Found Pets
If you have found a stray animal, please reference the tips below to reunite the animal with their owner.
Check for Tags
If the pet has a tag with the owners information, contact the owner and facilitate a reunion!
Contact your local animal control shelter
If you find a stray animal, you should immediately contact your counties’ local animal control agency. Regardless of whether or not the dog has a collar, or whether or not you want to keep it, you must report the dog to animal control. The pet may have a microchip that a vet’s office or Animal Control can use to easily find the pet’s owner.
Gloucester Animal Control (Gloucester Residents)
804-693-5290
Mathews Animal Control (Mathews Residents)
804-725-7177
Middlesex Animal Control (Middelsex Residents)
804-815-1268
File a Found Report
Scan for a Microchip
Most veterinarians will scan a found pet for a microchip, free of charge.
Take to the Internet!
The following Facebook groups post found/lost pets:
Check for Tags
If the pet has a tag with the owners information, contact the owner and facilitate a reunion!
Contact your local animal control shelter
If you find a stray animal, you should immediately contact your counties’ local animal control agency. Regardless of whether or not the dog has a collar, or whether or not you want to keep it, you must report the dog to animal control. The pet may have a microchip that a vet’s office or Animal Control can use to easily find the pet’s owner.
Gloucester Animal Control (Gloucester Residents)
804-693-5290
Mathews Animal Control (Mathews Residents)
804-725-7177
Middlesex Animal Control (Middelsex Residents)
804-815-1268
File a Found Report
- Contact GMHS to see if a lost report has been filed for the pet.
- GMHS also posts lost animals on our "Pets Reported Lost" list.
Scan for a Microchip
Most veterinarians will scan a found pet for a microchip, free of charge.
Take to the Internet!
The following Facebook groups post found/lost pets:
