| Santa Clara County Animal Shelter |
| 12370 Murphy Ave. San Martin, CA 95046 408-686-3900 |
| If your pet is microchipped, call the chip company and make sure that it is registered and that the contact information is current. Do not assume that the vet, breeder, or shelter that implanted the chip has registered it for you. Do not assume that someone in your family updated the info when you moved or changed your phone number. Four out of five microchipped pets coming into the shelter have chips which are not registered or are registered with old, useless information. |
We serve the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County and we provide the following services: - Accept lost, stray or owner surrendered animals - Maintain lost and found records at the shelter - Rescue and care for injured stray dogs, cats and other domestic animals from the unincorporated - Actively work to reunite pet owners with their lost animals - Provide an adoption program to place unwanted pets with new, loving homes - Offer a variety of volunteer opportunities - Provide referrals for low cost spay/neuter, testing and vaccinations for stray or feral cats |
| Time is of the essence in locating your lost pet. DO NOT delay or assume "He'll find his way home." Your pet could be in another person's home, stuck in a garage or tool shed, or at one of the many local animal shelters. Without ID, animals are only held in California shelters for FOUR DAYS before being placed up for adoption or euthanized. With ID, animals are held for ten days, but if your pet's ID tags and/or microchip don't have your current information, they are useless. |
| Make signs with pictures and post them all around your neighborhood. Often well-meaning people assume that pets without ID tags have been abandoned, and will take them into their home. |
| Lost pet: |
| Step 4: |
| Step 2: |
| Step 3: |
| Think globally, adopt locally! |
| Santa Clara County Animal Shelter |
| 12370 Murphy Ave. San Martin, CA 95046 408-686-3900 |
| Think globally, adopt locally! |
| The Shelter in the news: GilroyDispatch.com or click on the link below! |
| Our Friends Working with other shelters and rescue organizations |
| Step 1: |
| Check the shelter that provides service to your area. For your convenience we have provided direct links to the lost and found section of the various shelters in your area. Please view the photos of the animals at that shelter, then call the shelter and make a lost report, then go down there in person. Visiting in person is critical as miscommunication can easily happen over the phone or internet; your "Lab mix" may be listed as a "Pit Bull mix" and the blurry photo may resemble a "Border Collie mix." Shelter staff and volunteers will cross-reference lost and found reports and do their best to make matches, but don't rely on that either. |
| View videos of featured adoptable pets on Gilroy TV |
| Post internet lost pet ads with photos. Craig's List is a very popular site and a good place to start. You can post on many other sites such as Petfinder and Pet Harbor . If you are missing a horse, be sure to visit Bay Area Equestrian Network and Stolen Horse International. |
| Never give up! |
| Santa Clara County Shelters |
| Here are the names, contact info, and jurisdictions of all the shelters in Santa Clara County. Pets can wander very far or be transported by well- meaning people who found them, so it’s best to check all the shelters if you can, but at least check the one for your city. Palo Alto Animal Services 3281 E. Bayshore Palo Alto , CA 94303 (650) 496-5971 Palo Alto , Los Altos , Los Altos Hills, Mountain View Lost Cats Lost Dogs Humane Society Silicon Valley 2530 Lafayette St . Santa Clara , CA 95051 (408) 727-3383 Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority 2324 Walsh Ave. Santa Clara , CA 95051 (408) 764-0344 Santa Clara , Monte Sereno, Campbell Lost Cats Lost Dogs San Jose Animal Care & Services 2750 Monterey Rd. San Jose , CA 95111 (408) 578-7297 San Jose , Cupertino , Los Gatos , Milpitas , Saratoga . Lost Cats Lost Dogs Morgan Hill Police Department (408) 779-2101 Morgan Hill Gilroy Police Department (408) 846-0350 Gilroy Holister Animal Shelter West end of South Street / 375 Fifth Street Hollister, CA 95023 (831) 636-4320 Santa Clara County Animal Care & Control 12370 Murphy Ave. San Martin , CA 95046 (408) 686-3900 All unincorporated areas of the county Lost Cats Lost Dogs |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
