Lost & Found Cats
Have You Lost or Found a Cat?
Did you know that 1 in 3 pets will go missing in their lifetime?
That’s why Cat Depot works with Petco Love Lost, the largest, national pet database, to help lost and found pets reunite with their families.
Petco Love Lost is the free and easy way to search over 200,000 pets with a single photo, thanks to photo-matching technology.
If a pet you know or love has gone missing, or you have found a lost pet, Petco Love Lost can help bring them home today.
Found a Pet?
- Report the pet you found on Petco Love Lost with a photo to make the pet visible to pet parents searching for their lost pet.
- Check for tags on the pet’s collar and look for contact information. If there are no tags, take them to a Petco, vet, or shelter to scan for a microchip.
- Call your local animal shelter and vet’s office and report that you’ve found a lost cat or dog.
- Speak with neighbors and anyone else in the area who might know who owns the pet.
Lost your Pet?
- Search for your lost dog or cat on Petco Love Lost: Upload a picture of your pet or search by location. Powered by facial recognition technology, Petco Love Lost helps match found animals to reported lost pets nationwide.
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to register your pet on Petco Love Lost to do things like create a Lost listing that can be shared and print out premade fliers. You can also receive fliers via text message or email. - Use the sharing features on Petco Love Lost to distribute your lost pet listing on other social media outlets like Facebook, Craigslist, and Nextdoor.
- Make sure your pet’s microchip information is updated: If a finder takes your missing pet to be scanned for a microchip, you want to make sure that all the information is correct so that you will be contacted immediately.
- Check with your local animal services, animal control, and animal shelters: Call to see if your missing pet is at one of these locations. An in-person trip is preferable so you can look and see if your pet is in their care. Many organizations allow you to place a lost report with them, where you can leave a photo of your pet and your contact information.
- Continue to spread the word about your missing pet: Make sure any posters or fliers made are large and bright with only relevant information on it. Place in high traffic areas and in the vicinity of where your lost pet went missing.
- Don’t give up! Finding a lost pet can take time. Remember to regularly check websites that you have posted your lost pet on and make updates as needed. New lost and found pets are added regularly to Petco Love Lost and to your local shelters.