RIO RANCHO ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER 3441 Northern Blvd. Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-5075
Updated on February 17, 2012
To view pets ready to be adopted:
Click on one of the links below. Any of these animals would love to go home with you today! Photos of adoptable pets are posted weekly on Friday or Saturday. Please stop by the shelter to see all pets available for adoption.
Hey there! My name is Treble. I am a 2 yr old male Labrador Retriever/Weimeraner mix. I am friendly, but don't know why I ended up at the shelter -- my former family moved but couldn't take me with them. Kinda sad, know what I mean? Anyway, I could use a few more groceries to fatten me up. I am very playful and still quite young at heart. I will make an excellent family dog for you and your kids. Stop by and visit me at the shelter. I'd love to get a second chance with a new family to show you how great a dog I can be! The name is Treble --- hope to see you soon!
OUR FEATURED CAT
F12-0218, I am a 2 yr old Domestic Shorthair, Black/White cat. I am friendly and would love to have a new home soon. Stop by and visit me at the shelter today. And if I am not the perfect match, take a peek at all the other possibilities.
Designer Pets vs Mutts:
What's the difference between designer dogs and mutts? LOTS OF MONEY! Think you can tell the difference between mutts and so-called "designer" dogs? Take this quiz and see how well you do: The Designer Dog Breed Quiz
Adopt a Pet from Rio Rancho Animal Control Shelter:
Rio Rancho Animal Control spays/neuters all adopted cats/dogs before they go to their new adoptive homes. Surgeries are done several days a week. Adopted animals are scheduled for surgery on the next available surgery date, recover overnight at the shelter, and go home the day after surgery.
Adoption Feesinclude spay/neuter, microchip, rabies vaccination, RCP for cats, DA2PP and Bordatella for dogs, and city license (if adoptive family resides in Rio Rancho).
RR City Resident
Non-resident
We spay/neuter
$89 (includes city license)
$85 (no city license)
Previously spayed/neutered
$44 (includes license)
$40 (no license)
We have dogs, cats, puppies and kittens of all shapes, sizes, breeds, and colors waiting to go home with you today. Stop by and see our selection of pets. We have wonderful adult and senior pets who are past the trials and tribulations of youth and just want to enjoy life with you. View All Adoptable Pets
Lost and Found Pets:
If your pet is lost, we suggest you stop by the shelter to see if we have it. Even though we try to get photos of all animals in the shelter, we may not have the photo posted on our Petfinder site at the time you check the website...so please, stop by if you have lost your pet. We have had some wonderful reunions at the shelter.
We are delighted to reunite lost pets with their owners and remind pet owners to tag or microchip their pets with identification information. Rio Rancho city licenses are just $4 for spayed/neutered animals. Senior citizens pay only $2 for a license for spayed/neutered pets. The city license for unaltered animals is $25. City licenses enable the shelter to quickly locate the owner as long as the address/phone on file is current.
If you have found an animal, please report it to Rio Rancho Animal Control at (505) 891-5075. When Rio Rancho Animal Control finds or receives an animal, we check for tags or microchip identification. If owner information is available, we contact the owner. All animals are held for 7 days to give owners time to reclaim. Unclaimed, non-aggressive animals, are made available for adoption.
During the 7-day period, animals may be reserved for adoption by an interested party if the owner does not reclaim the animal by the end of the 7-day period. Only one "reserve" is accepted for each animal thus ensuring the "reserver" has the first chance to adopt the animal if it is not claimed by owner.
Happy Tails!
Click here for a sampling of the dogs and cats from our shelter which have been adopted and are home with their new families.
Who we are:
Rio Rancho Animal Control is a division of the Rio Rancho Police Department. Our field officers respond to animal calls throughout the day. Our kennel officers provide daily care for the animals in our facility.
Rio Rancho Animal Control Shelter is open Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. We are closed on Sundays and Holidays.
The number of adoptions is increasing, and animals are being reclaimed by their owners. We hope that people will use this site to search for their lost pets or find a new pet for their home. Help us spread the word to your friends and neighbors that they can find and see adoptable pets from the Rio Rancho Animal Control shelter on this Petfinder website (www.riorancho.petfinder.com).
Come visit us:
Directions to Rio Rancho Animal Control Shelter from Albuquerque: take I-25 north to Paseo Del Norte. Go west on Paseo Del Norte to Coors. and north on Coors to Coors Bypass, which merges into Hwy 528 (also known as Rio Rancho Blvd). Go north on Hwy 528 to Northern Blvd, and West on Northern approximately 2.5 miles to the shelter which will be on the right (north side) as you reach the top of the hill. MAPQUEST MAP
Rio Rancho Animal Control Shelter 3441 Northern Blvd Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Phone: 505-891-5075
