The primary objectives of Fayetteville Animal Services include:
- Educating the public to be responsible animal owners
- Placing animals through adoption into responsible, caring homes
- Operating the City of Fayetteville Animal Shelter
- Reuniting lost animals with their owners
- Providing animal-control services for the city limits of Fayetteville
- Inspecting and enforcing animal code violations
- Reducing the number of animals that must be humanely euthanized