The Larimer Humane Society is northern Colorado’s resource for lost and found pets. Each month, we reunite hundreds of worried pet owners with their stray companions.

If the animal you have found is wearing a license tag, call us at 970-226-3647 and we’ll trace the owner’s contact information.If the animal is not wearing an identification tag, you have three options:

1. File a Found Report and care for the animal until an owner can be located. To file a Found Report with the Larimer Humane Society we will need to know the animal’s species, breed, color(s) approximate age, sex, tail length, approximate weight as well as where and when the animal was found. You are welcome to bring the animal to the Larimer Humane Society so we can scan for a microchip (a permanent form of identification located under the animal’s skin) and accurately complete a found report. Click here to file a Found Report. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

   If you will be keeping the animal at your home, please place a Found ad in the newspaper, post fliers where the animal was found, and contact veterinarians and feed stores in your area. Most newspapers offer Found ads for free.

2. Bring the animal to the Larimer Humane Society. The shelter is open seven days a week and no appointment is necessary. Click here for our hours and location . All stray dogs must be on leash and stray cats must be confined in a box or carrier when entering the animal shelter. The Larimer Humane Society is the logical place for a owner to look for their lost pet and last year 38% of the impounded stray animals we received were happily reunited with their families. Stray animals not reclaimed by their owners after five days are evaluated for our adoption program.
3. Request Animal Control assistance for stray animal pick-up. Use this option if you are unable to transport a stray animal or if you feel the animal you have found may be a threat to people or other animals. An Animal Protection & Control Officer will respond to emergency calls 24-hours a day, but if possible (and safe), please confine the animal and call during business hours. Call 970-226-3647 to reach Larimer Animal Protection & Control.

Please note: time-sensitive correspondence such as Found Reports or requests for Animal Control assistance should not be sent via Email. Please contact the Humane Society directly at 970-226-3647 or fax us at 970-226-2968.

If you’ve lost your pet, please visit the Larimer Humane Society in-person as soon as possible. Each month, hundreds of lost dogs, cats, rabbits, reptiles, and even barnyard animals find temporary, safe shelter at the Humane Society.

Please do not email us for lost or found pets. Telephone the shelter immediately at (970) 226-3647 if you have lost or found a stray animal.

If you’ve lost your pet, you must come to the Larimer Humane Society in person to submit a lost report. Sending email or registering your pet online will NOT put the information into our system.

NOTE: Proof of ownership is required to reclaim your lost pet.

View information on lost dogs

View information on lost cats

View information on other lost animals

The Larimer Humane Society is open seven days a week. Click here for our hours and location . Because we receive so many stray animals each month, we are unable to verify by telephone if your animal is at the Humane Society. It is very important that you visit the animal shelter in-person every two-three days.

While at the shelter, be sure to check our Adoption Center as well as our Lost & Found Center. Since stray animals brought to the Larimer Humane Society are held for five days before being evaluated for adoption, your pet may already be available for placement.

If your animal is at the shelter, you will be required to pay impound and board fees. If the animal does not have a current Larimer County license, you will also be required to purchase one. Fees vary, depending on whether your animal is wearing a current license and how many days they have been at the shelter.

If your pet is not at the Larimer Humane Society, a staff person will assist you in checking our found reports. Be sure to bring a current photo of your pet to assist us with accuracy in breed and color(s).

You may also want to:

• Place a Lost Pet ad in the local newspaper
• Post fliers at local veterinary hospitals, feed stores and other privately owned business that will allow it. Please note that posting signage on public property is illegal
• Post a flier on the designated signage board at the dog park
• Notify your neighbors and ask for their assistance. If you’ve lost a cat, ask your neighbors to check their garages, tool sheds, and barns in case your pet is confined.
• Indoor-only cats may need assistance finding their way home. Place your cat’s litter box or an article of your clothing outdoors to help your cat locate your home.
• Shy cats may need coaxing to come out of hiding. Call for your cat in the evening or early morning hours when the neighborhood is quiet.
• Well-intentioned people sometimes pick up stray animals and drop them off at shelters in other counties, be sure to contact or visit surrounding shelters such as the Humane Society of Weld County, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, the Longmont Humane Society or the Humane Society of Boulder Valley.

The Larimer Humane Society is committed to providing compassionate and quality veterinary care to animals sheltered here. The Department of Veterinary Services began in May of 2002 when the shelter’s first veterinarian was hired and is helping to advance the practice of shelter medicine. Here are just a few examples of what is developing in the vet department: Pet Health Resource and Fact Sheets Providing our adopters and Northern Colorado pet owners with information on both preventative health and deceases that can be present in our community is an important goal, please view our available list of topics .

Spay/Neuter

The first on-site surgeries ever done at this facility were in 2002 in a newly renovated surgical suite. In 2007, over 1,732 spay and neuter surgeries were performed at LHS. Through our partnership with CSU, an additional 346 animals were spayed and neutered at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. In addition, many soft tissue surgeries are performed here that save animals’ lives.

Rehabilitation Injured and ill animals that would have been euthanized in the past now have the opportunity to be treated and go on to become loved companions. Education Junior veterinary students rotate on a weekly basis through the veterinary department, experiencing all aspects of shelter medicine and population health. Veterinary technician student labs, internships, and educational outreach are occurring.

Emergency Medicine Injured and ill animals that are critical or beyond the resources of the shelter receive 24 hour care via a contractual agreement with Colorado State University. Shelter equipment is expanding and improving to increase the level of on-site care. Preventive Health Routine health problems such as parasites, upper respiratory infections, and wounds are being treated promptly. Vaccine protocols cleaning schedules, deworming products and animal screening are in place to keep the general population healthier.

Geriatric Care

With the donation of a chemistry analyzer from HESKA Corporation, and dental equipment via a grant from the Alice B. Jenkins Foundation, geriatric animals can be screened and treated for health problems prior to being placed on the adoption floor.

Shelter Medicine

The field of shelter medicine is just beginning to be recognized in veterinary medicine as a challenging and special career path. The Larimer Humane Society's veterinary department actively works to assist and develop this growing specialty.

The Larimer Humane Society offers a Spay/Neuter Incentive Program (S.N.I.P.). Clients can purchase a SNIP voucher to be redeemed at a participating veterinarian.

Read about S.N.I.P., Larimer Humane Society's spay/neuter assistance program .

Sterilizing your pet is the single most important thing you can do to reduce the number of homeless animals in our community. All dogs, puppies, cats, kittens and rabbits adopted from the Larimer Humane Society are spayed or neutered before going into his or her new home. There is no time limit on our adoptable animals; they stay in our care until they find a home. However, although we can increase our adoptions, we also need to reduce the number of surplus animals born each year. At the Larimer Humane Society we strive to find homes, increase our resources through community support, and educate the public on the importance of spay/neuter. We encourage every single animal guardian to sterilize their companion animal and join in our efforts to ensure no animal is left without a home. In 2007, LHS performed 1,732 spay/neuter surgeries and an additional 346 animals were spayed and neutered through our partnership with CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.