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Each year, Southern Pines takes in over 1,500 lost pets. If you have lost a pet, we want to help you take the steps necessary to reunite with your four-legged friends. To help you find your lost pet we encourage you to personally visit the shelter at least every other day to look for your pet in person. We have hundreds of pets on site and animal descriptions may contain inaccuracies or may be incomplete. You know your pet best, and we encourage you to visit our shelter to look for your dog or cat.
Southern Pines Animal Shelter holds all stray animals for 5 days to give owners a chance to reclaim their pets. Dogs and cats receive a full body scan for microchips at the time of intake and before they are adopted or transported. In the event that identification is discovered, attempts are made to contact owners over the course of the 5-day stray hold period. You can also utilize the resources below to assist you in searching for your pet. |
Submit a Lost or Found Pet Report
Click on the button below to submit information about a lost or found pet.
Resources and Tips for Finding Lost Pets
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The Lost and Found Pets of the Pinebelt Facebook Page is monitored by three area shelters. Residents are invited to post both lost and found pets on the page, with the purpose of creating a central location for networking lost pets. Posters are encouraged to upload a picture, include geographic location where the pet was lost or found, include pertinent information about the pet, and share contact information. |
Losing a pet can be traumatic and scary. Follow these tips to help your pet find their way back to you:
1. File a lost pet report with all shelters within a 60-mile radius of your home and visit nearby shelters every other day, if possible. You can find local shelters by searching online or in the phone book. Notify the police if you believe your pet was stolen to file a report.
2. Search the neighborhood. Walk or drive through your neighborhood several times each day. Ask neighbors, letter carriers and delivery people if they have seen your pet. Hand out a recent photograph of your pet and information on how you can be reached if your pet is found.
3. Spread the word by posting notices at local shops, libraries, veterinary offices, community centers, pet stores, and other locations. You can also advertise in newspapers and even by writing in glass chalk on the wind of your car. Include your pet's sex, age, weight, breed, color and any special markings. When describing your pet, leave out one identifying characteristic and ask the person who finds your pet to describe it.
4. Use the Internet to share notices with Lost and Found Pages and local shelters and rescue organizations.
5. Don't give up! Sometimes animals that have been lost for months or years find their way back to their families after long periods of time.
A pet—even an indoor pet—has a better chance of being returned if she always wears a collar and an ID tag with your name, address and telephone number. Microchipping is also available at your local veterinarian or the Southern Pines Spay & Neuter Clinic.
1. File a lost pet report with all shelters within a 60-mile radius of your home and visit nearby shelters every other day, if possible. You can find local shelters by searching online or in the phone book. Notify the police if you believe your pet was stolen to file a report.
2. Search the neighborhood. Walk or drive through your neighborhood several times each day. Ask neighbors, letter carriers and delivery people if they have seen your pet. Hand out a recent photograph of your pet and information on how you can be reached if your pet is found.
3. Spread the word by posting notices at local shops, libraries, veterinary offices, community centers, pet stores, and other locations. You can also advertise in newspapers and even by writing in glass chalk on the wind of your car. Include your pet's sex, age, weight, breed, color and any special markings. When describing your pet, leave out one identifying characteristic and ask the person who finds your pet to describe it.
4. Use the Internet to share notices with Lost and Found Pages and local shelters and rescue organizations.
5. Don't give up! Sometimes animals that have been lost for months or years find their way back to their families after long periods of time.
A pet—even an indoor pet—has a better chance of being returned if she always wears a collar and an ID tag with your name, address and telephone number. Microchipping is also available at your local veterinarian or the Southern Pines Spay & Neuter Clinic.
