If you have found a stray animal here's what you need to do.
1. Ask around the neighborhood to see if anyone recognizes the animal. Some pets are escape artists.
2.Take the animal to a local Veterinarian's Office or Shelter to have it scanned for a microchip. If the animal has a microchip, they can assist in finding the owner as long as the owner has registered the microchip and kept their information up to date.
3. If the animal doesn't have a microchip. Please take it to the nearest County animal shelter to where the animal was found. If someone's animal accidentally escaped, this is the first place they will look.
After a shelter holds a lost pet for 3–4 days and the pet’s family doesn’t show up, you can adopt the dog for a fee. The price usually includes a spay/neuter, vaccinations and a microchip.
4. Make a "Found Dog" flyer and post it to your local social media pages such as Facebook, Next Door, Craig's List, etc
Before going to the shelter, take a photo of the dog to put on a flyer:
In some instances the owners might not know their animal has gone missing yet.
5. If you decide to hold on to the animal while searching for the owners. Please report the animal found on http://petharbor.com/ (this is the site the local shelters use). Also share on social media sites and make some flyers to post near where the animal was found. In most cases there is a family out there missing their beloveded "Fido".
Bay Area Pet Adoptions is not a County facility and is unable to take in stray animals.
Here's a list of some of the local county shelters.
Galveston County Animal Resource Center
(409) 948-2485
3412 Loop 197 North, Texas City, Tx 77590
They ONLY accept animals from residents in the following cities:
Bacliff
Bayou Vista
Hitchcock
Kemah
La Marque
San Leon
Texas City
Tiki Island
Alvin Animal Control
(281) 388 4331
Deer Park Animal Control
(281) 478 7274
Dickinson Bayou Animal Services (serving Dickinson, Santa Fe and Clear Lake Shores)
(281) 337-3177
Galveston Island Humane Society
(409) 740-1919
Friendswood Animal Control
(281) 996-3391
Harris County Animal Control
(281) 999-3191
Houston (B.A.R.C)
(713) 229-7300
Houston SPCA
(713) 869-7722
Houston Humane Society
(713) 433-6421
La Porte Animal Control
(281) 842-3700
League City Animal Control
(281) 554-1377
Nassau Bay Animal Control
(281) 333-4211
Pasadena Animal Control
(281) 998-7387
Pearland Animal Control
(281) 652-1970
Texas Animal Control Solutions
(877) 513-8228
Seabrook Animal Control
(281) 474-2590
Webster Animal Control
(281) 316-3700
Wildlife Center of Texas
(713) 861-9453
Bay Area Pet Adoptions
A Non-profit NO-Kill Shelter
3000 Avenue R
(281) 339-2086
(281) 559-3786 FAX
info@BayAreaPetAdoptions.org
Mon: 11am - 5pm
Tue: 11am - 5pm
Wed: CLOSED
Thu: 11am - 5pm
Fri: 11am - 5pm
Sat: 11am - 5pm
Sun: 11am - 5pm