Animal rescue, emergency vets, poisoning, cruelty reports, found pets and wildlife – 45 contact points, each checked at its official source (as of 28.09.2026).
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Emergency number for the fire and ambulance services in life-threatening situations, round the clock. Tierheim Berlin also gives 110 or 112 for injured found animals that need help immediately.
Available: 24/7
NationwideGermany's police emergency number, free and 24/7: for acute animal cruelty, animals in danger, pets found at night and wildlife collisions. Can't reach a hunter or forester? Call the police.
Available: 24/7
NationwideMobile emergency vet service within Munich, daily 7am–1am: vets treat pets at home and help in acute emergencies (€0.14/min from a landline).
Herzogstraße 127, 80796 München
Available: Daily 7am–1am
BayernEmergency service of the Hamburg animal welfare society (Hamburger Tierschutzverein) for ownerless pets and wildlife that are sick, injured or in distress. The call decides next steps; an ambulance may come.
Neue Süderstraße 25, 20537 Hamburg
HamburgEmergency number for animal welfare cases in Frankfurt am Main, such as injured or helpless animals, listed on the city's official portal.
HessenVolunteer animal rescue focused on the greater Düsseldorf area: rescues injured, sick and distressed animals. Emergency calls by phone only.
Derendorfer Straße 44, 40479 Düsseldorf
Nordrhein-WestfalenFor animal emergencies in Leipzig outside the shelter's hours, Tierheim Leipzig gives the number of the city's emergency control centre (Rettungsleitstelle).
Available: Outside the shelter's hours
SachsenUniversity small animal clinic in Munich (LMU) with a round-the-clock emergency service, for dogs and cats only. During emergency hours the clinic can't be reached by phone – go straight there.
Veterinärstraße 13, 80539 München
Available: 24/7 (not reachable by phone at night, weekends and public holidays)
BayernOverview by the Upper Bavarian vets' association (Tierärzteverband Oberbayern) of clinics in the Munich area providing emergency cover at night and at weekends. No central number.
BayernUniversity clinic for dogs, cats and small pets at the Düppel campus in Berlin. Critically ill animals are admitted without appointment during emergency hours, otherwise only after calling.
Oertzenweg 19b, 14163 Berlin
Available: Emergency service Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, Sat/Sun/public holidays 10am–6pm; otherwise only after calling 0160 3758447
BerlinThe Berlin Chamber of Veterinarians (Tierärztekammer) lists 24-hour clinics and emergency services in Berlin. There is no central emergency vet number in Berlin.
BerlinStatewide number for the small-animal emergency vet service in Brandenburg: callers are automatically connected to the nearest practice on duty (€0.14/min).
BrandenburgCentral emergency number of the Hamburg Chamber of Veterinarians (Tierärztekammer): tells you which practice or clinic in Hamburg is on duty. Always call before setting off.
Available: Mon–Fri 8pm–8am, weekends/public holidays 8am–8am
HamburgUniversity clinic for dogs, cats and small pets in Giessen. Life-threatening emergencies accepted day and night – please call ahead (at night: internal medicine 0151 55027008, surgery 0175 2973717).
Frankfurter Straße 114, 35392 Gießen
Available: Reception Mon–Fri 8am–4.30pm; emergencies round the clock
HessenThe Hesse Chamber of Veterinarians (Landestierärztekammer) keeps an emergency calendar where Hessian practices and clinics enter their duty times – useful for Frankfurt and all of Hesse.
HessenTiHo Hanover's specialist clinic for rabbits, rodents, birds and reptiles. Phone 8am–5pm; outside these hours, go straight to the clinic in an emergency.
Bünteweg 9, 30559 Hannover
Available: Phone 8am–5pm; otherwise go straight to the clinic
NiedersachsenUniversity small animal clinic in Hanover (TiHo) with a 24-hour emergency service for dogs and cats. Critically ill animals are treated at any time; when busy, patients are triaged by urgency.
Bünteweg 9, 30559 Hannover
Available: 24/7
NiedersachsenCentral number of Cologne's association of small-animal vets for evenings, weekends and public holidays in Cologne. Always call the vet on duty first.
Available: Weekdays 6pm–10pm, weekends/public holidays 8am–10pm
Nordrhein-WestfalenThe North Rhine Chamber of Veterinarians (Tierärztekammer Nordrhein) explains how to find emergency vets in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen and surroundings – NRW has no statewide number.
Nordrhein-WestfalenCentral emergency vet number for pet owners in Essen, published by the North Rhine Chamber of Veterinarians (Tierärztekammer Nordrhein). It tells you which practice is currently on duty.
Nordrhein-WestfalenStatewide small-animal emergency number in Saxony since 2025. Depending on your location, the call is forwarded to a nearby vet practice on duty.
Available: Mon–Fri 6pm–8am, weekends/public holidays all day
SachsenUniversity small animal clinic in Leipzig with a permanently staffed emergency department; out of hours only critically ill animals are admitted. A recorded message gives the current emergency number.
