Lost/Found Pets
If you've lost your pet
NOTE: If you have lost an animal YOU MUST COME TO THE SHELTER TO LOOK FOR YOUR ANIMAL IN THE KENNELS. The shelter staff is not able to identify your animal over the phone. Once you arrive at the shelter, you will be directed to fill out a lost report. It is helpful to attach pictures.
- Look all over your property, including new places where a cat might try to hide.
- Search your neighborhood. Talk to neighbors and pass out flyers with your name, phone number, and pet photo.
- Contact local shelters to file lost reports.
- Place a Lost Pet classified ad in the Idaho Statesman and Idaho Press Tribune.
- Visit www.missingpets.com to file a free lost pet report online.
REMEMBER! Your pet is most likely to be found if they have a collar and ID tag!
If you've found an animal you have several options:
- You can contact Animal Control to pick up stray dogs. Canyon County Animal Control dispatch is 455-5925. Nampa City Animal Control is 465-2257.
- You can bring the animal to the shelter during business hours.
- You can call the shelter and file a found report, then hold the dog at your home. If you choose to hold the dog, we encourage you to bring the dog to the shelter or your veterinarian to be scanned for a microchip.
- Contact local shelters to file found reports.
- Place a Found Pet classified ad in the Idaho Statesman and Idaho Press Tribune. The newspapers will often place this ad for free as a community service.
- Visit www.missingpets.com to file a free found report online.