State guide
Wyoming
In Wyoming, domestic-animal control is commonly run by city police, compliance, or community-service animal-control units in larger municipalities, while wildlife calls belong to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Rabies reporting is centralized through the Wyoming Department of Health, which also names the state public health veterinarian on its rabies page.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Who handles animal control locally
- Usually city animal control or police/community-service animal-control units handle domestic-animal complaints in larger Wyoming municipalities; wildlife issues go to Wyoming Game and Fish.
- State wildlife agency (nuisance and injured wildlife)
- Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Nuisance wildlife help
- Official page →
- Reporting an animal bite
- Animal bites and rabies PEP can be reported to the Wyoming Department of Health using its Animal Bite / Rabies Report Form.
- State rabies contact
- Wyoming State Public Health Veterinarian, Dr. Emily Curren
Official resources in Wyoming
State rabies page with prevention guidance, provider resources, reporting form links, and the state public health veterinarian contact.
Official Game and Fish contact page with game warden and wildlife biologist lists by city for injured or nuisance wildlife help.
Explains that game wardens respond to injured and nuisance wildlife calls and links Game Warden contact information.
Official permits page linking Wyoming’s wildlife-rehabilitation regulation and other possession rules.
Public-facing guidance telling residents to call Game and Fish for injured or truly abandoned wildlife.
Key facts for Wyoming
- WGFD says game wardens respond to and appropriately handle injured and nuisance wildlife calls.
- WGFD’s wildlife-rehabilitation regulation governs permits for care, aid, and treatment of sick, injured, debilitated, or orphaned wildlife.
- WGFD says the best first step for injured wildlife is to call the Wyoming Game and Fish Department at 1-877-WGFD-TIP.
- Wyoming Department of Health provides an Animal Bite / Rabies Report Form to report animal bites and PEP.
- The Wyoming rabies page lists the state public health veterinarian as Dr. Emily Curren.
- Wyoming Department of Health says rabies in Wyoming is most commonly found in bats and skunks.
Local animal control offices in Wyoming
| Office | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cheyenne Animal Control Laramie | Cheyenne | Not published* | City animal-control page covers emergencies, non-emergencies, bites, welfare checks, and local shelter information. |
| Laramie County Animal Control Laramie | Cheyenne | Not published* | County frequently requested numbers page lists animal control, after-hours, and lost-and-found contacts. |
| Gillette Police Department Animal Control Campbell | Gillette | Not published* | City-operated animal-control division and shelter serving Gillette and Campbell County; the page gives reporting and shelter hours. |
| Town of Jackson Animal Shelter Teton | Jackson | 307-733-2139 | Town directory page for the animal shelter with hours and community service officer contacts. |
| Evanston Animal Control and Shelter Uinta | Evanston | (307) 783-6471 | Police-department division that enforces city animal ordinances, controls strays, licenses pets, and handles shelter services. |
| Sheridan Police Department Sheridan | Sheridan | Not published* | The police department’s Support Services Bureau is responsible for animal-control operations. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- For injured, orphaned, or nuisance wildlife, contact Wyoming Game and Fish rather than a local animal shelter first.
- If a bat had direct contact with a person or was found in a bedroom, contact a medical or public-health provider immediately and try to preserve the bat for testing if safe.
- Use your city or county animal-control office for stray or dangerous domestic animals, but the state health rabies page for bite-reporting forms and exposure guidance.
Not seeing your office or county?
Not every office publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Wyoming's population center, for comparison only):
- Billings Animal Control, Montana · about 222 miles
- Riverdale Animal Shelter, Colorado · about 226 miles
- Denver Animal Protection / Denver Animal Shelter, Colorado · about 236 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Wyoming Department of Health Rabies
Website →Phone: (307) 777-5825 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Wyoming County Commissioners Association →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Wyoming page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.