If you've lost or found a dog or a cat in the Buffalo/Western New York area, go to the following link from Animal Advocates of WNY for detailed guidance on how to find your missing pet.
(scroll down to the Lost & Found section)
www.animalswny.org |
Contact your local Dog Control Officer (see list below)
and the following to report a missing/lost pet:
SPCA Erie County (Tonawanda) - (716) 875-7360
SPCA Erie County Southtowns (Angola) - (716) 549-5300
SPCA Niagara County (Niagara Falls) - (716) 731-4368
Buffalo Animal Shelter - (716) 851-5694 |
HEART CAT DEPT. LOST & FOUND SERVICE
Call Jeff at (716) 380-7667
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HEART DOG DEPT. LOST & FOUND SERVICE
Call Jan at (716) 822-5470 or e-mail JJoyce122103@aol.com
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TIPS FOR FINDING YOUR PET
• Never give up! Pets have been known to find their way back home after being lost for several months.
• Search your property thoroughly. Walk the neighborhood, talk to everybody, and leave your phone number.
• Make noise while you walk around the neighborhood. Animals respond to sound.
• Bring a flashlight (even in daylight hours) for checking in dark spaces.
• Place strong-scented articles outside your home. Animals find their way by scent as well as sound.
• Visit your local animal control agency, and all animal shelters, in your surrounding areas. Calling is not enough.
• Check newspaper "found" ads every day.
• Post lots of posters within a 1-mile radius of where your pet was lost. Place an ad in your local newspaper.
When making a lost pet poster, keep in mind the following:
• When you prepare a flyer give only a physical description.
• Do not give your pet's name. Your pet may not answer to its name when it is lost and scared.
• Do not give any behavioral information. When a pet is lost its behavior can change dramatically.
• Do not give information about a collar. Forty percent of pets recovered are lost with a collar and found with no collar or a different collar.
• If you have a photo of your pet make sure it describes your pet accurately. If not, then you may want to consider using a line drawing from a breed book that you can find at your local library. A photocopy will be fine.
• Writing the word "Reward" on top of the flyer in large print does attract more people. Do not give an amount, when you give an amount you may get some crank calls from people who do not have your pet. A reward is not a must, but it may help. |
KEEP YOURSELF SAFE
• NEVER respond to a "found" pet contact alone. Take a friend with you.
• Arrange to meet in a public place.
• NEVER invite the person to your home unless you know them well.
• Beware of scams. A common swindle is a person calling and claiming to have your pet in a different town. They then ask for the money to ship your pet to you. This person does not have your pet; they are simply trying to take your money.
• Don't look for your pet alone, during the day or at night. Always bring a buddy, especially in unfamiliar neighborhoods. |
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
ERIE COUNTY - NEW YORK
AMHERST/WILLIAMSVILLE
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
500 John James, Audubon Pkwy, Amherst 14228
(716) 689-1311
BOSTON
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
8500 Boston State Road, Boston 14025
(716) 941-3930
BUFFALO ANIMAL SHELTER
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
380 Oak Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 851-5694
BRANT
Limit Dogs Per Household: No Limit
P.O. Box 228
1294 Brant N Collins Road, Brant, NY 14027
(716) 549-0615
CHEEKTOWAGA / SLOAN / DEPEW
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
3223 Union Road, Cheektowaga 14227
(716) 686-3525
CLARENCE
Limit Dogs Per Household: No Limit
1 Town Place, Clarence 14031
(716) 460-1099
COLDEN
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
8812 State Road, Colden, NY 14033
(716) 941-1364
COLLINS
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
P.O. Box 420, 14093 Mill Street, Collins, NY 14034
(716) 474-6509 cell
CONCORD / SPRINGVILLE
Limit Dogs Per Household: No Limit (Concord)
Limit Dogs Per Household: 4 dogs (Springville village)
86 Franklin, Springville, NY 14141
(716) 592-7875
EAST AURORA
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs (East Aurora)
Limit Dogs Per Household: 2 dogs (Aurora village)
5 S. Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052
(716) 652-7944
EDEN
Limit Dogs Per Household: 2 dogs
2795 E. Church Street, Eden, NY 14057
(716) 992-9211
ELMA
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
1600 Bowen Road, Elma, NY 14059
(716) 655 0512
EVANS
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
8787 Erie Road, Evans, NY 14006
(716) 549-3600
GRAND ISLAND
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
2255 Baseline Road, Grand Island, NY 14072
(716) 773-9654
HAMBURG
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs (town)
Limit Dogs Per Household: 2 dogs (village)
6100 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, NY 14075
(716) 649-6111 x 2509
HOLLAND
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
9342 Savage Road, Holland, NY 14080
(716) 537-2910
LACKAWANNA
Limit Dogs Per Household: No Limit
67 Reddon Street, Lackawanna, NY 14218
(716) 827-6412 or 443-5399 (pgr)
LANCASTER / DEPEW
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
3789 Walden Avenue, Lancaster, NY 14086
(716) 683-5129
MARILLA
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
S-1740 Two Rod Road, Marilla, NY 14102
(716) 460-0681 pgr
NEWSTEAD / AKRON
Limit Dogs Per Household: No Limit
P.O. Box 227, Akron 14001
(716) 574-0488 cell
(716) 542-4077 home
(716) 592-9124 home
NORTH COLLINS
Limit Dogs Per Household: 10 dogs
Limit Dogs Per Household: 2 dogs (village)
4739 Shirley Road, North Collins, NY 14222
(716) 337-2360
ORCHARD PARK
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
Municipal Bldg., Orchard Park, NY 14127
(716) 662-6440 or (716) 549-6226 pgr
SARDINIA
Limit Dogs Per Household: 4 dogs
P.O. Box 219, Town Hall Savage Road, Sardinia, NY 14134
(716) 496-5617
TONAWANDA (CITY)
Limit Dogs Per Household: 2 dogs
200 Niagara Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150
(716) 692-2121
TONAWANDA / KENMORE
Limit Dogs Per Household: 2 dogs
1835 Sheridan Drive, Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 879-6656
WALES
Limit Dogs Per Household: 3 dogs
13188 Big Tree Road, East Aurora, NY 14052
(716) 655-4734
WEST SENECA
Limit Dogs Per Household: 2 dogs
1250 Union Road, West Seneca, NY 14224
(716) 823-2988 |
