Stray Dogs in Your Neighborhood
If you see a stray dog in your neighborhood, please contact Fort Bend County’s Animal Service department. The Fort Bend County Animal Service department suggests the following steps if you find a lost pet in your neighborhood:
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Submit a Lost or Found Pet Report.
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With this report, the pet will then be listed in their online database for two weeks. If you have not found the pet's owner in two weeks, please submit a new report.
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Take the found pet to a veterinarian, emergency animal hospital or your area animal shelter to have the pet’s entire body scanned for a microchip. Microchips can migrate in the pet’s body.
If you can, please keep the animal secure and safe in your home while searching for the owner. Their shelter operates at capacity and has very little room for new animals coming in.
If you cannot keep the pet in your home or the animal is injured, you can bring it to Fort Bend County Animal Services Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm or Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 3pm. There will be a $35 fee to surrender found pets to Fort Bend County Animal Services (credit card or money order only).
In addition to adoptable pets, did you know that Fort Bend County Animal Services is always looking for foster families? To learn more about Fort Bend County Animal Services, please visit their website. You can also email animalservices@fortbendcountytx.gov or call 281-342-1512 for assistance.
