Is Your Pet Lost?
If you’re looking for a lost animal and they are microchipped, the good news is that animal welfare agencies should be able to find you. Be sure to call your veterinarian and/or the microchip company right away to make sure your contact information is up-to-date.
If your pet was not microchipped, contact the local animal welfare agency that handles strays in the area where the pet was lost. Give them a good description of your pet and where you last saw him. Then, scroll down to the bottom of this page where you’ll find a list of things you can do right now to find your lost animal.
Top Tips for Finding Lost Animals
Search the Petco Love Lost database
Our friends at Petco Love Lost help reunite lost pets with their families. Just visit lost.petcolove.org, upload a photo and search their national database for your missing or found pet.
Check with your local shelter or animal control
Look below (bottom of this page) to determine which agency to contact for your city or the city where your pet was lost.
Post on social media pages
Remember to include in each post a description of your dog, breed, and colors, CITY and CROSS STREETS where the animal was last seen.
• Craig’s List
• Facebook Pages
• Lost Dogs of King County
• Lost Dogs of Snohomish County #1
• Your City’s Nextdoor Page
• Redmond Neighbors
• Redmond WA Pets
• Lost and Found Pets – Woodinville/Redmond
• Everett Animal Shelter Lost Dog Report
• Regional Animals Services of King County (RASKC) Lost Dog Report
• PAWS Lost Dog Report
• Fax flyers to the vets in the area and emergency clinics
Make BIG NEON posters and post in your neighborhood ASAP
You need as many people looking for your pet as possible and this is the best way to communicate. Neon signs are effective! Sign should follow this format:
LOST DOG BREED/S
COLOR/S & MARKINGS
8″ X 11″ PICTURE OF YOUR DOG
DO NOT CHASE
PHONE NUMBER
This link shows you how to make signs and where to place them. Be prepared to borrow a humane trap if there is a sighting.
Also recommended...
- Pet Detective James Branson with Three Rivers Lost Pet Rescue. Call quickly. Most people wait too long and their pet’s scent can’t be found.
- Find Toto: Amber Alert for Lost Dogs
- Paws Boost: Alert to Local People on Facebook
- Click here to watch an important video on calming signals
Did you find a lost animal?
Check the pet’s tag and call right away. Next, check the social media sites listed below for posts about lost pets. Finally, if it’s safe to do so, and the animal won’t bite you, you can take them into your vet or shelter to check for a microchip.
Puget Sound Area Animal Welfare Agencies
Seattle Animal Shelter
Serving Seattle
(206) 386-7387
King County Regional Animal Services, Kent
Serving all of King County except: Seattle, Des Moines, Federal Way, Medina, Normandy Park, Renton, Shoreline, and Lake Forest Park
(206) 296-7387
Renton Animal Control
Serving Renton
Urgent: (425) 235-2121
Message line for non-urgent calls: (425) 430-7550
Medina Police Department
Serving Medina & Hunts Point
(425) 233-6420
PAWS
Serving Edmonds, Kenmore, Lake Forest Park, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Shoreline and Woodinville
(425) 787-2500
Everett Animal Shelter
Serving Bothell, Brier, Everett, Gold Bar, Granite Falls, Index, Kirkland, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Snohomish, Stanwood, Tulalip, unincorporated Snohomish County
(425) 257-6000
Edmonds Animal Control
Serving Edmonds
(425) 775-4545
Des Moines Animal Control
Serving Des Moines
(206) 870-6549
Normandy Park Animal Control Services
(206) 248-7600
Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
Serving Federal Way, Tacoma, and unincorporated Pierce County
(253) 383-2733
What to do when you find feral cats
Feral cats are homeless cats that are not domesticated. When feral cats are spotted in your neighborhood, it is best to leave them alone. Read more about feral cats and what to do about them. Strays are cats who have been socialized to humans at one point in their lives but have lost their indoor home. These types of cats can become feral, or learn to be pet cats, depending on the level of intervention used. Please review this flowchart from the Koret Shelter Medicine Program through UC Davis Veterinary School on what to do when you find an outside cat.
What to do when you find kittens
If you find a litter of tiny kittens outdoors, it’s natural to want to scoop them up and try to care for them yourself or take them to a shelter. But both of those options may place them in more danger. The mother cat is probably nearby planning to return to care for her babies. The best thing to do for healthy kittens is to leave them with their mother. If you are certain the kittens are orphaned, the kittens may need your help. Visit our Help for Found Kittens page to determine the next steps for keeping the kittens safe and healthy.
