Lost and Found Pets
Our Admissions Department is dedicated to assisting with lost and found pets as well as rehoming needs. For any inquiries, please feel free to contact us at 785-233-7325 ext. 115 or via email at admissions@hhhstopeka.org.
I Found A Pet
What do I do now?
Search for your lost dog or cat on Petco Love Lost! We have partnered with Petco Love Lost to easily help search the national lost and found database and create a searchable/shareable alert for your missing pet. Upload a picture of your pet or search by location. Powered by facial recognition technology, Petco Love Lost helps match found animals to reported lost pets nationwide. Visit Petco Love Lost and search now!
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to register your pet on Petco Love Lost to do things like create a Lost listing that can be shared and print out premade fliers. You can also receive flyers via text message or email.
Please also call us at 785-233-7325 to file a found report.
We want to get that lost pet back home!
Or fill out our online form! Form submission is preferred because you can add photos:
WHAT TO DO NEXT…
Stay Safe! Consider if you should leave the pet where you found it...
This may sound strange, but especially for cats and kittens found outdoors, they have a better chance of returning home if they are left where you found them rather than displaced at our shelter. Many people have indoor/outdoor cats who roam and know how to get back home. Some cats are community cats who always live outside (Look for a tipped ear – an ear missing the very tip! These cats have been fixed and live outdoors; they are often feral.). See the video below for tips on kittens.
Check for a Microchip
Any shelter or vet’s office should have a microchip scanner and be able to scan a stray animal for a chip. If it does have a chip, HHHS or wherever you’ve taken the animal should be able to contact the microchip company to get the connected owner contact information. Cross your paws that the information is up to date and we get in touch with the owner ASAP!
1 out of every 3 pets will go missing at some point in their lifetime. Having your pet microchipped with updated contact information plus a physical identification tag on a collar gives you the best chance to get them back home!
Our Admissions Counselors are happy to show you pictures of incoming stray animals when you come to our Admissions lobby (east side of the building behind the Kwik Shop).
Legally we must hold stray animals for 3 full days before moving them along the process through our shelter toward foster, rescue, or adoption. You have the best chance of reclaiming your pet if you act fast and contact us right away.
Address
5720 SW 21st Street, Topeka, KS 66604