Lost Pets

Losing a pet can be a traumatic experience. The best way to find your pet is to act quickly. Please follow the steps listed at the buttons below as soon as you realize your pet is missing.

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What You Need to Know About the 72-Hour Legal Hold

Lost pets brought to The Animal Foundation are under the jurisdiction of City of Las Vegas, City of North Las Vegas, or Clark County Animal Protection Services for 72 hours, then the animals are released to The Animal Foundation for adoption.

This means lost pets are held for 72 hours, unless claimed sooner by their owners.

Owners of pets with identification will be contacted via phone and/or email. After the 72-hour hold, animals will be evaluated and may no longer be available to reclaim.

Stray cats with no identification brought to The Animal Foundation from the jurisdictions of the City of Las Vegas and Clark County are exempt from the 72-hour legal hold and may be evaluated for adoption upon intake. In most cases, community cats are also excluded from the legal hold requirement and may be evaluated immediately.

Claiming Your Lost Pet

Our Lost and Found department is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 am - 7 pm. To claim your lost pet at The Animal Foundation, come to the shelter immediately. You must bring:

• A photo of your pet
• Veterinary records
• Proof of rabies vaccine*
• Current and valid breeders or fanciers license, if applicable**

*If your pet’s rabies vaccination is not current, we will administer the vaccination and you will be charged upon departure.

**All jurisdictions (City of Las Vegas, City of North Las Vegas and Clark County) enforce a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance. All animals at the shelter will be spayed/neutered before departure unless you provide a current and valid breeders and fanciers license upon reclamation.

Reclamation Fees

Each jurisdiction requires residents to pay impound fees for lost animals housed at our Las Vegas animal shelter during their stay. Fees are set and charged by each jurisdiction, not The Animal Foundation (Determine your jurisdiction). 

Fees listed above apply to canine and feline reclamation only. For information on claiming other animals, please email our Lost & Found department at lostandfound@animalfoundation.com.

You can contact your jurisdiction’s Animal Protection Services office at the number below:

• Clark County Animal Protection Services — 702-455-7710
• City of Las Vegas Animal Protection Services — 702-229-6444 (option 2)
• City of North Las Vegas Animal Protection Services — 702-633-1750; 702-633-1390 for animal complaints or officer requests.