Finding Your Lost Pet

If you have lost a pet, you must act immediately by visiting Animal Services to reclaim your pet. Our stray animal holding period is- Dogs with without identification will be held for three (3) days, dogs with identification will be held for five (5) days for their owner to claim. Cats without identification will have a one (1) day hold period. Cats with identification have a five (5) day hold period. After the holding period, they become property of Animal Services and may be adopted, transferred to another agency, or humanely euthanized if the pet is deemed unadoptable.

Do not delay looking for your pet.

Remember, tags can come off, so don't assume your pet was wearing identification when we found it. You must complete a missing pet report and also provide proof of ownership. Proper proof includes:

• current veterinary records

• rabies certificate

• a county tag and/or registered microchip

Fees are associated with the boarding of your pet that must be paid to reclaim your pet. We accept Visa, Master Card and Discover credit cards and cash (no checks). Lost and Found hours to reclaim animals are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. excluding holidays. 

Tuesdays our lost and found department is open 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

If your pet is missing, please come to the shelter to look for them in person. If you have identified them on our website, please call (239) 533-7387 with their A# and your complete contact information. You will still need to come into the facility to identify in person.

Filing a Missing Pet Report

If you register your lost pet on our website, the information goes to Pet Harbour, a third-party vendor that manages our searchable database of lost pets. Pet Harbour may send you an email if a pet fitting the same description appears on the site, but they do not forward your lost registration to us. Therefore, you must fill out the missing pet report in person at our shelter. Lee County Domestic Animal Services cannot be responsible for your failure to claim your pet. You must do this in person and provide proof of ownership listed above. Remember, lost dogs can only be held for three consecutive days (without identification) or five consecutive days (with identification), including closed days and holidays. Cats are held five consecutive days (with identification) including closed days and holidays. Cats with no identification immediately become the property of Animal Services.