Lost and found pets in Fulton County, GA

If your dog or cat went missing anywhere in Fulton County, including Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek and Alpharetta, 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 Fulton County Animal Services (run by LifeLine Animal Project). Fulton routes lost-pet reports through Petco Love Lost, which photo-matches your pet against shelter intakes. You can also email lostandfound@fultonanimalservices.com.
2. Check the shelter in person, often. Fulton does not publish a stray hold period on its lost-pet page, so check every day rather than assuming you have time. Walk the kennels yourself every couple of days. Staff may not match your description to the animal in front of them.
3. Watch the online list daily. Fulton shelter animals on Petco Love Lost. 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 Atlanta still work. A targeted neighborhood alert reaches the people who never check lost-pet groups.

Fulton County shelter and animal control

Other shelters and rescues to check

• Atlanta Humane Society, Arthur M. Blank Family Animal Center (1551 Perry Blvd NW)
• Atlanta Humane Society, Roswell campus
• LifeLine Animal Project lost-pet resources

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

Good to know in Fulton County

• Fulton County Animal Services also covers the City of Atlanta (the parts inside Fulton) under an agreement that took effect in April 2024.
• The 141 Pryor Street address you may see listed is the county government center, not the shelter. Go to Fulton Industrial Blvd.

Found a pet in Fulton County?

Check for a tag, then take the animal to any vet or to Fulton County Animal Services (run by LifeLine Animal Project) to scan for a microchip. Scanning is free. Report the animal to the county at 404-613-0358, 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.