Animal Control

 

The Foster Animal Control Officer can be reached at 401-397-3317.  The Animal Control Officer works part-time and all calls will be taken by the dispatcher and forwarded to him.  If you are reporting an emergency please advise the dispatcher at the time of your call. If someone locates your animal and reports it to us, we will contact you.

     If an animal is picked up and the Animal Control Officer is unable to locate the owner, the animal will be transported to the Scituate Animal Shelter located at 106 George Washington Highway, Scituate.  (In the village of Clayville).  Their telephone number is 401-647-7200.  Hours of operation are:

Directions from Rt.6:  South on Rt 94 (Foster Center Rd) go to end. Take a Left onto Rt 102 (Plainfield Pk),  go approx 1/2 mi into village of Clayville.  Take a Right on to Field Hill Rd (at sharp bend at pond), take a Right (immediately after Clayville Elementary School) onto George Washington Hwy, Dog Pound is 1/2 mile on left.  Click here for a map and driving directions.    

DOG BITES 

If your dog bites and punctures the skin of anyone, you must contact the Animal Control Officer.  The police dispatcher will take a report and advise you to restrain your dog for ten days.  If your dog is up-to-date on its rabies shots, it will be quarantined at your home for 10 days.  If the dog is not current on its rabies shots, it will be quarantined at an approved facility for 10 days.  The Animal Control Officer will contact you for further information. 

WILD ANIMALS

If you find a dead wild animal on your property, you are responsible for the removal of the animal.  If you have found a dead bird on your property that has no visible trauma, you can report it to the RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) at 401-222-6800.  They may want to take it for testing for EEE, West Nile virus, etc. 

The Animal Control Officer does not trap wildlife.  All calls will be referred to DEM (Department of Environmental Management).  You can contact them directly.  If you have problems with squirrels, bats, etc. you can contact a private pest company.