Pet Lost & Found

The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast in Martin County is open from 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Saturday and 8:00am-4:00pm on Sunday, by appointment only. We can be reached by phone at (772) 223-8822.

Animal Services is open 8:00am-6:00pm, 7 days a week, and can be reached at (772) 463-3211 or (772) 220-7170. Animal Services Officers are on call after-hours only for emergencies.

What to do if you lost an animal

1. Call Animal Services Dispatch at (772) 463-3211 or (772) 220-7170 and file lost report.
2. Call Humane Society of the Treasure Coast at (772) 223-8822 and file a lost report.
3. If your pet is microchipped, call your microchip registrar and make sure your microchip information is current and updated. If your pet was adopted from HSTC, the registrar is 24PetWatch. If you're unsure who the registrar for your pet's microchip is, simply key in the microchip number into the Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool. This registry will tell you which company your microchip is registered with.
4. Walk around the area the pet was lost and ask people they have seen your lost pet.
5. Make flyers, reach out to local veterinarians, shops, gas stations, etc. to post flyers and get the word out.
6. Check and post on “Lost and Found pets in Martin County” Facebook page, neighborhood apps, etc. and get the word out your missing pet.

You can find more tips here.

What to do if you found an animal

1. Call Animal Dispatch at (772) 463-3211 or (772) 220-7170 and file a found report.
2. Call Humane Society of the Treasure Coast at (772) 223-8822 and file a found report.
3. Walk the animal around the area you found the pet and ask people you see if they recognize the pet. Pets may try and make their way home once they get back into a familiar area.
4. Check/Post on Lost and Found Pets of Martin County Florida Facebook page, neighborhood apps, etc. get the word out.
5. Take animal to local veterinarian or shelter to be scanned for a microchip. Microchip ID's can be looked up through the AAHA Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool.

For Support After Hours

1. Please hold onto animal until shelter or animal services is open the following day if owner unable to be located.
2. Check/Post on Lost and Found pets in Martin County Facebook page, neighborhood apps, etc. get the word out.
3. If you cannot hold onto pet for the night, ask friends or neighbors if they are able to watch the animal until the next morning.
4. If all means are exhausted, release the animal or take to a Pet Emergency office.

   5. MARTIN COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY: If an animal is found after-hours, you may take it to Pet Emergency of Martin County. Address is 2239 S Kanner Hwy, Stuart, FL 34994, in the plaza at the corner of Kanner Hwy and Monterey Rd in Stuart (behind the carwash). The phone number is 772-781-3302.z

What to do if you found injured/sick wildlife after hours:

Injured/Sick Wildlife call Animal Services (772) 463-3211 or (772) 220-7170

HSTC's After-Hours Drop Boxes

The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast has ultimately decided not to reopen its after-hours drop boxes. This decision follows suit with national welfare organizations, such as Best Friends Animal Society and ASPCA, ASV standards of care in shelters, as well as other leading shelters accross the country. The use of ‘drop boxes’ where live animals are placed in unmonitored receptacles for later intake is unacceptable. Maintaining top tier humane treatment of animals and best practices for pet sheltering is our chief priority at HSTC and drop boxes no longer supports this goal. Thank you for understanding.

Not a Martin County resident?

It is most likely that your pet will be found closest to where you lost it. We can offer additional resources to help you, based on your area of residence:

• Fort Pierce residents, click here.
• St. Lucie County residents, click here.
• Okeechobee residents, click here.