Many dogs have gained relief from fear and anxiety by donning a Thundershirt, which works simply by applying gentle, constant pressure. Click below for more info!
Make a Paypal Donation - click "Donate" button below!
WISH LIST
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Canned/dry cat & dog food
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Durable dog & cat toys
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Food Bowls
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Leashes & Collars
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Dog & Cat Beds
RESOURCES
Lost a pet? Found a pet?
www.ReturnMyPet.com
Feral/Abandoned Cats
If you are having a problem with feral or abandoned cats, please read the information available at www.pawswatch.org. This website will give you information and help with dealing with the problem.
Adoption Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
ABOUT
The North Kingstown Animal Shelter is a division of the North Kingstown Police Department. We take in a wide variety of animals, mainly cats and dogs, but at any given time you may also find birds, rabbits, snakes, or other small pets such as guinea pigs. Please check back with us regularly to see who is currently staying with us!
Our Mission is to provide a healthy, safe, and caring environment for each animal in our keeping, and ultimately to place them in loving "forever homes." We fulfill our mission by ensuring that each animal is spayed or neutered prior to adoption, and also by providing other medical care and comfort items for the animals.
SPAY & NEUTER
Spaying or neutering your cat is now required by law! Information on this new law can be found here.
You may also qualify for low-cost spay and neuter procedures, offered locally by the Salmon River Veterinarian, LLC. For more information, including spay and neuter dates and locations, please visit Salmon River Veterinarian's website, and call (401) 793-0092 for appointments.
EVENTS
- April 20: We will be outside Stop & Shop on Ten Rod Rd. Stop by and visit - we'll be at both entrances! 11am - 3pm.
- May 4: Yard Sale at Honey Dew - 8230 Post Rd. Come by and find some treasures! Time: 9am - 2pm.
- July 13 - 14: Visit our table at the Wickford Art Festival! Time: 8:30am - 5pm.
- August 16 : An Evening With Friends at Pelly's 19th Hole in Quonset. This is our 2nd Annual Evening With Friends and is sure to be a wonderful time! Music, dancing, dinner, silent auction, and raffles! Join us for a great evening that will benefit the animals!
- August 24: We'll be outside Stop & Shop on Frenchtown Rd. 11am - 3pm. Come by and say Hi!
- September 21 : Open House at the shelter! We will have tables with lots of dog and cat articles for sale. There will be a bark table, bake table, craft tables, information table. Hamburgers/hot dogs, water, soda, Del's. Also a State Police demo with dogs and much more! Join us!
- October : Woofstock! Check back for more details!
- October/Nov : Join us at Allie's Tack Shop! Date and details to follow but we will have pets for adoption, raffles, etc!
More will be added as information becomes available! Check back often, and thank you!
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Volunteer Vet Tech
We are especially in need of a vet tech that could volunteer 1-2 hours a week to perform SNAP tests on the animals. If you can help, please call Holly at (401) 295-5579.
Weekly Volunteers
Volunteers are always needed to feed and cuddle our dogs and cats, especially on weekdays. If you are over 18, and are interested in sharing your time and love with these faithful yet forgotten companions, please visit us on Hamilton Allenton Road to fill out a volunteer application.
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
GoodShop
Please make every gift count by using GoodShop. More than 1,300 top stores including Amazon, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Apple, Gap and more will donate a percentage of virtually every sale to Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter. Just go to GoodShop.com, designate "Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter" as the cause you support, and then click over to your favorite store. You pay nothing extra - and you can even save money as GoodShop lists thousands of money-saving coupons and free shipping offers. Or, add our toolbar to your browser at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar - and your purchases will count even if you forget to go to GoodShop first! There's no easier way to support us this holiday season! Please spread the word!
GoodSearch
Please use Goodsearch.com for all your internet searches. When you do, simply designate "Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter," and we will receive a donation of one cent each time you use it!
Cash For Critters
There are more than 250 different ink jets on the market; we can turn most of them in for cash. However, there are a few styles we cannot send for payment (for instance, we cannot accept any cartridge that has a sticker showing it has previously been recycled). If you can't drop off your used cartridges, save them till you have a few, then call us at 294-6899, and we will arrange for a pickup.
DONATIONS
"Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter"
Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter is a non-profit organization founded to help the animals here at the Shelter. Each year, we find "forever homes," provide spay and neuter services, and fund shots and medical care for hundreds of animals, and help struggling families provide medical care for their pets.
Please help us continue the work we are doing for North Kingstown's pets and families, and make a donation of any amount. If you would like to contribute to our efforts, please send a check to:
Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter
105 Narragansett St.
North Kingstown, RI 02852
All donations are tax deductible. You may also donate through the United Way or Combined Federal Campaign.
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
We are closed the following holidays in 2013:
January 1 - New Year's Day
January 17 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 21 - Presidents' Day
Mar 29 - Good Friday (1/2 day)
May 30 - Memorial Day
July 4 - 4th of July
August 13 - VJ Day
September 3 - Labor Day
November 11 - Veterans' Day
November 22 - Thanksgiving Day
December 25 - Christmas Day (1/2 day)
DIRECTIONS
395 Hamilton Allenton Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
From Points North:
Take 95 South to Exit 9 (exit is on the left), RI-4 South toward North Kingstown. After 9.3 miles, turn left onto West Allenton Road. After 1/2 mile, turn right onto Tower Hill Road/US-1. After .2 miles, turn left onto Hamilton Allenton Road. 395 Hamilton Allenton Road is about 1/2 mile on the left.
Another way to get here is by taking Route 1 South (Post Road) past the Wickford turn off (a 4-way intersection with Ten Rod Road on your right and Phillips Street on your left). Continue south about 4 miles until you see Hamilton Allenton Road on your left. Turn left; the Shelter is about 1 mile down on your left.
From Points South (Jamestown):
After crossing the Jamestown Bridge, follow 138 North, and take the "Route 1A to Wickford/Narragansett" exit. After about a mile and a half, turn left at Hamilton Allenton Road.
CONTACT US
395 Hamilton Allenton Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 295-5579