Thank you for saving this pet’s life! I hope his/her owner is found soon.
The ultimate goal is to get this baby home safe. To do that, you need as many people as possible knowing that you found this pet. Here are some tips to help you find the owner.
Washington County - Bonnie Hays (503) 846-7041
Multnomah County (503) 988-7387
Clackamas County (503) 655-8628
Facebook Lost and Found Groups - Please note groups are added all the time and there are more groups than listed here.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/376990969428007/ Oregon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LostPetsPDX/ Portland Metro
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lostandfoundpetsinportland/ Gresham area
https://www.facebook.com/Hillsboro-OR-Lost-Dogs-Cats-Pets-1865762783687510/ Hillsboro
https://www.facebook.com/groups/110844576264911/about/ Tigard, Tualatin, Wilsonville
https://www.facebook.com/LostAndFoundPetsOfSalemOregon/ Salem
https://www.facebook.com/LostandFoundPetsofWoodburnOregon/ Woodburn
https://www.facebook.com/lafpondo/ Newberg - Dundee
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=lost%2Ffound%20pets%20-%20washington%20county%20oregon Washington County
https://www.facebook.com/search/str/multnomah+county+lost+%26+found+pets/keywords_search Multnomah County
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=lost%20and%20found%20pets%20clackamas%20county - Clackamas County
https://www.facebook.com/groups/441824919293060/ - Yamhill County
https://www.facebook.com/LostPetsOfClarkCounty/ Clark County WA
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClarkCountyLostandFoundPet/about/ Clark County WA
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lostandfoundpetsvancouver/about/ Vancouver, WA
On Facebook search for “Lost and Found Pets (your County or City)” for additional FB pages
Other webpages and groups
https://www.pawboost.com/ National website - Click the Report Pet button on the upper right corner of the page - be sure to search through the lost reports to see if the owner has reported the pet as lost
https://petfbi.org/ To report a found cat or dog and search matching lost cats and dogs - receive emails with potential matches and get advice on how to find the owner
https://www.lostmykitty.com To report a found cat and search for a lost cat report
https://www.lostmydoggie.com/ To report a found dog and search for a lost dog report
https://multcopets.org/search-lost-found-reports Multnomah County Animal Control
https://web3.clackamas.us/dogs/found.jsp Clackamas County Animal Control
http://petharbor.com/ National website used buy Washington County Animal Control - Shelters use to report found pets and you can also report found pets and search through the reported lost pets
https://whs4pets.org/lost-found-pets/ Willamette Humane Society Lost and Found website
https://marioncountypets.shelterbuddy.com/ Marion County online lost and found search
http://nextdoor.com - This is a great neighborhood website where people post info related specific to their neighborhood. They have a Lost and Found section. You have to join to post.
http://craigslist.com – be careful of people responding to your craigslist post who claim they are the owner or will “take” the animal if you don’t find the owner. There are some not so nice people responding to found ads that want to do some not so nice things to animals.
https://www.helpinglostpets.com/ Lots of good info and links to read through on this page. Post your pet as found in the appropriate state and cat or dog link on the FB page the link takes you to. Oregon only has a lost dog page, but cats are also posted there.
https://petfbi.org/ For more info on what to do
https://www.fidofinder.com/ Post found dogs and search for matching lost dogs
https://lost.petcolove.org/ Post found cats and dogs and search for matching lost cats and dogs
https://www.findtoto.com/ Search the lost pet posts
https://www.pawmaw.com/lost-found-pets Post found cats and dogs and search for matching lost cats and dogs
Put up as many flyers as you can (Big picture of the pet with the words FOUND and your number in large print, put plastic sheet covers on them and seal all sides with clear packing tape to make them somewhat water resistant), using the packing tape, tape up the flyers everywhere, at major intersections, on stop signs, mailboxes, poles, and trees (use a staple gun on the trees – I saw someone use tacks once and that worked too except you can’t tape over the tack like you can the staple to keep the water out) where your pet was last seen. The more people that know, the better chance you will get a call from the owner.
Returning a pet to an owner
There are people who will pretend to be the owner to get a free animal and possibly use as dog bait in dog fighting rings and other horrific situations.
Make sure the person claiming to be the owner can provide the following:
The pet’s reaction when they see the person is also a good indication as to whether they are the owner.
Adopting out a found pet
After the pet is reunited,
Good luck! Let me know if you need any help or have any questions.