BEGINNING IN JULY 2021, FEES WILL BE WAIVED FOR PET OWNERS WHO RECLAIM THEIR LOST PETS AT THE FRONT STREET ANIMAL SHELTER. IMPORTANT!  THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ANIMALS WHO ARE CONFISCATED, QUARANTINED, AND/OR UNDER INVESTIGATION.

	VIEW CATS AT THE SHELTER
	VIEW CATS FOUND BY THE PUBLIC

STEP

Click on the links above to view cats at the shelter and cats found by members of the community.

If you see a cat that looks like yours, write down the ANIMAL ID and dial 311 to speak to the City of Sacramento 311 Call Center (24 hours day / 7 days a week). If you are unable to dial that number, please call 916-808-7387.

IMPORTANT!  BECAUSE THE SHELTER IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR WALK-IN SERVICE, YOU MUST CALL AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT.  DO NOT COME TO THE SHELTER UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

STEP

Text STRAY to 833-511-0426 to receive our proven tips to help you find your cat as well as website links to fill out a lost cat report and to view cats in the Sacramento-area shelters. 

STEP

If you cannot text, please fill out a LOST CAT REPORT HERE. Please note that reports are added to the website every day from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Follow this checklist --

• View our How to Find a Lost Cat video tutorial
• Check local shelters’ websites every 3 days for new arrivals
• Check Nextdoor for the neighborhood where your cat was lost and create a lost cat post with picture
• Check and post to the many lost pet Facebook pages for our area
• Check Craigslist for found cat posts in the Lost & Found category and create a lost pet ad with picture
• If your cat has a microchip, contact your microchip company and ensure your phone number is updated in their system
• If your cat is an indoor-only cat that got outside, it probably panicked from the stimulus, bolted, and hid nearby in a neighbor’s yard. Cats tend to hide within a few houses of where they went missing.
• If your cat was outside regularly, something may have scared your cat out of his/her territory. Most outdoor cats are found within a 17-house radius of where they went missing.
• Post small flyers on neighbors’ doors asking them to check under their decks or other possible hiding places. Post large flyers at major intersections around your neighborhood.
• Check the lost cat posts at other local animal shelters