If you are the finder of a lost pet, first and foremost, thank you for your compassion in being a Good Samaritan. If you receive private messages from people offering a free home, please take a screenshot of the conversation and send it to molostfoundpaws@gmail.com. We do not support rehoming of found pets. Every found…
Tag: found pets
Finders Keepers is not how we roll
It does not take long to fall in love. Like, for real. The eyes. The gentle sniff of our hands. The timid greeting of stepping into our home. The little wag of uncertainty as they try to figure out who we are and why they are in our home. That moment they boop our nose…
Check that chip!
Before your pet becomes lost and then a statistic, use our educational instructions above. These will help you you to ensure you are prepared in advance should your pet become lost. Step 1 – Create your pet’s digital footprint! Open up your Contacts feature on your mobile device. Create a new contact for each pet….
Found a fur baby in the metro St Louis area overnight?
Just a helpful reminder for folks if you ever find a pet in the evening/nighttime hours and can’t keep them at home til the shelter opens in the am: St Louis City: Humane Society on Macklind has an overnight drop off system. St Charles County: The Emergency Clinic in O’Fallon will keep found pets overnight…
How long does it take to find the owner of a lost pet?
Our Missouri Lost & Found Paws team has been working on lost and found animals since 2011. We can tell you that it can take up to two months at times to find the Guardian of a pet. It is extremely challenging for the Guardian to find their lost pet. Most Guardians look at the…
Does the pet you found have a microchip?
Check out our easy checklist for researching microchips in found pets!