Lost Pets

Animal Services holds stray animals for a 5-day period in which we are open to the public for at least 3 of those days. Scroll down for ways to search online for your lost pet. Please go here to report a lost pet with PetHarbor's national lost & found database. Your report will be listed in PetHarbor's public database which covers NC and other states. We will also manually enter your report into our shelter's database as soon as possible. 

Search for your lost pet:

If you have lost a pet, please go to these links for pets that are currently being housed at our shelter:

• Dogs currently at the Animal Services Center
• Cats currently at the Animal Services Center
• Other types of animals currently at the Animal Services Center
  

Sometimes, people from the community find pets and hold them at their homes instead of bringing them into the Animal Services Center. We attempt to help connect those people and people missing pets in Orange County and nearby areas. If you believe one of these animals is your lost pet, please contact Animal Services (919-942-7387, option 2) so that we can help get you in touch with the other party.

• Recently found dogs not currently housed at the Animal Services Center
• Recently found cats not currently housed at the Animal Services Center
• Other recently found animals not currently housed at the Animal Services Center

If you have lost a pet, please also check these links to PetHarbor's public database for found pets. Listings for found pets may appear here more quickly. From here, reports may be entered manually into our shelter's database if a pet is in our area:

• Found dog reports
• Found cat reports
• Other types of found pets

Found Pets

If you have found a pet, it is a legal requirement to report it so that an owner has the highest likelihood possible to find it. Go here to report a found pet with PetHarbor's national lost & found database. Also, please have the pet scanned for a microchip. Most veterinary clinics will scan a found pet for a microchip. Your report may be the only reason someone finds a lost pet. 

Your report will be listed in PetHarbor's public, national database which covers NC and other states. We will also manually enter your report into our shelter's database as soon as possible. 

See if someone has reported the pet you found...

You may also check our database listings for lost pets. These must be entered manually. So, listings for lost pets may not appear here as quickly as they appear in the Petharbor database links listed in the next section below:

• Recently reported lost dogs
• Recently reported lost cats
• Other recently reported lost animals

If you have found a pet, check PetHarbor's public database for reported lost pets:

• Lost dog reports
• Lost cat reports
• Other types of lost pets

If you have questions or need assistance filing a lost or found report, contact us at 919-942-7387, option 2. Please leave a message if the staff is not able to answer right away, and someone will return your call as soon as possible.