Dent County, MO

• Animal control
  Salem Police Department - Code Compliance division (handles animal control reports)

  Phone: 729-4242

  Website: https://www.salemmo.com/city/how_do_i/contact_code_compliance_or_animal_control.php

  City hall: 400 N. Iron St., Salem, MO 65560

  Phone note: Salem Police Dispatch; source page shows no area code

  Service area: City of Salem only; no county-wide animal control identified

  Source: City of Salem - Contact Code Compliance or Animal Control · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Emergency vet care (2)

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

  • Emergency Veterinary Clinic of SW Missouri

    Phone: 417-890-1600

    Address: 400 S. Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65802

    Website: https://evcspringfield.com/

    Hours: Mon-Fri 6:00pm-8:00am; Sat & Sun 24 hours; open major holidays

    City: Springfield

    Nearest identified; located in Springfield (Greene County). After-hours emergency clinic (weeknights + 24h weekends), not 24/7.

    Source: Emergency Veterinary Clinic of SW Missouri · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • 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; located in Columbia (Boone County). 24/7 emergency service, but states it is currently unable to provide 24-hour emergency care for all animals due to staffing; call ahead.

    Source: MU Veterinary Health Center · 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
  14,721 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (counties and states) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  752.761 (2025)

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