Ruston Animal Control

Ruston Animal Control 🐾 Welcome to Ruston Animal Shelter! 🐾
Saving Lives, Four Paws at a Time 🐶🐱 Live humane traps are available at no cost for use by Ruston residents.

The Animal Control Department supports the humane treatment of animals inside the Ruston city limits, through operation of the Ruston Animal Shelter, educational programs, and enforcement of City and State laws. Ruston Animal Control officers investigate cruelty cases as well as complaints about barking dogs, aggressive animals, livestock running at-large, or other nuisance animals inside the city

limits. Animal Control officers check these traps and tend to impounded animals on weekday mornings. Animal Control staff also removes dead animals from roads inside Ruston. Call Ruston Animal Control at 318-251-8685 Monday-Thursday 7:00 am to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00am-11:00am on Friday. For information about or to report any of the following:

•Nuisance Animals
•Dogs or Livestock running at-large
•Dead Animals
•Animal Cruelty
•Animal Bites

The Ruston Animal Shelter, located at 1212 McAllister Street, is open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 am - 4:30 p.m. And 7:00am-11:00am on Friday. People looking for a pet are encouraged to visit the Shelter and consider adopting from a shelter first. Shelter staff will be happy to provide selection assistance and pet care advice. You will need to agree to an adoption contract and pay a small adoption fee that includes a certificate for free sterilization of the adopted pet. Please contact Animal Control if you’re looking for your lost pet. We may have picked up your pet. There is a small boarding fee for reclaimed pets.

318-251-8685

1212 McAllister Street
Ruston, LA 71270

[email protected]

Do you recognize me? I am blind and have lost my way near Tech Farm Road and this really nice lady found me. I think I...
06/08/2026

Do you recognize me? I am blind and have lost my way near Tech Farm Road and this really nice lady found me. I think I am 12 or more years old. Call Ruston Animal Control at 318 251-8685 to help me get home.

RECLAIMED!!I was out looking for my family near the Sports Complex and this man in a City truck found me. If you recogn...
06/06/2026

RECLAIMED!!
I was out looking for my family near the Sports Complex and this man in a City truck found me. If you recognize me, call Ruston Animal Control at 318 251-8685.

🩷COME ADOPT MOTHBALLS🩷Meet Mothballs, a beautiful Russian Blue named after those legendary little deodorizer balls that ...
06/05/2026

🩷COME ADOPT MOTHBALLS🩷

Meet Mothballs, a beautiful Russian Blue named after those legendary little deodorizer balls that look suspiciously like old, crusty Whoppers and can usually be found lurking in your grandma's basement next to a box labeled "Christmas Decorations 1987."

Much like the original mothballs, this Mothballs has a habit of appearing in closets, storage rooms, and other locations where nobody remembers putting her. Unlike the chemical version, however, she smells fantastic, is significantly more cuddly, and should absolutely not be stored in a plastic container for 30 years. She has the same mysterious energy as a real mothball: always present, rarely understood, and somehow involved in every family story.

While actual mothballs spend their lives protecting sweaters from moths, Cat Mothballs prefers protecting your home from dangerous threats like unattended cardboard boxes, suspicious dust bunnies, and people trying to use the bathroom alone. If you've ever wanted a tiny gray gremlin with the elegance of a supermodel, the confidence of a mall security guard, and the unforgettable name of a grandma's favorite closet accessory, Mothballs is ready to deodorize your life with friendship, chaos, and an unreasonable amount of personality. 🩶🐾😂

Her adoption fee is $120 (CASH OR CHECK) and that includes microchip, spay/neuter, rabies and up to date on all vaccinations.

🩵COME ADOPT GLACIER🩵Meet Glacier: technically named after a glacier, but stubborn enough to be mistaken for the iceberg ...
06/05/2026

🩵COME ADOPT GLACIER🩵

Meet Glacier: technically named after a glacier, but stubborn enough to be mistaken for the iceberg that took out the Titanic. Once Glacier decides he's doing something, that thing is happening. Negotiations are not available. Appeals have been denied. Customer service has been disconnected. He has one blue eye, one brown eye, and the unwavering confidence of a dog who has never been wrong a single day in his life.

Glacier may be small, but like a real glacier, he is relentless. Once he decides something belongs to him—a toy, a sock, your charger cord, your emotional stability—he is not letting it go. In fact, there’s a strong chance you’ll find yourself standing in the living room singing Elsa’s "Let It Go" while Glacier hangs from your charger cord like he's personally trying to keep winter alive. He hears a snack wrapper from three zip codes away and appears instantly, as if summoned by ancient ice magic.

Adopt Glacier if you'd like to share your home with a frozen overlord disguised as an adorable puppy. He’s equal parts Disney sidekick, neighborhood surveillance drone, and tiny union boss demanding better treat compensation. He doesn't want an owner—he wants loyal subjects. The good news is his approval rating is very high. The bad news is it's only among himself. 🧊👑🐾

Glacier's adoption fee is $150 (CASH OR CHECK) and that includes microchip. spay/neuter, rabies and up to date on all vaccinations!

06/04/2026

Tomorrow is THE BIG DAY!
We have puppies, puppies and more puppies released for adoption tomorrow! Watch KNOE TV8 Pet of the Week at 6 am tomorrow, June 5, 2026 to find out how to adopt! We have had hundreds of calls about these pups from all over the region. Do not miss out!

