Franklin County, MO

• Emergency vet care

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

  Veterinary Specialty Services (VSS Manchester)

  Phone: (636) 227-6100

  Address: 1021 Howard George Drive, Manchester, MO 63021

  Website: https://www.vssstl.com/services/speciality/emergency-services

  City: Manchester

  Nearest identified; located in Manchester (St. Louis County). Site states VSS 'is always open to help your pet in an emergency'; emergency line (636) 227-6100.

  Source: Veterinary Specialty Services - Emergency Services · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues (2)
  • Franklin County Humane Society

    Phone: 636-583-4300

    Email: frontdesk@fchsmo.org

    Address: 1222 W. Main Street, Union, MO 63084

    Website: https://fchsmo.org/

    Type: privately run 501(c)(3) nonprofit shelter

    Source: Franklin County Humane Society · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Humane Society of Missouri - Longmeadow Rescue Ranch

    Phone: 636.583.8759

    Address: 480 Josephs Road, Union, MO 63084

    Website: https://hsmo.org/locations-and-hours/

    Type: nonprofit rescue ranch (Humane Society of Missouri)

    Source: Humane Society of Missouri - Locations & Hours · 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)
  • Franklin County Humane Society - Spay and Neuter Program (vouchers)

    Phone: 636-583-4300

    Website: https://fchsmo.org/services/spay-and-neuter-program/

    Prices: Opspot male cat: $40; Opspot male dog: $55; Opspot female cat: $50; Opspot female dog: $65; Low income pet station: $40 paid at clinic; Low income washington veterinary clinic voucher: $35

    Description: Sells spay/neuter vouchers: OpSPOT 909 vouchers for healthy pets and low-income vouchers (household income under $35,000) usable at Washington Veterinary Clinic or Pet Station (Union)

    Source: Franklin County Humane Society - Spay and Neuter Program · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Operation SNIP (Humane Society of Missouri & Animal Medical Center of Mid-America)

    Phone: 314.951.1534

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

    Description: Low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for pets of Missouri residents (clinics in St. Louis City and Maryland Heights)

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

About this place

• Population
  107,256 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (counties and states) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  922.491 (2025)

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

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