What should I do if I lost my pet?

Animals picked up within the city's jurisdiction will be housed at the Carson/Gardena Animal Care Center. You may search online for your lost pet at https://animalcare.lacounty.gov/view-our-animals/ or go to the local shelter during the hours noted above. When retrieving your animal from the shelter it’s important to bring a current photo and any medical records including proof of a current rabies vaccine.

What should I do if I find a lost pet?

If the dog or cat has a license or an ID tag, please call the phone number listed on the tag to contact the owner. If you cannot contact the owner or if the animal is not wearing an ID tag, contact the Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control Center that services the area where you found the animal. You will greatly increase the chances of the owner finding his/her lost pet by returning it to the local shelter when the pet was found. Please DO NOT take the lost pet home from another city and contact your local animal care center, you MUST contact the animal care center where the pet was found. Many animal-caring people take lost pets home not realizing the animal's owner is looking for the stray pet at their local animal shelter.

Lost pets are more likely to be reunited with their owner if they stay in the area they are found. If you find a stray cat or dog, post fliers in the area, and on community apps like Next Door, Ring, and Facebook. You can also take the pet to a shelter or veterinary clinic to get it scanned for a microchip. For a full list of resources, visit our Lost Pet page LA County Animal Care and Control

Report and Search Lost and Found Pets online: https://lost.petlove.org