When an animal is lost or found, please call the us.

 
 

When an animal is lost or found, please call the RCHS at (707) 884-1304.

If you have lost or found a pet, please email a picture, a description of the pet and where/when it was either lost or found to:

If you have Lost an Animal:

  • Get the word out and start searching immediately. As soon as you are aware that your pet is missing, call the Redwood Coast Humane Society and county Animal Control to report your lost pet. Tell friends, neighbors, local kids, etc.

  • Canvas your neighborhood during the day and at night. Look in garages, yards, basements, closets, under cars, in shrubbery, and at your neighbor's homes as well as your own.

  • Call and whistle to your pet. She may be injured, frightened, trapped or unable to come to you. Hearing your voice may encourage your pet to answer you. Remain in one place long enough for your pet to find you after you call. The best time to call for your pet is at night, and at dawn when its quiet outside and your pet may feel safer to come out of hiding.

  • Post Lost Pet Flyers on Bulletin Boards in stores, churches, libraries, at the Sundstrom Mall Humane Society Kiosk and around your neighborhood. Include the pet's name, description, a photograph, when and where the pet was lost, your name and phone number.

  • The Gualala Trading Post Group on Facebook is an online choice. Include the pet's name, description, a photograph, when and where the pet was lost, your name and phone number.

  • Call your local radio stations KTDE: (707) 884-1000 or KGUA: (707) 884-4883

  • Call your local vet office, Gualala Veterinary Clinic, (707) 884-3313

If you Find an Animal:

  • Get the word out. Ask your neighbors if they know the owners of the found pet.

  • The Gualala Trading Post Group on Facebook is a great place to start. Post that you found a missing pet, include the pet's name, description, when and where you found the pet, a photograph, your name and phone number.

  • Call the Redwood Coast Humane Society (707) 884-1304 May take up to 24 hours for messages to be answered.

Give the following information:

  1. Type of animal, description, gender, unusual characteristics, any collar/ID, general condition

  2. Date and time of day animal was found

  3. Location as precise as possible where animal was found

  4. Circumstances under which the animal was found, wandering in, running loose, for how long

  5. Name and phone number of the person who found pet