Our shelter is at critical capacity and to ensure we have appropriate space for the animals arriving daily, we are requiring an appointment to turn strays and owner-surrenders into our facility effective Friday, June 17, 2022.
Please Note: A separate appointment is required for each individual animal.
If you have found and can safely contain the dog, call us (602 506-PETS) to report it. You can also use our online form to report a stray. Keep in mind that we cannot pick up cats.
The Arizona Humane Society accepts all stray animals who are sick, injured, or abused. Please contact them directly at 602-997-7585 ext. 3800 or click here Version OptionsLost / Found PetHeadline for more information. If you have found a healthy stray dog, please see below for tips on how you can help get the lost pet back home faster.
Found a Lost Pet?
- Only 17% of pets that end up in shelters get reclaimed by their families.
- 70% of lost dogs are found less than a mile from their home.
First Things First:
- If the dog or cat is wearing a Maricopa County tag, call 602-506-PETS and follow the prompts to retrieve the owner’s contact information.
- Bring the pet to a veterinary office, shelter, or pet supply store and ask them to scan for a microchip.
- Visit our Stray Animal map tool to look for lost reports that may be a match.
- Walk them around the area where they were found.
- Look for lost pet flyers in the area.
Think Lost, Not Abandoned:
- Create a found pet report using our online form to report a stray
- Hang up found pet flyers in the area.
- Post the pet on social media, including the Nextdoor app.
- Use the facial recognition technology at Petco Love Lost to view potential matches.
Schedule an Intake Appointment:
- For sick or injured pets, please call 602-997-7585 or visit the Arizona Humane Society page.
- MCACC shelter intakes are available by appointment only. A separate appointment is required for each individual animal.
- NOTE: If the dog has bitten and broken skin on any person in the past 10 days, please do not submit an appointment request. Instead, please call 602-506-7387 for instructions.
- Click here to book a dog intake appointment for the West Shelter @ 2500 S. 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ.