Joplin, MO

• Animal control
  Joplin Health Department - Animal Control Division

  Phone: 417-623-6122 (option 3), Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

  Address: 321 East 4th Street, Joplin (Health Department)

  Website: https://www.joplinmo.org/327/Animal-Control

  After hours: Joplin Police non-emergency 417-623-3131

  Animals picked up in Joplin city limits are taken to the Joplin Humane Society (140 E Emperor Lane, 417-623-3642).

  Source: City of Joplin - Health Department Animal Control (official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-01-31; live site blocks this host) · Archived copy (Jan 31, 2025) · 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
  • VEG ER for Pets - Rogers

    Phone: 479-235-6576

    Address: 1805 S 46th St, Suite 101, Rogers, AR 72758

    Website: https://www.veg.com/locations/arkansas/rogers

    City: Rogers, AR

    Nearest identified; located in Rogers, AR. 24/7 emergency hospital.

    Source: VEG ER for Pets - Rogers · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Joplin Humane Society

  Phone: 417-623-3642

  Address: 140 E. Emperor Lane, Joplin, MO 64801

  Website: https://www.joplinhumane.org/

  Type: nonprofit animal shelter

  Source: Joplin Humane Society · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Pet licence required
  Website: https://www.joplinmo.org/327/Animal-Control

  Fees: Unaltered: $20; Spayed neutered: free

  Rule: Dogs and cats over 4 months must have a City license, obtained at Joplin City Hall, 602 S. Main, 3rd floor (Finance Department).

  Required: Yes

  Source: City of Joplin - Health Department Animal Control (official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-01-31; live site blocks this host) · Archived copy (Jan 31, 2025) · 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
  Joplin Humane Society spay/neuter clinic

  Phone: 417-623-3642

  Website: https://www.joplinhumane.org/spayneuter.html

  Shelter offers spay/neuter services; surgery-voucher holders call the shelter to schedule; also holds low-cost vaccine clinics

  Source: Joplin Humane Society · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  53,605 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (cities and towns) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  38.08 (2025)

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

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