Adoption Information | Animal Care & Control :: Columbus, Georgia Consolidated Government

Lost a Pet?

Call Columbus Animal Control / Lost and Found Information at 706-653-4512.

Go to our Stray Animal map tool. The map allows our residents to actively post a location where a dog/cat was seen loose or where the animal was picked up from. Note: Once added, animals will stay on this map for a maximum of five days.

Keep in mind that any animals we bring in that do not have any identification (e.g. licenses or microchips), we can only keep for 5 Days as a "Stray - Hold". After those 5 days, the animal may become available to the public.

Keep looking for your pet. Many pets are found by residents that may not bring the animal to a shelter for several days.

Post flyers and walk your neighborhood where the pet was lost. Ask schools and businesses in your area if you can post a flyer.

Use social media, and other free networking sources to get the word out about your pet. Consider Facebook lost pet groups.

Found a Lost Pet?

If you have found and can safely contain the dog/cat, call Columbus Animal Care Control 706-653-4512 to verify you have found the pet.

Please report to Columbus Animal Care & Control Center all stray animals found in Muscogee County that are sick, injured, or neglected. Please contact the office directly at 706-653-4512 or Click here for more information and view animals already impounded. If you have found a healthy stray dog, please see below for tips on how you can help get the lost pet back home faster.

First Things First:

If the dog or cat is wearing a Columbus Animal Permit County tag, call 706-653-4512 and try to retrieve the owner's contact information
Bring the pet to a veterinary office, or shelter, and ask them to scan for a microchip.
Visit our Stray Animal map tool to look for lost reports that may be a match.
Walk them around the area where they were found.
Look for lost pet flyers in the area.
You are strongly urged to relinquish the pet to Columbus Animal Care & Control Center if you have tried all the resources. The owner may be looking for it at a nearby shelter. You can request the animals Log ID number to check back if you are interested in adopting it.

Think Lost, Not Abandoned:

Call Columbus Animal Control to check for an animal matching the description already impounded. Check the website www.columbusga.org/publicworks/animal_control/impound
Hang up found pet flyers in the area.
Post the pet on social media, to include Facebook lost pet groups.
For sick or injured pets, please call Columbus Animal Care & Control at 706-653-4512.
Columbus Animal Care & Control Center shelter intakes are available Monday - Saturday from 10AM - 5PM and owner surrenders are done by appointment only. An appointment is required for each individual animal.
NOTE: If the dog has bitten or broken skin on any person, please do not submit an appointment request. Instead, please call 706-653-4512 for instructions.
If you need to make an appointment to surrender your own dog, call 706-653-4512.

Lost / Found Pet

What To Do If You Have Lost or Found A Pet