TO REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE OR CRUELTY:
If you are concerned about the condition, treatment or abandonment of an animal in your area, please call one of the local authorities listed below. For general questions about what constitutes animal cruelty, call our shelter staff. It is not your responsibility to investigate or prove abuse has occurred.  Giving your name can be helpful but an anonymous call is better than none at all.  Do not be afraid to report your suspicions for fear that you might be wrong.  Remember, animals have no way of reporting what is being done to them—they rely on us to defend them.  

Essex County Sheriff’s Office: 518-873-2116

NY State Police: 518-897-2000

Dog or Animal Control Officers by Town in Essex County

    Chesterfield:  Steve Johnson 534-0277
    Elizabethtown:  Karl Brooks  873-6645
    Essex:  Perry Marsha  963-8933
    Jay:  Tim Hart  420-9275
    Keene:  Yvette Tillema  576-4251
    Lewis:  Kevin Jacques 565-8283
    Newcomb:  Linda Marconi  582-2001
    North Hudson: Sara Potter  532-9267
    Westport:  Gary Reynolds  962-8718
    Willsboro:  Tony Stoker  963-7983
    Wilmington:  Shirley Lawrence  946-7174

Other Local Animal Shelters

    Adirondack Humane Society, Inc., Plattsburgh, NY  518-561-7297
    Elmore SPCA, Peru, NY  518-643-2451
    Tri-Lakes Humane Society, Saranac Lake, NY  518-891-0017