Lost and found pets in Cherokee County, GA

If your dog or cat went missing anywhere in Cherokee County, including Canton, Woodstock, Holly Springs, Ball Ground and Waleska, this page has the shelter, the phone numbers and the order to do things in. Everything here comes from the county’s own published information.

Do these today

1. Contact Cherokee County Animal Shelter. File a report with the shelter’s lost and found pets form. The shelter says an in-person visit is the most effective way to check.
2. Check the shelter in person, often. With a 5-day hold for some strays, a pet that comes in on a Friday can be eligible for adoption early the next week. Go every other day at minimum and walk the kennels yourself. Staff may not match your description to the animal in front of them.
3. Search close to home first. In a national ASPCA-backed survey, about half of recovered dogs were found by searching the neighborhood, and most recovered cats came home on their own or were found nearby. Walk your streets, look under decks and in garages, and talk to everyone you pass.
4. Post everywhere free. File a report on Petco Love Lost (many metro shelters photo-match against it), post on Nextdoor, and share in local lost-pet Facebook groups.
5. Get the word to neighbors who aren’t looking. Flyers at eye level on main roads near Canton still work. A targeted neighborhood alert reaches the people who never check lost-pet groups.

Cherokee County shelter and animal control

Other shelters and rescues to check

• Cherokee County Humane Society

Private shelters and rescues may take in strays that never reach county animal services. Call them too.

Good to know in Cherokee County

• Cherokee has two addresses. Strays come in at the Chattin Drive intake building, not the Univeter Road adoption center, so ask staff to check intake.
• The shelter is closed Sundays and Mondays. Intake runs Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
• The shelter posts many intakes on its Facebook page, so follow it while you search.

Found a pet in Cherokee County?

Check for a tag, then take the animal to any vet or to Cherokee County Animal Shelter to scan for a microchip. Scanning is free. Report the animal to the county at 770-345-7270, post a found pet report, and add it to Petco Love Lost. Before you hand a pet over, ask the person to describe something you left out of your post. Our guide to lost pet scams covers the common tricks.