Phelps County, MO

• 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

  24/7 emergency; one of the nearest identified verified 24-hour hospitals (about I-44 corridor), located in St. Louis County. No 24-hour clinic identified in Phelps County; local practices (e.g. Animal Health Center of Rolla) refer late-night calls elsewhere.

  Source: Animal Emergency Clinic (St. Louis / O'Fallon) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Rolla Animal Shelter

  Phone: (573) 364-6995

  Address: 1651 E Lions Club Drive, Rolla, MO (new facility; grand opening announced for Nov 13, 2026)

  Website: https://rollacity.gov/departments/police/animal_shelter/index.php

  Type: municipal (City of Rolla); accepts owner relinquishments from Phelps County residents for a fee

  Source: City of Rolla - Animal Shelter · 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
  45,672 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (counties and states) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  671.787 (2025)

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

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