Lost and found pets in Cobb County, GA

If your dog or cat went missing anywhere in Cobb County, including Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, Acworth and Austell, 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 Cobb County Animal Services. Cobb takes lost-animal reports online through its lost animal form, and found-animal reports through its found animal form. The county still recommends visiting in person with photos.
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. Cobb Animal Services found-animal search. 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 Marietta still work. A targeted neighborhood alert reaches the people who never check lost-pet groups.

Cobb County shelter and animal control

Other shelters and rescues to check

• Atlanta Humane Society, Marietta campus
• Good Mews Animal Foundation (cats)

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

Good to know in Cobb County

• The shelter is closed Mondays and county holidays, so plan Tuesday morning visits if your pet went missing over a weekend.
• Reclaim fees start at $50 for a first impound plus daily boarding, so it pays to check early.
• In 2023 scammers spoofed caller ID to pose as Cobb Animal Services and demanded money for “injured” found pets. The shelter does not take payment over the phone to release a pet. (Cobb County Courier)

Found a pet in Cobb County?

Check for a tag, then take the animal to any vet or to Cobb County Animal Services to scan for a microchip. Scanning is free. Report the animal to the county at (770) 499-4136, 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.