Found or Lost a Pet

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Found a Pet?

If you find a stray animal after-hours and it appears ill or injured, please call 239-252-9300 to have the on-call Animal Control Officer contact you.

There are several ways you can help reunite the pet with its owner:

Provide us Information

Call us at: (239) 252-7387 and provide us with the following information:

  1. Your name
  2. Your phone number
  3. Detailed description of the pet, including: type (cat or dog), breed, sex, and color(s)
  4. Collier County License Tag number. Do not remove collar or tags.
  5. Microchip tag and number
  6. If you would like an Animal Control Officer to pick up the found pet.
  7. If you have had the animal scanned for a microchip or; if you would like an Animal Control Officer to come to your residence and scan for a microchip.

Tips for Reuniting a Pet with Its Owner

  • ID Tags and microchips: Check the animal for an ID tag and bring the animal to Domestic Animal Services or to a local veterinary clinic to have it scanned for a microchip.
  • Hang a Found Dog (Cat) sign on your mailbox.
  • Walk and drive the neighborhood: Take a walk or a slow drive around the neighborhood. Ask residents if they recognize the pet and know it's owner.
  • Found Pet Posters: Less is best. Be sure to include a photo. A neighbor or friend may recognize the dog (or cat).
  • Use the internet: Send emails to your friends, family, colleagues and ask them to share it with their friends and family.

Post on Social Media

Post a picture of the found pet with your contact information on social media sites:

Important Reminders

Collier County Domestic Animal Services is the only agency that accepts stray animals. People looking for their lost pet come to the shelter with the hope of being reunited with their missing pet. Therefore, should you choose to hold a found pet in your home, you are first required to complete a Found Dog Report or a Found Cat Report with us, and provide clear photographs of the animal.

It is important to remember that animals are considered property. If you are interested in keeping the animal that you found, the best legal way to accomplish this is to surrender the animal to Domestic Animal Services for its legal stray hold. When surrendering the pet, please complete the adoption application(PDF, 256KB) and place an adoption hold on the animal. If the legal owner does not claim the animal, you will be contacted after the legal stray hold to finalize and adopt the animal.

Collier County Animal Control Ordinance States:

Sec. 14-41. - Disposition of impounded animals.

1.Impounded animals with identification not suspected of having an infectious or contagious disease shall be held for a minimum of five full days (120 hours) to provide time for the animal's owner to notify staff of intent to recover the animal. Cat(s), kitten(s), puppy(ies), and all animal(s) other than dog(s) or livestock, for which an owner has not been identified or deemed to have an owner by an identification tag or other identification, shall immediately be considered abandoned and shall become the property of the Division. The Division may, at its discretion, place such animal(s) for adoption, place in foster care, transfer the animal(s) to another shelter, transfer the animal(s) to rescue or make disposition pursuant to law at the time, but shall not euthanize these animals for a minimum of five full days (120 hours).

The five day (120 hour) hold only applies to animals physically held at Domestic Animal Services. By holding the animal in your home, you are subject to Florida State Statue, Chapter 705 for lost and abandoned property.

Please safely confine the pet. Be cautious when caring for a found animal in your home as you are unfamiliar with the animal's health and temperament. It is wise to keep your pets and children away from the found animal for the safety of all involved and to help reduce the extreme stress and fear many pets will experience during this time.

Wildlife Information

If you find injured or orphaned native wildlife, contact the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at Conservancy of Southwest Florida at 239-262-2273.

von Arx Wildlife Hospital
1495 Smith Preserve Way
Naples, FL 34102

Bring the Pet to our Shelter

Collier County Domestic Animal Services
7610 Davis Boulevard
Naples, FL 34104
239-252-7387

Office Hours
Open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Closed Thursdays and all County recognized holidays)

Lost a Pet?

When you are trying to locate your lost pet, especially if he or she is not wearing a Collier County License, Rabies or ID tag and has not been microchipped, Time is Critical! Keep in mind that tags can become detached, so don't assume that your pet is wearing identification.

What to do first

  • If microchipped, call your microchip company to advise them of your lost pet and make sure your name, address, and phone number are up-to-date and if possible, add a secondary phone number in case you cannot be reached. Make sure the microchip company does not have a privacy block on your chip information.
  • Fill out a Lost Pet Report; include photos if possible.

Tips to help find your lost pet

Find a current and clear photograph of the lost pet and have colored copies made to attach to the Lost Pet Report.

You can view pictures of pets in our custody here: 24PetConnect and clicking on Collier Domestic Animal Services. We strongly encourage you to visit the shelter daily; pictures can be misleading due to lighting conditions, etc.

Post to social media sites

Post a current picture of your pet with your contact information on social media sites:

Create Signs

Signs are the #1 way to get your pet home quickly, if not wearing identification.

Immediately post a Lost Dog (or cat) flyer on your mailbox, a neighbor may have your pet inside for safe keeping. If you put your flyer inside a plastic binder insert with a piece of cardstock behind, it will be protected from the weather and will not fold over. Remember that Less is Best. It must be able to be read while someone is driving by, so just put Lost Dog (or Cat) in bold letters at the top, the pet's photo in the middle, and your phone number on the bottom. Answer every single call.

Drive and walk your neighborhood speaking to neighbors. Leave them with a flyer so if your pet is seen, they will have your contact information at their fingertips. It is important to get the calls immediately and not two days later.

Next to or close to your mailbox, where your lost pet sign is already hanging, leave a bowl of water and a familiar scent item such as an unwashed item of your clothing, his favorite toy or bed.

Next Steps

Don't become discouraged! Lost pets often seek shelter during the hottest part of the day or during storms, and often come out of hiding at dusk and dawn. When they are initially lost, they are in survivor mode so as time goes on, they will start to settle in and start looking for food. A stray will always stay close to a water source such as a pond, water feature, etc.

If your pet is brought to Domestic Animal Services:

You must claim your pet in person and provide proof of ownership in one of the forms listed below:

  • Current County Animal License in owner's name
  • Microchip registered in owner's name
  • Current veterinary records in owner's name
  • Bill of sale from breeder in owner's name
  • Adoption contract in owner's name

Stray animals brought to Collier County Domestic Animal Services, per county ordinance, are held for the legal stray time, including closed days and holidays.

You are responsible for claiming your pet during it's stray hold at Collier County DAS. Animals that are not claimed within the stray hold may be moved to adoption, rescue, or foster care.

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