1. If you find a dog that is wearing a license tag, call us at 462-3400 with the tag number. We will look up the name, address and phone number of the owner for you. It is very possible that the dog’s owner lives nearby and the animal can be returned to the owner without Animal Control being involved.
   
   
2. You can also look up the dog's license tag number yourself on the internet to track down the dog's owner.
   
   
   
   If you cannot locate the dog's owner, you may bring it here to the shelter or call us at 462-3400 to come pick it up.
   
   

3. If you find a dog that is not wearing a license tag and you wish to provide a temporary home, call the Dog Shelter at 462-4360. Give the shelter all of the available information on the dog and a Found Report will be posted at the Shelter.
   

NO CATS ARE ACCEPTED AT THE SHELTER!  

The Franklin County Department of Animal Care & Control enforces only dog laws, and has no authority to deal with problems associated with cats running loose. For information concerning lost and found cats, please contact the Capital Area Humane Society at (614) 777-7387.   Stray cats may be taken to the Humane Society.

For more information concerning wildlife problems, please contact the Ohio Division of Wildlife at (614) 481-6300.