Tips for Helping a Found Pet
Contact the Owner
Advertise the Found Pet
Contact the Owner
If the pet is wearing a collar with tags, try this contact information first.
- If the pet has a rabies tag, call the vet clinic listed on the tag. The vet can use the tag number to look up the pet and provide owner information.
- If the pet has a microchip tag, call the microchip company listed on the tag. The microchip company can use the microchip number to look up the pet and provide owner information.
- If the pet isn’t wearing a collar with tags, have the pet scanned for a microchip. Most local vet clinics and animal shelters can scan for a microchip free of charge, and help contact the owner.
Advertise the Found Pet
- Post information about the found pet online. Include a description of the pet, details of when and where you found the pet, and contact information owners can use to get in touch with you.
- Petco Love Lost
- Pawboost
- Nextdoor
- Brazos Lost and Found Pets (on Facebook)
- Post signs or flyers with pictures of the pet at intersections within a 2-mile area of where the pet was found. In addition, post signs at nearby common areas, such as dog parks, community centers, pet stores, vet clinics, churches and apartment complex laundromats.
- Check with your neighbors to see if they recognize the pet.
- File a found pet report with Aggieland Humane Society and Bryan Animal Center.
- Advertise in newspapers and check the Lost and Found section. The Bryan/College Station Eagle runs free lost ads for one week, free found ads for two weeks: 979-776-7355, http://www.theeagle.com
- Contact veterinary clinics in your area to see if they recognize the animal.
- Contact your local Animal Control officers:
College Station Animal Control: 979-764-3600
Bryan and Brazos County Animal Control: 979-361-3888
