Cape Girardeau County, MO

• Animal control
  Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office (county has no animal control ordinances; complaints handled under Missouri state law)

  Phone: 573-243-3551

  Website: https://www.capecountysheriff.org/faqs

  Phone note: Sheriff non-emergency line; emergencies 911

  Source: Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office - FAQs · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Emergency vet care

  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
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Southeast Missouri Pets (SEMO Pets Humane Society / Adoption Center)

  Phone: 573-334-5837

  Address: 180 Weston Street, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

  Website: https://www.semopets.org/

  Type: nonprofit full-service animal shelter

  Source: Southeast Missouri Pets · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Pet licence required
  Website: https://www.capecountysheriff.org/faqs

  Required: No

  Sheriff's FAQ: 'Cape Girardeau County does not have specific animal control ordinances. Complaints must be handled under Missouri State Law.' No county pet licence ordinance; city rules (Cape Girardeau, Jackson) may differ.

  Source: Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office - FAQs · 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)
  • 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
  • SEMO Pets SNAP Spay/Neuter Program

    Phone: 573-334-5837

    Website: https://www.semopets.org/spay-neuter-snap-program-cape-girardeau

    How: Submit SNAP form; approved applicants receive a voucher for a partnering vet clinic

    Fees note: discounted; no dollar amounts on the page

    Eligibility: Southeast Missouri residents; no income eligibility requirements; cats and dogs

    Source: Southeast Missouri Pets - SNAP · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  83,658 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (counties and states) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  578.517 (2025)

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

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