Lost Animals

  Search the Neighbourhood

• • Search the area in which your pet was lost​: Walk or drive through your neighbourhood several times a day, early in the morning and at dusk when it is quiet. Call your pet’s name and shake a bag of their favourite treats. Take a flashlight to look under things. Remember to look up as well.

  • Ask around: Talk to your neighbours, mail carriers, store owners, etc. and ask them to be on the lookout for your pet. Ask neighbours to check their backyards, bushes, garages and sheds.

  • Put up posters: Create a poster or make one free on the BCSPCA PetSearch site. Include a photo, description, location lost, and your contact info. Post it around your neighbourhood (telephone poles, stores, parks, vet offices.)

  ​Use the Web

• • Post to social media​: Take a good photo of the animal and make a post including a description, the area they went missing, day/time of the incident, your contact info, along with any other information. Share it on your local Facebook or Twitter networks.

    • Lost and Found Chilliwack – Facebook

    • Chilliwack Missing Pets – Facebook

    • Missing Pets in BC – Facebook​

  • Search online: These Canadian websites host searchable lost and found animal postings. You can also publish a “lost pet” post.

    • BCSPCA PetSearch​

    • Craigslist

    • Petsearchers Canada (pet detective and tracking service)

  Update your pet’s ID Registration Information

• • If your pet’s microchip, tattoo or license is registered with the BC Pet Registry, BCSPCA provincial ID database, you can update your information online or contact their call centre at 1-855-622-7722.

  • If your pet’s microchip, tattoo or license is registered with a veterinary clinic or municipality, please contact them to make sure your information is up to date.

​  Contact Local Animal Shelters, BC SPCA, Animal Control, and Local Veterinary Clinics

• • Report the animal as lost to any animal agencies in your area.​

  • If your pet was found injured, they may be at a nearby vet clinic.

  Don’t give up searching for your pet!

• • It is important to begin searching for your pet as soon as you realize they are missing.

  • Continue to search for your pet even if there is little hope. Many animals who have been lost for months or years have been reunited with their guardians.

  Additional Information

• Click on the following link to review a great article on Lost Cat Behaviour, posted by the Missing Animal Response Network (MARN) based in Bellingham, WA
• Lost Cat Behaviour