Lost Pets

If an Animal Control Officer finds your pet, and your pet is wearing a current license tag on its collar, Animal Services will contact you. If another citizen finds your pet with its license tag, they may use the tag number to contact you through our online tag search or by calling the phone number on the license tag.

If your pet has been lost, Animal Services recommends that you visit the shelter to look for your pet at least every other day. Sheltering of strays for the City of Baltimore is provided by BARCS, which is located at 2490 Giles Road in Baltimore. Strays are held for 72 hours before being released to the adoption program, transferred to another shelter, or humanely euthanized.