🩷COME ADOPT CRAYON🩷Hello. My name is Crayon. I am in kindergarten and I am wanted in 7 schools. Don't Ask. My teacher sa...
06/02/2026

🩷COME ADOPT CRAYON🩷

Hello. My name is Crayon. I am in kindergarten and I am wanted in 7 schools.

Don't Ask.

My teacher said, "Please draw a picture." Next thing you know, 14 crayons are missing, the class hamster is somehow wearing a backpack, and I'm sitting quietly in the corner acting just as surprised as everyone else. They say there are "witnesses," but all the witnesses are kindergartners, so honestly the case is falling apart.

I am a very smart puppy. Yesterday I spent 30 minutes looking for my tennis ball. It was under my paw. Last week I barked at a cardboard box until I scared myself and ran away. My report card says I am "a joy to have in class" and "under no circumstances should Crayon be left unsupervised with markers."

If you adopt me, I will protect your home from dangerous threats such as leaves, shadows, and the sound of your own refrigerator. I will also steal one shoe—not both. I am not a monster. Then I will follow you around while you look for it and offer absolutely no useful information.

Please adopt me. My teacher says I have a bright future, but she also says if one more glue stick disappears, she's calling my parole officer. ❤️🐶🖍️

Crayon's adoption fee is $150 (CASH OR CHECK) and that includes spay/neuter, microchip, rabies, and up to date on all vaccinations.

🐾ADOPTED🐾Meet Marker, Marker is a German Shepherd puppy currently wanted in 17 states for crimes against interior design...
06/01/2026

🐾ADOPTED🐾

Meet Marker, Marker is a German Shepherd puppy currently wanted in 17 states for crimes against interior design. This fuzzy agent of destruction has never met a marker he didn't immediately steal, chew, uncap, and redistribute across multiple surfaces. White walls? Boring. Beige carpet? Oppressive. Marker believes every home deserves more color, and he is prepared to enforce that belief.

Despite being only a puppy, Marker has the confidence of a middle manager and the decision-making skills of a squirrel with access to caffeine. He can locate a marker from distances scientists do not yet understand. Hidden in a drawer? Found it. On a shelf? Got it. Locked in a backpack? That's a challenge, not a barrier. His life philosophy is simple: if it can be colored on, it should be colored on.

Adopt Marker today and experience the joy of constantly asking, "WHERE DID HE EVEN GET THAT?" He comes equipped with unlimited affection, oversized ears, and a criminal commitment to turning your home into a collaborative art project you never agreed to participate in. 🖍️🐾🚨

His adoption fee is $150 (CASH OR CHECK) and that includes spay/neuter, microchip, Rabies and Current on all Vaccinations!

🐾ADOPTED🐾I’m Camp. I was left in Lincoln Parish. I tried to act normal about it, like “haha yeah this is fine, totally i...
06/01/2026

🐾ADOPTED🐾

I’m Camp. I was left in Lincoln Parish. I tried to act normal about it, like “haha yeah this is fine, totally intentional,” while standing in the woods with the feeling of someone who just spent way too much money at Bass Pro Shop.

My forehead is so big, Lord Farquaad looked at it and got insecure. Like... me and Shrek be looking like twins. It's insane.

Anyway, I was picked up and taken to Ruston Animal Control, where I will be residing until further notice. So yeah. I’ve been officially downgraded from “lost in the woods” to “local government custody situation.” I’m still acting like I’m above it, obviously, but like… I am very much not above it. I am pretending this is part of the plan.

Please share this post so we can get this very important, very dramatic little guy back to where he belongs (preferably somewhere with snacks and fewer life-altering decisions)!

🐾ADOPTED 🐾Good Afternoon. My name is Tent. I am a wilderness explorer in Ruston Animal Control. I was found wandering th...
06/01/2026

🐾ADOPTED 🐾

Good Afternoon. My name is Tent. I am a wilderness explorer in Ruston Animal Control. I was found wandering the great outdoors of Lincoln Parish.

I’m a Bassett hound puppy built like a camping chair somebody forgot to finish assembling. My body is tiny, but my head is the size of a cursed harvest moon. That thing has its own weather system. Campers gather around it for shade.

If you hear soft footsteps and a deeply exhausted sigh echoing through the trees at night, that’s just me continuing my important search for whoever is responsible for attaching this gargantuan head to such a financially and logistically unprepared body.

Please help me find my Troop leader, and my home I strayed from trying to find marshmallows, by sharing this post!

🩷COME ADOPT WONDERWOMAN🩷Meet Wonder Woman, a German Shepard who looks like she guards top-secret government facilities b...
05/30/2026

🩷COME ADOPT WONDERWOMAN🩷

Meet Wonder Woman, a German Shepard who looks like she guards top-secret government facilities but is actually scared of plastic bags and her own farts. 🫠

Her biggest daily challenge is dealing with the emotional trauma of being told to "move over." 😔 This little lady is sweeter than a Kindergarten Valentine's Day party and will follow her humans around like a lost unpaid intern.

She's searching for a home with lots and lots of snacks, soft beds, and people willing to accept that personal space no longer exists. Side effects of adopting may include (but not limited to) unlimited laughter, fur in your coffee, and being supervised like it's her 9-5 job.

Her adoption fee is $150 (CASH OR CHECK) and that includes spay/neuter, microchip, UTD on all vaccinations, and Rabies.

Address

1212 McAllister Street
Ruston, LA
71270

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7am - 4:30pm
Friday 7am - 11am

Telephone

3182518685

Website

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