Division of Animal Services
Environmental Health Administration
The Brandywine Valley SPCA manages the Animal Care and Control Services and Facility under a contract with the District of Columbia. It offers around-the-clock services for animal-related emergencies. Community members in need of assistance with animals, wishing to visit, adopt, foster or volunteer, the facility hours are listed below.
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Animal Care and Control Facility
Brandywine Valley SPCA
1201 New York Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
BVSPCA DC Animal Control & Services
(202)-888-PETS (7387)
Public Business/Adoption Hours:
12:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday through Friday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday
DC Village Animal Resource Center
*Coming soon
Brandywine Valley SPCA
4 DC Village Lane SW
Washington, DC 20032
Animal Care and Control Phone: (202) 888-PETS (7387)
Emergency Hours: 24 hours a day, follow the prompts
Humane Law Enforcement Department Phone: (202) 732-5730
Mission:
The Animal Services Program seeks to strengthen the bond between humans and animals in the District of Columbia. Our mission is to minimize conflict between people, pets and wildlife while promoting harmonious coexistence. Providing care and support for all animals, residents, visitors and business owners in the District of Columbia is of the utmost importance to our program. Preventing the spread of communicable diseases transmitted from animals to humans, such as rabies and West Nile Virus, is a top priority.
Vision:
A District in which people and animals live together safely and harmoniously.
The Animal Services Program seeks to:
- Vigorously promote animal adoption;
- Encourage all owners to spay or neuter their pets;
- Provide high quality animal sheltering and animal control field services through the DC Animal Care and Control Facility, a facility that operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year;
- Educate the public in a wide variety of issues relating to animals, such as dog licensing, animal emergency preparedness, and how to respond when wildlife is spotted;
- Enforce District animal laws;
- Ensure that animal-related businesses provide a high level of care to animals and owners;
- Assist the public in resolving conflicts that involve animals;
- Reduce the number of animal bites; and
- Prevent, control, and educate the public about rabies, West Nile Virus, and other diseases that are communicable from animals to humans.