An den Tierkliniken 23, 04103 Leipzig
Available: 24/7
SachsenOnline overview by the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Veterinarians (Tierärztekammer) of small-animal practices currently on duty across the state, each with location and phone number.
Schleswig-HolsteinCentral emergency number of the Thuringia Chamber of Veterinarians (Landestierärztekammer): connects you to the nearest vet on duty outside practice hours. Higher fees apply for emergency service.
Available: Mon–Fri 6pm–8am, Fri 6pm to Mon 8am, public holidays all day
ThüringenPoison emergency line of the Technical University of Munich (TU München), available 24/7. By its own figures, about 2% of calls concern suspected poisoning in animals; the vet remains the first port of call.
Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 München
Available: 24/7
BayernPoisons information centre at Bonn University Hospital, 24/7. By its own account it also advises on poisoning in animals, though with lower priority, as human cases come first.
Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn
Available: 24/7
Nordrhein-WestfalenThe Federal Government's Animal Welfare Commissioner at the Ministry of Agriculture in Berlin: contact for fundamental animal welfare concerns at federal level, reachable by email.
Wilhelmstraße 54, 10117 Berlin
NationwideFirst port of call for animal cruelty and poor animal keeping: the veterinary office (Veterinäramt) of your city or district (431 offices nationwide). In acute danger, also call the police on 110.
NationwideBerlin's state Animal Welfare Commissioner (Tierschutzbeauftragte): advises citizens and associations on animal welfare and explains what to do with animals in need. Appointments by arrangement.
Salzburger Straße 21-25, 10825 Berlin
BerlinBerlin citizens' service: reports of animal cruelty or inappropriate animal keeping are taken free of charge by the veterinary and food inspectorate of the relevant district office (Bezirksamt).
BerlinBrandenburg's state Animal Welfare Commissioner mediates, advises and helps clarify animal welfare cases; on-site inspections are the job of the district veterinary office (Veterinäramt).
Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 2-13, 14467 Potsdam
BrandenburgIndependent Animal Welfare Commissioner of the state of Lower Saxony at the Ministry of Agriculture in Hanover: point of contact for citizens, associations and animal keepers.
Calenberger Straße 2, 30169 Hannover
NiedersachsenAnimal Welfare Commissioner of North Rhine-Westphalia at the Ministry of Agriculture in Düsseldorf: handles general questions and concerns about animal welfare from citizens and associations.
Stadttor 1, 40219 Düsseldorf
Nordrhein-WestfalenSchleswig-Holstein's state Animal Welfare Commissioner: advises citizens on animal welfare issues and advises the Ministry of Agriculture in Kiel.
Düsternbrooker Weg 104, 24105 Kiel
Schleswig-HolsteinIf you find a pet you must report it: by day to the municipal public order office (Ordnungsamt) or lost-property office and the nearest shelter, at night to the police. Owners should also alert nearby shelters.
NationwideOfficial drop-off point for found animals in Berlin at the Tierheim Berlin in Falkenberg. Report injured found animals by phone too (also 030 76888-201).
Hausvaterweg 39, 13057 Berlin
Available: Daily 8am–4pm, public holidays 8am–12pm
BerlinFree pet register based in Eschborn. Reachable round the clock when a pet goes missing or is found; register your animal's chip number.
Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 30-34, 65760 Eschborn
Available: 24/7
HessenFree pet register of the German Animal Welfare Federation (Deutscher Tierschutzbund) in Bonn, with a 24-hour service line for missing and found animals.
In der Raste 10, 53129 Bonn
Available: 24/7
Nordrhein-WestfalenFirst aid and who is responsible: call an animal welfare society, wildlife station or nature conservation authority; for deer, foxes or wild boar, notify a hunter, forester or the police.
NationwideNationwide directory of wildlife rescue stations and carers, sorted by postcode, plus first-aid tips for injured or orphaned wild animals.
NationwideVolunteer-run information portal with a map and list of wild bird rescue centres across Germany, plus advice on finding young birds. No telephone advice.
NationwideWildlife station at Munich's animal shelter (Tierheim München): cares for injured and orphaned native wildlife until release. Call before bringing an animal; admissions are sometimes suspended.
Brukenthalstraße 6, 81829 München
Available: Admissions Mon–Sun 8am–11.30am and 1pm–4.30pm
BayernNABU Berlin's telephone advice on foxes, raccoons, martens, wild boar and other wildlife in the city of Berlin.
Available: Oct–Mar: Mon–Wed, Fri 10am–1pm, Thu 12pm–3pm; Apr–Sep: Mon–Wed, Fri 10am–3pm, Thu 12pm–5pm
BerlinNABU wildlife care centre in Lower Saxony: by its own account, took in more than 4,000 injured and orphaned wild animals last year. Office hours Mon–Fri 8am–11.30am.
Hauptstraße 20, 38542 Leiferde
Available: Office Mon–Fri 8am–11.30am
NiedersachsenWildlife station in the Pinneberg district north of Hamburg with an emergency phone line for wild animals in distress. Animals are only accepted by prior arrangement.
Am Sender 2, 25365 Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop
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