If you have lost your pet there are many steps to take to bring him home safely:

Pet ID Tags

First, your pet should always be wearing identification: a collar, tag with contact numbers, and he should be microchipped (this includes cats too!). Without proper identification anyone finding your pet will be faced with the burden of trying to find you, the owner. Many people do not have the time to post flyers, place ads in newspapers and travel around the neighborhoods trying to reunite a lost pet with its owner. Many pets without identification never find their way home. This leaves owners heartbroken and pets in a situation that they may not survive. Keep a current digital photo of your pet to use in flyers and to post to online lost and found directories.

Here are some steps to take to find your lost pet:

Search Your Neighborhood Repeatedly

Search the neighborhood where your pet has been lost, again and again. Knock on doors and leave flyers in the neighborhood. Many people find pets and try to keep them safe, but are away at work during the day. Check the neighborhoods in the evenings, as well, when people have returned from work.

Post Flyers

Take a picture of the pet and post lost pet flyers in the neighborhood where the pet was lost, also at local veterinary clinics, emergency pet clinics, pet groomers, pet stores, and local businesses. Always ask permission to post a flyer from the business owner. Colored neon poster-board also works well to attract attention to your signs. Always obey local laws and regulations regarding posting of materials.

Place Ads

Place ads in local publications and online and check for found pet ads that match your pets description. Do this daily!

• Place a FREE lost pet ad in these local newspapers:
  - Californian newspaper: (800) 600-5454
• Los Angeles Times newspaper: 1-800-974-3665 (Be sure to indicate the area where the pet was lost, Menifee, Romoland, etc.)
• PennySaver: (800) 995-3333 (mailed directly to homes) Remember, many people do NOT subscribe to a newspaper.
• Post to our own Menifee Valley Humane Society's Lost and Found Pet Directory
• Post a lost pet ad on the Facebook page: Menifee Pets Homeward Bound
• Post to Craigslist Inland Empire (Lost and Found)
• Post to Lostmydoggie.com.
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• Check the Missing Pet Network California website

There are many other online lost and found pet directories as well.

Contact Local Animal Shelters & Rescue Groups

Contact local animal shelters and animal rescue groups in the area. Report your lost pet to local animal control and visit the shelters IN PERSON on a daily basis to look for your pet.

• Post a lost pet on the Animal Friends of the Valley Website. AFV is the Local Animal Control for the City of Menifee.
  - Also check the Found Pets Reports on the Animal Friends of the Valley Website.
• Animals picked up in the City of Menifee are taken to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services,
  San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus
  581 S. Grand Ave. San Jacinto, CA 92582
  (951) 358-7387
  (http://www.rcdas.org/index.php/services/shelters/san-jacinto)
• Riverside County Department of Animal Services - Countywide: (888) 636-7387
• Use Petfinder.com online to locate local animal rescue groups by zip code.
• Check the found pets category in our Menifee Valley Humane Society's Lost and Found Pet Directory. Someone may have found your pet and posted it to our Lost and Found Directory.

It is always possible that a found pet has been taken to a shelter out of the area if the finder lives out of the area or was passing through and found your pet, so it's a good idea to also check animal shelters outside your area.