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City of Lawrence Animal Control

90 Lowell Street, Lawrence, MA 01840

Contact
Email ebistany@lawpd.com
Phone (978) 794-5856
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The Animal Control officers provide domestic animal control services to the City of Lawrence and respond to citizen requests for services regarding animal bites, loose animals, barking dogs, injured animals, and other animal related issues.

Animal control laws are strictly enforced within the City of Lawrence. Emergency animal control issues should be reported to the police by calling 9 1 1. Either the Animal Control Officer or a police officer will respond to your request. For non-emergencies please call animal control at 978-794-5856.

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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?

Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.