Lost Pet Resources

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Petco Love Lost uses facial recognition software to report or search for lost or found pets nationwide. It's free and easy to use. Search your lost cat or dog today.

Lost & Found

The animals on our Lost and Found page are waiting to reunite with their families, and we are committed to helping them do that. We cannot release any information about them, nor accept appointments to meet them, from any member of the public who is not a part of their family.

If your pet is at WCRAS, we're so glad that you've found your furry family member! Please email us today. We'll need to verify ownership with the following:

  • Your name, address, phone number
  • A photo of your pet or veterinary records.

We also want to be sure your pet is as healthy as possible when they leave the shelter. If he or she already has their rabies vaccination, please send a photo of their rabies certificate or let us know where they got their vaccination so we can verify that. If your pet has not received their rabies vaccination recently, don't worry! We can help you with that before we send them home with you. Finally, if your pet wasn't microchipped, we've taken care of that as well so they can get back home to you as fast as possible should they become lost again in the future.

When you arrive at the shelter:

  • Park in the Services Center parking lot (near the brown building), located right off of SE Inner Loop;
  • Bring any documentation requested by staff with you to take your pet back home with you.

Lost Animals at the Shelter

Have you lost a pet near Round Rock, Leander, Hutto, Cedar Park, or Williamson County? Email a description (species, appearance, gender, microchip, distinguishing marks, etc.) and a photo to our lost and found division. 

  • Register them (for free!) on Petco Love Lost. Petco Love Lost uses facial recognition software to report or search for lost or found pets nationwide. It's free and easy to use. Search your lost cat or dog today.
  • Check our listing of lost and found animals currently at the shelter.
    • Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter (WCRAS) will not release any information concerning these animals as they are on hold pending owner pick-up. Once the animals become available for adoption, the information and picture will post on the adoptable page.

Tips for Finding Lost Pets

Make a homemade flyer for your area and local veterinary office. At any typical intersection, you only have 5 seconds and 5 words to get your message across to drivers who are passing through the area where your pet is missing.

  • Make them giant so that people driving by cannot miss them.
  • Make the flyers fluorescent so that the color attracts the attention of everyone.
  • Put them in your yard, or major intersections near where you lost your pet, and in areas of sightings.
  • Keep them brief and to the point.
  • Let them convey a visual image of what you have lost.

Use the tools on PawBoost to make a quick flyer and check their lost and found database for your missing pet.

View the lost cat finder resource.

Visit the open intake shelters in your area and fill out a lost report for your animal:

Report your lost animal on these sites:

Contact your microchip company to report your lost animal.

Email lost and found to report your lost animal to us.

Lost Pets and the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter

If your pet is at WCRAS, we're so glad that you've found your furry family member! Please email us today. We'll need to verify ownership with the following:

  • Your name, address, phone number
  • A photo of your pet or veterinary records.

We also want to be sure your pet is as healthy as possible when they leave the shelter. If he or she already has their rabies vaccination, please send a photo of their rabies certificate or let us know where they got their vaccination so we can verify that. If your pet has not received their rabies vaccination recently, don't worry! We can help you with that before we send them home with you. Finally, if your pet wasn't microchipped, we've taken care of that as well so they can get back home to you as fast as possible should they become lost again in the future.

When you arrive at the shelter:

  • Park in the Services Center parking lot (near the brown building), located right off of SE Inner Loop;
  • Bring any documentation requested by staff with you to take your pet back home with you.