Lost & Found Pet Information

If you are looking for a lost pet:                                     

• Check the internet:  www.petharbor.com.

• Visit the shelter to see if you pet has been found.  If your animal is not at the shelter, fill out a "lost report" to be kept on file.

• Return to the shelter every 2 or 3 days to look for your pet.

• Check other local animal shelters and complete their lost report forms:  Oakland Animal Control - (510) 535-5603; Contra Costa County (Pinole) - (510) 374-3966.

• Place a "Lost" ad in your local newspaper.

• Check the local newspaper for "Found" ads.

• Make up flyers, preferably featuring a photo of the pet, with as accurate a description of the pet as possible;

• Notify neighbors of your lost pet. Put flyers under their doormats, not in their mailboxes (it's a violation of federal law) or speak to them in person.

• Post notices at local businesses.

• If the pet is a cat, be certain to look in crawl spaces of buildings, garages, storage sheds.  Cats often get locked into places where they've gone to explore or hide, so call for the cat during a time of day when a response from the cat will be heard.

• EXTREMELY IMPORTANT - Don't wait around for someone else to find your pet and report it to you.  You must look for yourself - diligently.

• And finally, unneutered cats and dogs can roam for miles, so the search will have to cover a broader area than for altered animals - another reason to have pets spayed/neutered.

• If you have found a pet, please report it to Animal Services with as accurate description as possible.

If you file a lost pet report and later locate the animal,  

be sure to notify the shelter.