Found Pets in Our Care
If you think a pet below is yours, please review the information below and visit the shelter during regular business hours. The pets listed below are in our care at our Vancouver or Longview Campus - location is listed in the animal details.
If You are Looking for Your Lost Pet
Found pets are added to our website multiple times every day. If your pet is lost, check our website every day - even if you filed a lost pet report - to see if your pet has been brought to the shelter. Learn more about what to do if you are looking for a lost pet at the link below.
Sick and Injured Animals - Animals found in other areas of Southwest Washington that are sick or injured may be transferred to our Vancouver Campus for advanced medical care. If you are searching for a lost pet, please view animals at both locations.
Redemption Process
Lost pets redeemed from HSSW may have fees applied when redeemed. These fees are set by local jurisdictions. To learn more about the redemption process and fees, see below.
Lost/stray animals are held for 3 days (without any form of ID or microchip) or 5 days (if found with any form of ID or microchip). Hold times are established by municipal code, they are not set by HSSW.
During a stray hold, our staff actively call any available contact information available from licenses, ID, or microchip found on the animal. When a stray hold expires, animals will receive an evaluation and may be made available for adoption.
Redeeming your Found Pet
Our staff will accompany pet owners into our lost/stray pet area for in-person identification. If a pet is identified by the owner, we require additional verification of ownership to help ensure we are safely reuniting a pet with its family. The most common form of verification is microchip registration. If microchip registration is unavailable, additional forms of verification may be provided.
County license information registered to the pet
One or more recent photos (preferably from multiple angles or including unique markings) to help identify the pet
Vet records of the pet
If the above methods of verification are unavailable, our team can provide additional support to assist with other methods of verification. If you have any questions, contact our team in advance at the information above or in person when reclaiming your pet. Once ownership has been verified, the person reclaiming the pet will need to provide a valid identification (photo ID preferred) and pay any applicable redemption and licensing fees.
Licensing Fees
Our staff is required to issue a license to any unlicensed animal being redeemed at our shelter. Licensing fees apply. Licensing and redemption fees are assessed by municipalities; HSSW staff are unable to reduce or waive fees.
The animals listed below were found in our community - they are not available for adoption. We do not accept requests for adoption holds, rescue placement, offer adoption wait lists, or provide additional information about adoptable status for any animal listed below.
Questions?
Vancouver Campus
[email protected] | 360.213.2621
Longview Campus
[email protected] | 360.577.0151