Butler County, MO

• Emergency vet care (2)

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

  • Animal Emergency Clinic (St. Louis location)

    Phone: 314-822-7600

    Address: 9937 Big Bend Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122

    Website: https://www.stlouisanimalemergencyclinic.org/

    City: Kirkwood

    Open 24/7 (emergency and urgent care for cats and dogs). Nearest identified verified 24-hour hospital (long drive); located in Kirkwood, St. Louis County. No 24-hour ER found in southeast Missouri.

    Source: Animal Emergency Clinic - Contact · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Memphis Veterinary Specialists & Emergency

    Phone: (901) 624-9002

    Address: 555 Trinity Creek Cove, Cordova, TN 38018

    Website: https://www.memphisveterinaryspecialists.com/site/emergency-care-cordova

    City: Cordova, TN

    24/7, 365 days; currently Priority 1 and 2 cases only. One of the nearest identified 24-hour hospitals; located in the Memphis area (Tennessee).

    Source: Memphis Veterinary Specialists & Emergency - Emergency Care · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Animal Welfare Alliance of Southeast Missouri (AWA)

  Phone: 573-840-0664

  Website: https://www.awasemo.org/

  Type: nonprofit adoption shelter (Shelter Director; adoption hours Mon-Fri 11am-3pm)

  Mailing address: PO Box 647, Poplar Bluff, MO 63902

  Source: Animal Welfare Alliance of Southeast Missouri - Adoptable Pets · 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 (2)
  • AWA Spay/Neuter Voucher Program

    Phone: 573-840-0664

    Website: https://www.awasemo.org/spay-neuter-voucher

    Description: $50.00 off spay/neuter of a cat or dog at a participating local veterinarian, for pet owners who need financial assistance; limited number of vouchers awarded monthly

    Participating clinics: Hicks Animal Hospital (573-686-1281), Hillcrest Animal Hospital (573-785-1471)

    Source: Animal Welfare Alliance of Southeast Missouri - Spay/Neuter Voucher · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Operation SNIP (Humane Society of Missouri / Animal Medical Center of Mid-America)

    Website: https://hsmo.org/operation-snip/

    Description: Low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for the pets of Missouri residents; booking via amcma.org (St. Louis)

    Source: Humane Society of Missouri - Operation SNIP · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  41,814 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (counties and states) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  694.754 (2025)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer Files (counties) · Checked Nov 5, 2026