Missing pets and stray animals

Missing dogs and cats

If your dog goes missing:

Contact the local dog warden who covers the area where your dog went missing.
Click here for contact details. They are responsible for stray dogs and may have collected your dog.
Call your microchip company to inform them that your dog is lost (you can check which microchip company your chip is registered with here). Please ensure your microchip details are up-to-date and correct.
DogLost is volunteer-run service advertising lost dogs. Call them on 0844 800 3220 or email admin@doglost.co.uk with details and a photo.
Animal Search UK is the leading search service for missing/stolen pets in Britain. Their website is free to use and provides local and nationwide coverage.
L.A.A so we can add them to and check against our lost and found register.
Contact vets in your area.
Speak to local dog walkers.
Create posters and ask to put up in locations near to where your dog was lost. You may also want to share details and photos of your lost dog on social media.
If you think your dog has been stolen, please call the police on 101 or
report online.

If your cat goes missing:

If your cat is microchipped, contact your microchip company to let them know your cat is lost (check which microchip company your chip is registered with here).
Contact L.A.A so we can add them to and check against our lost and found register.
Contact Animal Search UK. Their website is free to use and provides local and nationwide coverage. You can also report found animals www.animalsearchuk.co.uk
Contact other local rescue centres.
Inform vets in your area.
Share on social media and share details with your neighbours. Create posters and ask to put them up near to where your cat was lost.

If you have found a dog:

If you feel comfortable, check the collar for a tag and contact the owner.
If there is no tag or you do not feel comfortable checking for ID, you should inform the local dog warden. You can click here to find contact details of local dog wardens and you click here to find out which dog warden to contact. They will scan the dog for a microchip and try to reunite the dog with its owner. Please note that if you cannot identify the dog's owner yourself and take the dog home temporarily, by law, you must inform your local dog warden.
Dogs collected by local dog wardens are taken to holding kennels where they stay for seven days to give the owner an opportunity to collect them.
You may also wish to call or take the dog to a local vets to check their microchip for contact details.
You can contact DogLost and Animal Search UK to provide details of the dog and where you found them.
If you believe a dog is loose and "out of control" in a public area and may injure someone, you can contact the police on 101 or report it online.
We do not recommend sharing details of found dogs on social media. This is to help ensure that the dog is returned to its registered owner.

It can be quite difficult to tell if cats are stray because, by their very nature, cats often have large territories. If a cat looks in poor condition or is nursing kittens outside it is probable that they are a stray.
You could take the cat to a local vets to check if they have a microchip.
You can contact us at L.A.A to ask for further advice.