Found or Lost a Pet
Found a Pet
I found a dog, what do I do?
Foothills Animal Rescue does not hold stray animals. Your first step when you find a stray dog is to check for a microchip. You can bring the dog to the shelter to get it scanned and help you look up the owner information. The second step is to report the found animal. Register the found pet with Petco Love Lost. The owner may be able to view potential matches using facial recognition technology to search their national database. You can also look at Petco Love Lost’s Stray Map Tool to see recently lost pets in your area.
- If the pet has a tag, you can use Docupet’s tag lookup tool to report the found pet.
- If you still cannot find the owner, you have to make an appointment with Maricopa Animal Care and Control.
Share on social media:
- 24PetConnect: All animals found are also reported on this database.
- Nextdoor: A community website/app where you can spread the word about your lost/found pet.
- Neighbors by Ring: An app where you can spread the word about your lost/found pet.
- Pet FBI: A free database for lost and found pets.
- Straydar on Facebook: A Facebook group dedicated to posting lost and found pets in Arizona.
- Craigslist
- @NoLostPetsMC: An automated X/Twitter account posting real-time tweets of found pets.
I found a cat, what do I do?
Cats are notoriously good at navigating back home. It is only recommended that you intervene when/if the cat is in distress. If the cat is in distress and you decide to intervene, you will follow the same procedure as mentioned above with the found dog.
I found a litter of kittens, what do I do?
Best practice when finding a litter of kittens, first monitor them from a distance for several hours (4-12 Hours) to ensure the mother returns, as she is the best caregiver. If the mother doesn’t return, or if the kittens are in immediate danger. Safely put the kittens in a carrier. Contact Foothills Animal Rescue to see if we can help. Depending on the age of the kittens, capacity of the shelter, we may not be able to help, but will give you other options to explore.
Lost a Pet
I lost a pet, what do I do?
Register the lost pet with Petco Love Lost.
Share and search on the following:
- 24PetConnect: All animals found are also reported on this database.
- Nextdoor: A community website/app where you can spread the word about your lost/found pet.
- Neighbors by Ring: An app where you can spread the word about your lost/found pet.
- Pet FBI: A free database for lost and found pets.
- Straydar on Facebook: A Facebook group dedicated to posting lost and found pets in Arizona.
- Craigslist
- @NoLostPetsMC: An automated X/Twitter account posting real-time tweets of found pets.