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Lost or Found Pets
There are a variety of resources available for locating your lost or found pet:
 Maricopa
County Animal Care and Control’s
(AC&C)
Pets911 website-- pets911.com.
Post photo flyers
in the local area where the pet was lost or found. Local grocery
stores, gas stations, feed stores and the post office are a good place
for flyers.
(Sample flyer can be found on the AC&C web site) http://www.maricopa.gov/pets/lost_pets.asp
Call your neighbors/mail carrier to see if your pet
has been seen.
Call local veterinarians to see if your pet has been turned in
or
injured.
Advertise in your local newspaper. Some papers will graciously offer to
place a Found
pet for free. Lost pets you will probably need to pay for running a ad.
Physically check
the AC&C facilities. The local sites are listed below:
 West
Valley Animal Care
Center
2323 S. 35th Avenue
Phoenix,
AZ 85009 ( 35th Ave/Durango)
602-506-PETS
East
Valley Animal Care Center
2630
W. 8th Street
Mesa,
AZ 85201 (8th St./101 Loop)
602-506-PETS
Pet
Adoption Center
5231
N. 35th Avenue
Phoenix,
AZ 85071 (35th Ave/Missouri)
602-506-PETS
Missing
Mutts, Cats, Etc. Hotline
(24hr
hotline including Holidays) 480-898-8914
P.O.
Box 2866 - Office
Mesa,
AZ 85214
OR
P.O.
Box 25706 - Donations
Tempe,
AZ 85285
Foothills
Animal Rescue
480-488-9890
Four
Peaks Animal Rescue
480-471-3520
Most importantly, stay positive
and don’t give up. With
diligence
and
good luck, your
wayward friend may end up back in your loving arms.
Identification
It is your responsibility as their Guardian, to keep current, accurate ID tags on your pet(s). Clear, accurate identification is the first step to insure that if our pets become lost, they have a good chance of being returned to us. Tags should be checked periodically to see that information is not worn and difficult to read.
When we travel, our pets come with us or spend vacation with a friend or relative. It is crucial that a temporary I.D. tag be used with the contact information of the person taking care of your pet. PetSmart and Petco have a machine that allows you to make the tag immediately for $6.00. Too
much trouble?—then simply cover the existing tag with tape and handwrite the information or use a marker and write the information on an inexpensive nylon collar.
Micro chipping is another method to track your pet should they become lost.
It is affordable and a worthwhile investment to ensure peace of mind.
Current rabies licensing is the law and another means to track your pet. When
contacting Animal Control and providing the license number, they can immediately
provide the Guardian’s name, number and address, as well as the pet’s name.
To lose your pet can be heart wrenching and devastating. Please be responsible.
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"We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we
can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all...
...It's the best
deal man has ever made."
-M.Facklam
Back
in your
loving arms.
DON'T FORGET to
TAG YOUR PET!!
Clear, accurate identification is the first step to insure that if
our pets become lost, they have a good chance of being returned to
us.
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