Mexico, MO

• Animal control
  City of Mexico Animal Control (Mexico Animal Shelter, Community Development Dept.)

  Phone: 573-581-0779

  Address: 101 S. Morris, Mexico, MO 65265

  Website: https://www.mexicomissouri.net/501/Animal-Control

  Alt phone: 573-567-5633

  Source: City of Mexico - Animal Control / Mexico Animal Shelter (official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2024-03-01; live site refuses this host) · Archived copy (Mar 1, 2024) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Emergency vet care

  Hours are only as each source states them. Call before you go.

  University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center - Small Animal Hospital (Emergency and Critical Care)

  Phone: 573-882-7821

  Address: 900 E. Campus Drive, Columbia, MO

  Website: https://vhc.missouri.edu/small-animal-hospital/emergency-and-critical-care

  City: Columbia

  After hours phone: 573-882-4589

  Nearest identified 24/7 hospital; located in Columbia. Staffing caveat on 24-hour care; call ahead.

  Source: MU Veterinary Health Center · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Mexico Animal Shelter

  Phone: 573-581-0779

  Address: 101 S. Morris, Mexico, MO 65265

  Website: https://www.mexicomissouri.net/501/Animal-Control

  Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm, closed Sun

  Type: municipal (City of Mexico)

  Source: City of Mexico - Animal Control / Mexico Animal Shelter (official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2024-03-01; live site refuses this host) · Archived copy (Mar 1, 2024) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Rabies vaccination requirement (2)
  • Website: https://health.mo.gov/providers/manuals/communicable-disease-investigation-reference-manual/rabies-animal

    Rule: Rabies vaccination of animals in Missouri may only be legally performed by a licensed veterinarian (RSMo 322.010, 340.216; 20 CSR 2270-4.031).

    Scope: statewide

    Applies statewide (Missouri). Source: Missouri DHSS Communicable Disease Investigation Reference Manual - Rabies, animal · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Rule: Missouri's rabies law is RSMo Chapter 322 (Protection Against Rabies). Section 322.090 empowers county commissions to adopt rules on licensing, impounding, confinement and rabies control and requires them to operate a county dog pound (may contract with cities); 322.030 requires the owner of a dog exposed to a rabid animal to have it treated by a licensed veterinarian or destroyed. Pet vaccination requirements are therefore set by county and city ordinance.

    Scope: statewide

    Statute url: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneChapter.aspx?chapter=322

    Applies statewide (Missouri). Source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes, RSMo 322.090 · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Spay and neuter help
  Operation SNIP (Humane Society of Missouri / AMCMA)

  Phone: 314-951-1534

  Website: https://amcma.org/services/spay-neuter/

  Locations: 1201 Macklind Ave, St. Louis 63110, 11660 Administration Dr, Maryland Heights 63146

  Eligibility: Missouri residents (statewide eligibility stated on the program page); pets 4+ months, rabies and distemper current; up to 3 pets per household per year; funding-limited

  Statewide-eligible program; surgeries are performed in the St. Louis area, not locally.

  Source: Animal Medical Center of Mid-America - Spay & Neuter / SNIP · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  11,482 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (cities and towns) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  12.171 (2025)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer Files (places) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Official website
  http://www.mexicomissouri.net/

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing · Checked Nov 5, 2026