LOST PETS

Leave complete information for the Lost List at the Shelter (585-343-6410).

Most local newspapers including The Daily News and Drummer (585-343-8068) and The Pennysaver (585-343-3111) will run free ads for lost pets.

Make a poster with a good photo and hang up it all around town, call ALL vet offices and shelters. Go beyond just the local area - animals can travel far in a short time. Just the opposite can be true also - keep looking close to your home - house cats especially won't travel far. Give copies to all your neighbors. There is a link below on making your own flyer.

For a complete list of local shelters, go to Petfinder.com and AdoptAPet.com - and type in your zip code. These are places to contact to watch for your missing pet.

Offices and shelters get busy, so keep calling and be a pest.

You might consider setting a live trap. This is especially helpful if your cat is timid and shy. SOS has tips on trapping on their website: www.spayourstraysny.org. The site is for feral cats but the trapping can be used for trying to trap any cat.

Once your pet is found, consider microchipping. If tags are lost or as is true for most cats, there are no tags, the microchip can speak for your pet. Also call the places you contacted so they can up date their lost lists and pull posters. Everyone likes hearing that a pet has been reunited with its family!

Below are several links to Best Friends Animal Society with helpful suggestions on what to do.

HOW TO FIND YOUR LOST PET

FINDING YOUR LOST DOG

FINDING YOUR LOST CAT

MAKE A FLYER FOR YOUR LOST PET

COMMUNITY POSTINGS

IF YOU ARE ARE CONSIDERING SURRENDERING A DOG OR CAT TO THE SHELTER:

You must be a Genesee County resident and call the Shelter to speak with an Animal Control Officer BEFORE coming to the Shelter.We have limited kennel space and can only accept adoptable animals. If you are told to bring in an animal - PLEASE BRING ANY AND ALL VET RECORDS - this helps to get the animal up for adoption sooner.

The Genesee County Animal Shelter does not euthanize due to time or space issues. As long as the animal has no serious behavior issues or medical problems, they will be kept until they are adopted.

If you are considering surrendering an animal with either behavior or medical problems and do not wish to take the animal to a vet to be euthanized, ERIE COUNTY SPCA or LOLLIPOP FARM will accept these animals. A donation is requested.

STRAY CATS:

We are a small shelter with limited space and resources. We can only accept a cat if we have cage space. If the cat is sick or injured, we must have a spot in a foster home in order to accept it. We cannot accept any cat in a trap or that is not "touchable." If the stray cat is feral or wild, please go to www.spayourstraysny.org for more information.

If you are interested in inquiring about bringing in a cat, please call the shelter at 343-6410 between 9-3 any day of the week. You must be a resident of Genesee County to bring an animal into the shelter. We have a limited number of cages as well as limited space in our foster homes. There will be times of the year when we are over capacity and cannot accept any more cats. We are not able to help everyone who calls and will need your help and understanding.

What can you do in the meantime? Other options include taking the cat to Lollipop Farm in Victor, NY or SPCA in Tonawanda, NY. Run a found ad in The Daily News and The Pennysaver - they are free. If the cat is severely injured or sick, consider taking it to the vet to have it euthanized instead of letting it suffer. If you are able, find a place in your basement, shed, porch or garage to keep the cat safe and fed until it can come into the shelter. Take the cat to a vet for basic vaccines and consider getting it spayed or neutered. If basic vet care is provided for the cat, it will help to get the cat up for adoption much quicker. Spaying and neutering will prevent more stray cats. Check our Resource Page for low cost spay/neuter options in the area.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND REHOME YOUR PET YOURSELF

Consider running an ad and making a flyer to post in your area. Be sure to screen potential adopters to help find a good home for your pet. Below is a link to make your own flyer and you can also send us a post for our website.

MAKE A FLYER FOR YOUR PET

COMMUNITY POSTINGS

FOUND A DOG OR CAT AND NO OWNER?

A lost and found list is kept at the Shelter. Call to check the list for the missing animal and to be put on the list (585-343-6410). Ask to bring the animal into the Shelter in order for it to be scanned for a microchip. Most local newspapers including The Daily News and Drummer (585-343-8068) and The Pennysaver (585-343-3111) will run free ads for found pets. Consider making a flyer to post in your area. Below is a link to make your own flyer and you can also send us a post for our website.

MAKE A FLYER FOR A FOUND PET

COMMUNITY POSTINGS