Found a pet? Scan for a microchip!

Many pets are microchipped with the owner’s contact information to help your found pet get home! Visit any vet office, Petco, or Petsmart (with a Banfield office) to get your found pet scanned for free. You can also have this service done at your local shelter.

If your pet is lost and microchipped, call to notify your microchip company right away!

Check or notify your local shelters!

The animal shelter is the first place an owner will look for their lost companion. Owners should search their local shelters in person to look for their missing pet, occasionally microchips do shift and may not work 100% of the time.

If you found a pet and cannot hold onto it, DO NOT GIVE IT AWAY! It is illegal to rehome lost pets without a proper stray hold. If you cannot hold the pet, the best course of action is to contact the municipal shelter the animal was found in for further instruction.

Found kittens? Leave them where they are!

Before you touch, look for mom. It is likely mom is taking good care of her kittens. Provide mom and her kittens with food, a dry and clean shelter, and continue to monitor their well-being. Once the kittens are able to eat wet food on their own, around 4-5 weeks old, you can bring them into your home to provide foster care and prepare them for adoption, find a local rescue, and TNR mom.

Lost or found a pet? Check social media!

Links to many websites and services will be listed below to post your lost or found pet. Pawboost, Petco Love Lost, and Nextdoor are excellent tools and ways to search for your lost or found animal. Additionally we recomment posting in local neighborhood, town, and city Facebook groups as well as specific lost and found animal groups within your area. Don’t forget to include cross-streets!

Try old school! Posters work too!

While new technology can make things easier and lead to reuniting pets, posting large, colorful lost and found posters around the area the pet was found or missing can help reunite families. Often your local pet store will also allow the public to post lost and found flyers at the front of their store too.