Lost and found pets in Clayton County, GA

If your dog or cat went missing anywhere in Clayton County, including Jonesboro, Forest Park, Morrow, Riverdale and Lake City, 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 Clayton County Police Animal Control Unit. There is no online report. Clayton asks owners to call or come in, because only someone who knows the animal can confirm it is theirs.
2. Check the shelter in person, often. With a 3-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. Watch the online list daily. 24PetConnect (search ZIP 30236). Online listings can lag behind intake by a day or more.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Get the word to neighbors who aren’t looking. Flyers at eye level on main roads near Jonesboro still work. A targeted neighborhood alert reaches the people who never check lost-pet groups.

Clayton County shelter and animal control

Good to know in Clayton County

• Hours are Monday to Friday 10 to 5 and Saturday 9 to 4.

Found a pet in Clayton County?

Check for a tag, then take the animal to any vet or to Clayton County Police Animal Control Unit to scan for a microchip. Scanning is free. Report the animal to the county at 770-477-3509, 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.