is refundable after
sterilization has taken place. There is also a $5.00
adoption fee and a $35.00 inoculation fee. Normally the
shelter has approximately 40 dogs and 25 cats available at any
given time. The ACD obtains approximately 600 dogs and 300
cats annually.
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