+ Lost Pet Guide

If your pet has gone missing in Palo Alto, Los Altos, or Los Altos Hills, they may end up at our Palo Alto shelter. You can view stray pets at the Palo Alto shelter here.

Our Redwood City shelter does not accept strays from Redwood City. For pets lost in Redwood City, please contact Peninsula Humane Society.

If you have lost your pet, we recommend filing a lost animal report. We also recommend that you:

• Check with other shelters int he area regularly. A list of local shelters can be found here.
• Check online at 24PetConnect and Finding Rover.
• If your pet is microchipped, report them missing with their microchip company.
• Distribute lost pet flyers within a three-block radius of your home.
• Post on neighborhood social media sites such as NextDoor and Craigslist.

+ Lost or Found Reports

We recommend filing a report with us if you lost or found a pet in Palo Alto, Los Alto, or Los Altos Hills. If you live in a city adjacent to our service area (Redwood City, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, or Mountain View) we recommend filling out this report in addition to a report with your local shelter. For all other cities, please file a report only with your local shelter.

Reports are kept in our lost and found binders at our Palo Alto shelter and checked when stray animals are brought in. Submitted reports are also displayed below on this page. If you think an animal listed below matches an animal you have lost or found, please email us at infopa@petsinneed.org.

+ Found Pet Guide

If you’ve found a pet and are caring for it in your home, please notify us by completing a found animal report. The owner may contact the shelter to ask if we’ve located their pet.

If you find a pet in Palo Alto, Los Altos, or Los Altos Hills and you are unable to care for it, please bring the animal to our Palo Alto shelter during our business hours.

Our Redwood City shelter does not accept found pets from Redwood City. For pets in Redwood City, please contact Peninsula Humane Society. View a list of your local public shelters here.

If you find a stray kitten, please refer to this page to see what immediate actions to take.

+ Found Wildlife Guide

Sick, Injured, or Deceased

The City of Palo Alto’s Animal Control Officers respond to calls for service regarding stray, sick, injured, or aggressive animals (including wildlife) in the cities of Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills. For more information on the services Animal Control Officers provide, please visit the City of Palo Alto’s website. To report sick, injured, or deceased animals, contact Animal Control at (650) 329-2413.

If you need to report an issue in unincorporated Santa Clara County, Stanford University, Moffett Field, and San Antonio Hills, call Santa Clara County Animal Control at (408) 201-0660.

For pest control services, contact Vector Control of Santa Clara County at 1-800-675-1155.

Non-Native Reptiles

If you find domesticated or non-native turtles/reptiles in Santa Clara County, please bring them to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley. If you find one in San Mateo County, Palo Alto, Los Altos, or Los Altos Hills, please bring them to Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.