Lost/Found

What To Do if You Lose A Pet

Visit your county government shelter immediately and every 3 days to make a visual inspection.
Check for online reporting capabilities.
File lost pet reports with local animal shelters – most have online systems.
Use our form, below.
Place flyers (include pet photo) around your neighborhood and with local veterinarians, emergency clinics and pet groomers/sitters.
Use brightly colored paper to stand out.
Ask your neighbors and your mailman if he has seen your pet.
Paid services send e-alerts to targeted zip codes: FindToto.com, PetHarbor.com
Place a lost pet ad in your newspaper and read the lost/found section.
If you have recently moved, check your old neighborhood.
When you find your pet, notify everyone they can stop looking.
Remember shelters charge fees for reclaimed pets.

File found pet reports with local animal shelters – most have online systems.
Check for online reporting capabilities.
Decide whether you can care for the animal until the owner is located.
Find out which shelters will care for the animal. (Not all shelters take in healthy lost pets.)
If the animal is sick/injured contact the emergency vet clinic in your area.

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