Visiting the Lake County Sheriff Animal Control Office is the best way to determine if we have your lost pet. We welcome you to call everyday however mistakes can be made due to discrepancies in description; therefore, we encourage you to visit the shelter at least twice a week to check for your pet. YOUR PET IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY:

• Make sure your dog is licensed and wearing its tag.
• Only you can identify your pet when it is not wearing any identification.
• Check with local veterinarians about obtaining a microchip for your pet as an identification system.
• All pets that enter the shelter are scanned for microchips.

When your pet is missing:

• Check the entire house and yard.
• Check and alert the neighbors/postal carriers to be on the lookout.
• Patrol neighboring streets.
• Contact Animal Shelter daily by phone and visit the shelter at least every 3 days.
• Check the local paper for found animal ads.
• Check local veterinarians for injured strays.
• Place an ad in your local newspaper.
• Place flyers at shelters, vets and local stores.
• Don’t give up hope too soon; we have been able to return pets months after they were lost.

If your pet is at the shelter: If your pet is impounded and not wearing a collar it will be held at the animal shelter in Lake County for at least 4 working days. If your pet is wearing a collar or other identification it will be held for at least 7 working days. An exception may be made if the animal is sick or injured to the extent that the holding would cause undo suffering or if the animal has an infectious or contagious disease. Animal Control will attempt to contact owners of animals wearing a license tag or other identification by telephone or mail whenever possible. After the mandated holding period your pet becomes the property of Lake County Sheriff Animal Control and will be placed for adoption, turned over to a rescue agency or humanely euthanized.