Use Petco Love Lost

Report the found pet on the Petco LoveLost website.

Found a lost adult dog in your neighborhood? You can help us fight overcrowding in our shelter and increase the pet’s chances of reuniting with their family by fostering them for their stray hold.

When you find an adult dog or puppy, please bring them to Dallas Animal Services to be scanned for a microchip. If they have a microchip, they will have to complete their stray hold in our building. If you are interested in fostering or adopting the pet following their stray hold, please be sure to leave your information with the intake desk. If you are not interested in adopting or fostering, you can still help the pet by sending any photos or videos you may have of the pet to dasphotos@dallas.gov. 

If you have found an adult dog that is not microchipped, they are eligible for our Foster Hero program! You can take them home to complete stray hold after a brief exam where we will administer vaccines, dewormer, flea prevention, and microchip.

During the pet’s three-day stray hold, you will post found pet flyers in your neighborhood, walk around public parks and post pictures online in lost pet groups. If the owner comes forward, you will email daspetsupport@dallas.gov to arrange returning the dog to the shelter for reclaim. If no owner comes forward, you can return the pet to the shelter, continue fostering to help the pet find a new home, or adopt.

Only adult, unchipped dogs are eligible for this program. Pregnant and nursing moms, puppies under 2 months, or dogs that are sick or injured are not eligible.

Which cats need help, and which cats are fine on their own? Here’s how to tell:

Healthy, Friendly Adult Cats and Older Kittens

These are very likely owned animals who are simply exploring the outdoors! If they appear well fed, well groomed and friendly, chances are they belong to your neighbors. You can leave them be so they can return to their home. As only about 2% of cats taken to a shelter are recovered by their owners, DAS does not take in healthy stray cats or kittens 4 months or older. Please instead make a found pet report on the Petco LoveLost website. If their family is missing them, they will be looking there.

Cats with Ear Tips

These are permanent outdoor cats known as community cats. Community cats are comfortable living outside and are confident hunters capable of feeding themselves. Think of them as free rodent control for your neighborhood! The ear tip is a visual indicator that they have been spayed or neutered and may also be microchipped and/or vaccinated for certain contagious diseases. Many of these cats live together in “colonies” and some local residents keep track of them to ensure they are healthy and safe. Learn more about community cats here. 

Sick, Injured or Skinny Adult Cats and Kittens

If you see a cat that appears injured, sick, or skinny, they may need medical attention and/or are unused to living outdoors. Bring them to Dallas Animal Services at 1818 North Westmoreland Road. If you need help trapping the cat, please fill out a Service Request. Kittens looking sick, skinny or covered in fleas should also be brought to us. Operating hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesdays 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Healthy Kittens

Not all kittens need help. Learn more about how you can help kittens here.