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Pet Lost & Found Resources
If You've Lost a Pet…
If you've lost a dog, cat, or other pet in New York
City, there are two things you need to do:
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File
a lost pet report with Animal
Care & Control. The best method for filing
a report and submitting a photo of your animal is through
the AC&C
website.
You may also file a lost pet report by phone.
Call the AC&C Call Center at (212) 788-4000 during their
business hours, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–8:00
p.m., or Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
At all other times, contact the AC&C shelters directly
(see list below). |
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Go to the Animal
Care & Control shelters and look for him or her.
When you visit the shelter to look for your pet, it's a good
idea to take a photo with you to help the shelter staff locate
your pet, and also proof of ownership, such as medical records
for your pet. Shelter staff can scan your photo into the computer
system and return it to you. |
If You've Found a Pet…
If you've found a dog, cat, or other pet in New
York City, you should file a found pet report. The best method for
filing a report and submitting a photo of your animal is through
the AC&C
website.
You may also call the AC&C Call Center at (212)
788-4000 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
At all other times, contact the AC&C shelters directly (see
list below).
If you cannot care for the animal until you can
locate his or her owner, please bring the animal to the nearest
Animal Care & Control shelter.
More AC&C Lost and Found Tips
More tips for reporting a lost/found pet can be found
on the Lost and Found
Reports factsheet.
Animal Care & Control Shelters
New York City has three Animal Care & Control
shelters that service all five boroughs.
The Manhattan Animal Care
Center, serving Manhattan and the Bronx, is located at
326 East 110th Street. Call (212) 722-4939.
The Brooklyn
Animal Care Center, serving Brooklyn and Queens, is located
at 2336 Linden Boulevard. Call (718) 272-7201.
The Staten Island
Animal Care Center is located at 3139 Veterans Road West.
Call (718) 984-5935.
If your pet is lost, in addition to filing a lost
animal report with Animal Care & Control, we suggest you also
contact vet offices and other pet-related businesses in your area
to see if anyone has reported finding an animal matching the description
of yours. You also can post "lost pet" flyers featuring
a photo of your pet throughout your neighborhood, at vet offices,
pet supply stores, and other businesses, but be sure not to post
them on light posts, mailboxes, and other government-owned property
or you might receive a fine.
Other Pet Lost & Found Resources
You can list your lost or found pet on the websites
listed below:
Prevention
Microchip Your Pet
Having your pets microchipped is one of the best
ways to increase the chance that, if your pet becomes lost or stolen
and winds up at an animal shelter or veterinary office, he or she
can be returned to you. Unlike dog tags and collars, which can fall
off or be removed, microchipping is a more permanent form of identifying
your dog or cat.
License
Your Dog
New York State law requires that all owned dogs be
licensed and the New York City Health Code requires every dog owner
to have a dog license tag attached to their dog's collar while
in public. Licensing helps reunite lost dogs with their owners!
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