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Lost & Found

All animals arriving at Ventura County Animal Services are scanned for a microchip implant.  If your pet’s microchip is registered with your current contact information, we will make every attempt to contact you.  Click here to register your pet’s microchip and ensure the contact information is up-to-date.  Animals who arrive with any form of ID are placed on a 7-day stray hold.  Animals who enter our shelter without ID are placed on a 5-day stray hold.  After a stray hold has ended, the animal may be made available for adoption.

IF YOU LOST A PET

Please watch this video and follow the instructions below.

All lost/stray animals are Tweeted through our automated VC Lost Pets account.  Follow to keep updated on animals entering our shelter.

IF YOU LOST A CAT

If your cat is an indoor-only cat, they will typically stay close to home and may only travel 50 yards, about 2.5 house lengths away.  At night, search the bushes around your house with a flash light.  Cats instinctively won’t come out of a hiding place, but you can see their eyes reflect the light.  Ask neighbors if you can check their backyards.  Look under decks and in bushes.

Cats who have outdoor-access are typically found 344 yards away or 17 house lengths away.

IF YOU FOUND A PET

Please remember that the animal you found is not your pet and, according to VC Ordinance 4468-1, you cannot decide to keep them without taking a few steps.  If you decide to hold the animal while trying to find the owner, you must make a concerted effort to look for the owners for thirty (30) days.  The 30 days starts from the day you complete a found animal report, not from the time you found the dog.  Within those 30 days, you are not allowed to give the dog away, have someone keep the dog for you, or alter the dog in any way until the 30 days is over.  At this time, you can have them vaccinated against Rabies and get them licensed.  What to do next:

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TRANSLATE DISCLAIMER

The VCAS.US website has been translated by Google Translate. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace human translators. Translations are provided as a service to users of the VCAS.US website, and are provided “as is.” No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability, or correctness of any translations made from English into any other language. Some content (such as images, videos, Flash, etc.) may not be accurately translated due to the limitations of the translation software.

The official text is the English version of the website. Any discrepancies or differences created in the translation are not binding and have no legal effect for compliance or enforcement purposes. If any questions arise related to the accuracy of the information contained in the translated website, please refer to the English version of the website which is the official version. Ventura County Animal Services employs bilingual staff who are able to provide assistance.  Please call (805) 388-4341 or email info@vcas.us.

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