Lost and found pets in Forsyth County, GA

If your dog or cat went missing anywhere in Forsyth County, including Cumming, 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 Forsyth County Pet Resource Center. Call during business hours. When the center is closed, email LostandFound@forsythco.com.
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 Cumming still work. A targeted neighborhood alert reaches the people who never check lost-pet groups.

Forsyth County shelter and animal control

Other shelters and rescues to check

• Humane Society of Forsyth County

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

Good to know in Forsyth County

• The county itself suggests posting in the “Lost and Found Animals of Forsyth County” Facebook group and on Nextdoor.
• Lost reports are taken Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 to 5. Reclaims run daily, 8:30 to 5.

Found a pet in Forsyth County?

Check for a tag, then take the animal to any vet or to Forsyth County Pet Resource Center to scan for a microchip. Scanning is free. Report the animal to the county at (678) 965-7185, 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.