Lost and Found Animals

What to do if you are Missing an Animal

  • Check with your neighbors or houses within a 5 mile radius where the animal was last seen.
  • Call the Humane Society at (618) 457-2362 to leave a lost animal report. It is very important to call us as soon as possible, preferably the same day the animal has gone missing.
  • Call local newspapers and leave a lost report with them.
  • Check found animal reports in local newspapers daily.
  • Post flyers with a description of the missing animal around the area where the animal was last seen.
  • Call your local animal control officer and leave a lost report with them.
  • Check with area veterinarians to see if they have had any injured or stray animals brought to them.
  • Come out to the Humane Society with a current color photograph of the animal you are missing.
  • Check Petfinder.com where you can look through a national database or even post a picture and report of a lost or found animal.
  • For more tips on finding a lost animal, check out this website http://www.catsinthebag.org/

IMPORTANT: We receive stray animals from several different towns and counties in Southern Illinois. We hold our stray animals for 7 days before considering them for adoption. Because we have a limited amount of space in our adoption program, we are unable to keep every animal that our shelter receives.

  • It is very important to keep current identification on your animal at all times. If you have recently moved, call your veterinarian and update your address and phone number.
  • 95% of animals that are found or are brought to the Humane Society with a current I.D. tag/Rabies tag or microchip will make it back home to their family.
  • 90% of animals that are found or brought to the Humane Society without any identification never make it back to their homes.

What to do if you Find a Lost or Stray Animal

If you choose to "baby-sit" the animal until it's person is found:

  • Call local newspapers and leave a found report with them.
  • Check lost and found listings daily in local newspapers.
  • Call the Humane Society at (618) 457-2362 to see if anyone has reported the animal as missing. It is important to call the shelter as soon as possible. You can leave a found report with the shelter.
  • Have the animal scanned for a microchip at a local vet's office or at the Humane Society.
  • Post "found animal" flyers around the neighborhood.

If you choose not to "baby-sit" the animal:

  • You can call your local animal control officer and ask them if they can pick up the animal.
  • You can bring stray cats and dogs to the Humane Society. We hold all stray animals for 7 days.