BRIDGEPORT

ANIMAL CONTROL 

236 Evergreen St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
ph: 203-576-7727
fax: 203-576-8119

About Us

A/ CHIEF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

 Jimmy Gonzalez

 

Assistant ACO's

 Angelique Fitzmorris 

Mike Tubens

           Eddie Mercado          

Office Manager

Melissa Kuian

 

Kennel Staff

Ricardo Ayala

Rafael Velez

Jesus Ruiz

For those that do not know....and we have the answers!!

 

Did we move?

Yes! We did move to 236 Evergreen St. since June of this year. We no longer do business at 525 Asylum St. (So stop dropping off animals there!!)

Are we a "NO KILL SHELTER?"

No! we are a municipality so we feel that if there are animal owners that no longer can take care of their animals we would rather take them as owner releases, than put owners in a very tough situation where they are unsure what to do with their animal. We strongly feel that not taking in unwanted pets promotes abandonement. Since we have been located at this address we have not yet had to euthanize animals for space!

How many animal can we hold?

We can hold 80 dogs and 25 cats. We are the biggest "municipal" shelter in the state.

About how many animals do we take in?

Incredibly last year we almost took in 2000 animals for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

Do we take in volunteers?

We currently do not. We are trying to get enough city employees on staff before we plan on getting volunteers.

Could we come to your school and speak to students?

                 OH Yeah! We love kids and we love coming out and speaking about the responsibilities               of owning a pet and we also talk about the importance of dog and cat safety. 

(We have actually gone out and spoken to seniors to.)

Do we take donations?

YES! Please click above on "DONATIONS"

How come when I call I don't get a person but an answering machine.

We strongly believe that citizens that take the time to come in take priority to those that call in and there is only "1" person at the other end of that phone and by now you should understand that we are the busiest shelter in the state. So our shelter continuosly has visitors from 10am to 3:30pm. On an average day we can have anywhere from 20 to 100 visitors. (On saturdays those numbers double) But if you decide to call please leave a message we do try to listen to all messages. Please listen to the answering machine. Almost 90% of the questions asked by phone are answered on our message and please DO NOT CALL US WITH EMERGENCIES!! CALL 576-7671!!!

Do we adopt many animals?

Thankfully YES! On average we adopt out anywhere from 1 to 15 animals in a day but sadly we take in 1 to 15 animals in a day!!

Do we only have Pitbulls?

          We have many of them but we also do get in many purebreds that will sit here for weeks because people assume all we have is pits.  Please note***   Before you write off all pits as bad dogs come in and let us convince you.

 

                                                                                                       

Attention Dog Owners!
Please familiarize yourself with the following laws:

State Law ~ Dogs must be leashed and under your complete control at all times.
Dogs are not allowed to nuisance bark for an unreasonable amount of time.
Roaming, State Statute 22-364 is a $92 fine.
Nuisance, State Statute 22-363 is a $75 fine.


~ Dogs over 6 months of age must be licensed and dogs and dogs over
3 months of age must be up-to-date on rabies vaccinations.
Failure to license, State Statute 22-349 is a $75 fine. Failure to rabies vaccinate, is a $136 fine.

~ Dogs must be wearing a license tag or plate attached to a collar or harness at all times.
Failure to wear a tag, State Statute 22-341 is a $75 fine.

~ Tethering or confining a dog for an unreasonable period of time shall not be permitted.
Tethering or confining a dog for an unreasonable period of time, State Statute 22-350(a)
is a is a Misdemeanor Summons that requires you to appear in court and pay a fine.

City of Bridgeport ordinance:

6.04.030 Dogs at large-Violation-Penalty. A. No person shall permit any dog to be at large in the city at any time. A dog is at large when the animal is:

 (1) in any public street, alley, park or other public grounds or when off the premises of the owner or person who has custody of said dog, and not constrained by a leash, or (2) outdoors on any private property and not contained by a fence adequate to prevent the dog from leaving the yard or constrained by a leash or dog run adequate for the same purpose. B. Any person violating the terms of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($150.00) for each offense.

~ Allowing pet to defecate on public property unlawful #6.04.040 . Dog owners are required to remove fecal matter from any public property.
Violation of the Bridgeport City Ordinance is a $150.00 fine.

 

City of Bridgeport ordinance:

6.04.030 Dogs at large-Violation-Penalty. A. No person shall permit any dog to be at large in the city at any time. A dog is at large when the animal is:

 (1) in any public street, alley, park or other public grounds or when off the premises of the owner or person who has custody of said dog, and not constrained by a leash, or (2) outdoors on any private property and not contained by a fence adequate to prevent the dog from leaving the yard or constrained by a leash or dog run adequate for the same purpose. B. Any person violating the terms of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($150.00) for each offense.

~ Allowing pet to defecate on public property unlawful #6.04.040 . Dog owners are required to remove fecal matter from any public property.
Violation of the Bridgeport City Ordinance is a $150.00 fine.

 

Our Hours:
Mon-Fri 10:00-3:30
Closed for lunch 12:00-1:00
1st and 3rd Saturdays 10:00-2:00
In case of emergency please contact
POLICE DISPATCH
576-7671

 

236 Evergreen St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
ph: 203-576-7727
fax: 203-576-8119