Lost Pet Information
  • Act Fast - Don't waste days hoping your pet will come home.  The sooner
    you begin your search, the better the odds are of finding him.

  • Search your neighborhood or the area where your pet was lost and let
    people know she's missing.

  • Call your pet's name and check any places she could have become
    trapped, such as in basements or garages or under vehicles.  A lost pet
    often will hide during the day, so be sure to go out again at night with a
    flashlight and call for her.

  • Sometimes a can of food can lure a hungry and scared pet to you.

  • Check with your local shelters every day.  Don't just call -- also visit the
    shelters to search for your pet.  Many animals are difficult to describe over
    the phone, and only you really know what your pet looks like.

  • Call animal control agencies in your town and surrounding areas.  Animal
    control officers work through the police department and pick up stray
    animals.  Call them or check their shelters at least every two days.

  • Use your pet's photo to make "lost pet" signs.  Put them up in your
    neighborhood and in post offices, libraries, pet supply stores, veterinary
    offices, and grocery stores.  Inform your veterinarian and groomer that your
    pet is lost in case they receive a call.

  • Place ads in local newspapers and offer a reward in case someone found
    your untagged pet and was thinking of keeping her.

  • Watch the found ads.  Respond to any that might be close to your pet's
    description.  A week of wandering the streets can make white pets look
    drab gray, and the ad's description might not exactly fit.

  • Call local radio stations.  Some radio stations will broadcast lost pet
    information for free.  Give them very detailed information on where your pet
    was lost, his description, and how to contact you.

Tips For Finding Your Lost Pet
Our Local Animal Control
  • Matthews Animal Control                                                  704-847-3644
  • Davidson/Huntersville/Cornelius Animal Control        704-892-7773
  • Cabarrus County Animal Control                                    704-920-3288   
  • Gaston County Animal Control                                        704-922-8678
  • Iredell County Animla Control                                          704-878-5424
  • Lancaster County Animal Control                                   803-283-4146
  • Lincoln County Animal Control                                        704-736-8517
  • Union County Animal Control                                          704-283-2308
  • York County Animal Control                                             803-327-8381
All information provided by
Charlotte-Mecklinburg Police Department
and Animal Control
CMPD.ORG
REMEMBER!!!!!

ID tags increase their chances of finding their way back
home!
RETURN
If you do put an ID tag on your pet:

1. Do not put your pets name on it
2. Always say "needs medicine"
3. Put your phone number

Some people may want to keep your pet
and not try to find the owners, this helps to
make your pet not so "desirable"