Lost a domestic animal
Wait times may vary at the shelter depending on the number of customers that need assistance before you. Thanks for your patience.
If you have lost your pet, please visit us immediately at the Coyote Point shelter at 12 Airport Blvd. in San Mateo during the hours that we are open. Our staff will ask you to complete a lost report and take you through the kennels to see if your pet is at the shelter. Each year, we reunite hundreds of lost pets with their human companions.
If you have lost your pet, please click the buttons below to view some of the animals that have been brought into our shelter. Please keep in mind that this may not be a complete list of all the animals actually at the shelter. Do not rely solely on these photos to identify if your animal is at the shelter or not.
Please make sure to visit the Coyote Point shelter as soon as you can to see if your animal is at the shelter. Please note, stray animals are held for the state-mandated four-day period (excluding the day they arrive) before being evaluated for adoption.
Our priority is always to help a lost animal find their way back to their family. When that does not happen, each animal’s physical and behavioral health is carefully evaluated with the goal of doing everything within our available resources to find them a new home. This is our central mission. While we are fortunate to be able to help the overwhelming majority of animals that come to us, there are some animals that have medical or behavioral conditions such that they are unsafe to rehome or have needs beyond what we can treat or rehabilitate.
Because we are an open-door shelter that accepts all San Mateo County animals in any condition, unfortunately euthanasia does sometimes happen, and we are committed to being transparent about all possible outcomes with everyone who brings an animal to us. However, this should not be misunderstood or miscommunicated as “animals will be euthanized after four days.” We hear that repeated in the community and it is an inaccurate representation of our work and the resources available to lost animals that come into our care.
Please make sure to visit the Coyote Point shelter as soon as you can to see if your animal is here. Again, stray animals are held for the state mandated four-day period (excluding the day they arrive) before being evaluated for adoption.
Consider posting fliers in the area where your pet was lost. You may utilize our Lost and Found Flyers.