Lost and Found Pets

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Lost and Found Pets

Lost a Pet?

  1. Check if Your Animal is at the Shelter

    Search our database of found dogs and found cats.

  2. Contact Animal Services

    • Animal Service Main Line: (916) 687-3042 during regular business hours
    • After hours (916) 714-5115

  3. Complete the Lost Pet Information Card

    Submit it online or in person

  4. Get the Word Out!

    Don't assume your pet will find their way home. Create a flyer and post it around your neighborhood. Keep it simple, use bold letters to make it east to read and include:

    • Current Photo (if available)
    • Basic Description (Type, breed, color, sex, etc)
    • Contact information

    Leave flyers at local veterinarians, pet related stores, share on social media sites like Facebook, Elk Grove Pets Lost and Found, NextDoor, Pawboost and Craigslist.

  5. Contact Other Shelters

    See if your pet is at one of their facilities:

Found a Pet?

  1. Contact Animal Control

    We may have been contacted by the pet's owner.

    • Animal Services Main Line: (916) 687-3042 during regular business hours
    • After hours (916) 714-5115

  2. Take the Animal to a Veterinarian

    Or allow one of our officers to come out to scan the pet for a microchip.

    If you are willing to hold the animal, complete the found pet report online , in person or by phone (916) 687-3042 during regular business hours or after hours (916) 714-5115.

  3. Contact Other Shelters

    See if the pet has been brought to one of their facilities:

  4. Get the Word Out!

    Create a flyer and post them around the area where the animal was found and share on social media sites like Facebook, Elk Grove Pets Lost and Found, NextDoor, and Craigslist.

    • Current Photo (if available)
    • Basic Description (Type, breed, color, sex, etc)
    • Number to call