Hamden Animal Control

Finding homes for animals in need is a group effort. Hamden Happy Tails Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to provide assistance to Hamden's homeless and abandoned animals. With the help of volunteers and Hamden Animal Control Officers Chris Smith and Steve Gimler, Hamden Happy Tails Foundation promotes the adoption of Hamden's homeless pets and provides financial assistance for the animals' medical needs.

Our goal is to ensure forever homes for the dogs and cats in our care by making the best match possible. Adoption is contingent upon completion and approval of an adoption application which can be obtained from Hamden's Animal Control Officers or Click here to download our dog adoption application.

Important Information about Bringing Your New Dog Home.

Unspayed or unneutered cats and dogs are adopted out under the State of Connecticut Animal Population Control Program ("APCP"). Connecticut residents must pay a $50.00 fee ($45.00 goes to APCP, $5.00 to the municipality) at the time of adoption, which entitles the adopter to a vaccination/sterilization voucher valid for sixty days. The voucher provides a one-time sterilization fee plus two pre-surgical vaccinations coincident with sterilization. For more information about APCP, please contact Hamden Animal Control at 203-230-4080.

Presently we do not have a shelter. Hamden is currently in the planning process. We hope to have a shelter to call our own in the near future. Until that time our dogs and cats are housed primarily in the North Haven Animal Control shelter or in the animal shelters of neighboring municipalities. If you see a dog or cat you would like to meet please call Officers Smith or Gimler at 203-230-4080 to schedule an appointment.

Can't find the perfect animal companion here on our Petfinder site? Please consider adopting from the Meriden Humane Society, or one of the many wonderful municipal shelters here in Connecticut like the East Haven and New Haven shelters. DON'T SHOP...ADOPT!!

Contact Us!

Hamden does NOT have a shelter of its own. If you are interested in a pet, please call Officers Smith or Gimler at 203-230-4080 for more information. Please reference the impound number in the dog or cat's profile.