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Lost or Found Pets

Great Plains SPCA requires proof of ownership to reclaim a lost pet from our facility. We want to make sure pets go home with their rightful owners. There are several ways you can prove ownership. Any of the following will help show that you own the pet:
  • Registration/license 
  • Veterinary records 
  • Adoption Records 
  • Microchip Records 
  • Pet insurance documentation  
  • Transfer of ownership agreement 
  • Pedigree registries 
  • Recent photos or video your pet  
  • Identification tags on the pet (must match claimant/owner information)
  • Historical pet record in Great Plains SPCA database(must match claimant/owner information)
Please note that if you are reclaiming a pet that has served a bite quarantine at Great Plains SPCA, you may be responsible for paying boarding fees that are higher than standard reclaim fees.
View Lost Pets at Great Plains SPCA

Please follow these important steps if you have lost a pet

  1. Call local animal control and shelters or vet clinics where they take pets. Don’t rely on e-mail as your only method of contact. Go to your area’s shelter and see if your pet is there. Also call any other local vet clinics, animal control for bordering cities, and other major animal shelters. Ask how often you should call back to update your report (at Great Plains SPCA, lost reports are automatically cleared from our database after 30 days).
    • The City of Merriam has made the decision to no longer contract with GPSPCA as its holding facility for stray/lost/found pets. Citizens will need to contact the Merriam Police department with any stray animal concerns or reports of lost or found pets.
      • Merriam Police Department M-F during regular business hours: (913) 322-5560
      • Merriam Police Dispatch for after hours: (913) 782-0720
  2. Check online reports and lost pet social media groups in your area.
  3. Visit the shelters/clinics in person to look for your pet. There is always the possibility that another person’s description of your pet will vary from your own. Find out how long the agency holds pets for owners to claim (varies from 3 to 10 days in different areas) and visit at least that often.
    • Shelters:
      • Animal control organizations for Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Lake Quivira, Prairie Village, Shawnee, and Johnson County Parks Department take their animals to Great Plains SPCA at (913) 742-7329.
      • View a full list of Regional Animal Shelters
  4. Notify other area lost and found pet services.
  5. Place a newspaper ad (lost ads are often free of charge).
  6. Post lost flyers (with photo!) in your area and talk to neighbors.
  7. If your pet has a microchip, make sure the microchip company has your current contact information. If you have lost the records, call the clinic or shelter where the chip was implanted to find out which company to call.
  8. Please DON’T GIVE UP!

Kansas Animal Control Regional Municipal Animal Control Units

  • Bonner Springs: (913) 422-7676

  • Edwardsville: (913) 356-6054

  • Fairway: (913) 782-0720

  • Gardner: (913) 856-7312

  • KCKS: (913) 321-1445

  • KCKS after hours: (913) 596-3000

  • Lake Quivira: (913) 631-5300

  • Lawrence: (785) 843-6835

  • Leawood: (913) 642-5555

  • Lenexa: (913) 477-7385

  • Merriam: (913) 782-0720

  • Mission: (913) 782-0720

  • Olathe: (913) 971-6362

 

  • Olathe: (913) 971-6362

  • Osawatomie: (913) 755-2101

  • Ottawa: (785) 242-2561

  • Overland Park: (913) 895-6300

  • JOCO Parks Dept.: (913) 782-0720

  • Prairie Village: (913) 642-6868

  • Roeland Park: (913) 782-0720

  • Shawnee: (913) 631-2150

  • Westwood: (913) 782-0720

  • Wyandotte: (913) 321-1445

 

Great Plains SCPA partners with Petco Love Lost to make reuniting lost pets easier using image recognition technology to search a national lost and found database. Click on the button to start your search.

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