RPD Animal Control

🚨 Cold weather advisory- Here are some quick tips on keeping your furry friends comfortable during this cold weather.

🐾 Critical Safety Guidelines

• Bring Them Inside: If it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for them. Keep pets indoors. Short-haired breeds, puppies, and senior dogs are especially vulnerable to the current temperatures.

• Limit Outdoor Time: Please leash youre dog while out in the cold temps.

• Protect the Paws: Salt and de-icers can burn paw pads. Use pet-safe ice melt, consider booties, and always wipe down paws with a warm cloth after they come inside.

• Check Under the Hood: Outdoor cats and wildlife often seek warmth near car engines. Always bang on your vehicle's hood before starting the engine.

• Adequate Shelter for Livestock: Ensure horses and livestock have wind-blocked shelter, dry bedding, and non-frozen water. Animals burn significantly more calories in this weather to maintain body heat; ensure they have extra forage/feed.

As always; any questions/concerns, please call 203-431-2711. Thank you.

Impound 25-8

This young male pup was picked up roaming on the Ridgefield/Wilton line over the weekend.
He has no chip and no collar/tags. We are hoping the public can help us find his owner.
Please call Ridgefield Animal Control at 203-431-2711 with any information regarding this dog.
We are not accepting adoption applications at this time for this adorable pup. Thank you.

UPDATE: We still have no information regarding the owner of this pup. We have temporarily named him “Jack”, short for Jack-O-Lantern (he was picked up roaming on Halloween).

Please share and help us find his owner, as we know someone is missing this amazing dog!

Please call us with any information regarding this dog or his owner. Thank you.

Ridgefield Animal Control
(203)431-2711

Impound 25-7

Yesterday 11/2/25 this dog was found roaming in the area of route 7. He is safely with us. Has an NFL Steelers collar on with no tags and an unregistered microchip.
If you recognize this dog or have any information regarding its owner, please contact us at 203-431-2711. Thank you.

🚨PSA🐾

Ridgefield Animal Control has ZERO TOLERANCE for dogs left in hot cars.

Summer is here! Please leave your pet home in a cool place, and NOT in your car. The temperature inside a parked car can skyrocket within minutes— putting your pets life in serious danger.

🐾 Cracked windows do not help

🐾 Heatstroke can happen within minutes

🐾 Leave them at home

If you see a dog in distress; call the Ridgefield Police Department 203-438-6531, or the Ridgefield ACO 203-431-2711. Thank you.