Lost Pet Tips

Searching for your lost pet can be a confusing and frustrating experience. We offer you the following tips to aid you in finding your pet.

  1. Diligently search for your pet for at least one month, following every lead and visiting all animal facilities at least once every three days.
  2. Do not rely on telephone inquiries to find your pet.
  3. Talk to newspaper and postal carriers and neighbors.
  4. Check with local veterinary clinics and hospitals.
    The primary animal shelters in this area are:
    Tulare County Animal Control
    636-DOGS (3647)
    14131 Avenue 256
    Visalia , CA 93292
    Shelter Hours: 10 am - 5 pm Monday through Saturday

    Valley Oak SPCA
    651-1111
    29016 Highway 99
    Visalia , CA 93277
    Shelter Hours: 9 am – 5 pm Monday through Saturday & 9 am – 7 pm Tuesday

    Lindsay Animal Control
    562-6577
    23611 Road 196
    Lindsay , CA 93247
    Shelter Hours: 3 pm – 6 pm Tuesday through Saturday
  5. Make a lost pet flyer. Distribute within a one-mile radius of where your pet was lost. Post in various locations such as veterinary hospitals, grocery stores, schools, laundromats and churches.
  6. Place an ad in the lost and found section of local newspapers such as the Visalia Times Delta, Tulare Advanced Register, Exeter Sun, Dinuba Sentinel and Porterville Recorder. You may also want to try the Valley Voice, Thrifty Nickel or other neighborhood magazines. Follow the ads every day and pursue any found ads that may match the description of your pet. USE CAUTION WHEN RESPONDING TO A ‘FOUND’ PET TIP…Always take a friend.

Remember, pets with a current license, identification tag and/or microchip are more likely to find their way home!