Lost and Found Tips

If you have lost your pet, please contact us at: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org

This website lists General Pet Search Tips for help in finding your lost pet.


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Once Lost, Now Found

For the most current Lost & Found Cats and Dogs - see our new interactive map sponsored by Mapmate.com http://pawsbainbridge.mapmate.com

If you have information about a lost pet or a found pet, please send a photo and description to lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org. For lost animals, include pet's name, date last seen, location, and detailed physical description; for found animals, include date found, location and physical description. We'll post the details here and on our interactive map. Notices of lost and found animals will remain posted for three months. If your animal is posted here and has returned home, please notify PAWS.
LOST
Date reported: April 29, 2008
Date Last Seen: April 19, 2008
Location: New Brooklyn and Cherry Orchard Lane, Bainbridge Island
Description: Ash is an 8 year old neutered male, declawed, black longhair. He's an indoor cat.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
LOST
Date reported: April 2, 2008
Date Last Seen: April 4, 2008
Location: Azalea Avenue, Wing Point, Bainbridge Island
Description: Tweezers is a 2 year old spayed female, tabby point Siamese; orange collar; very friendly.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
FOUND
Date reported: March 23, 2008
Date found: March 10, 2008
Location: Hostmark and Noll Rd in Poulsbo
Description: Gray and white medium haired cat; very friendly.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
LOST
Date reported: March 8, 2008
Date Last Seen: February 28, 2008
Location: Sandy Hook Road in Poulsbo
Description: Laddie is a black and white border collie. He was wearing tags when lost, but because his fur is long, his collar isn't readily visible. Owner is heartbroken.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
LOST
Date reported: February 28, 2008
Date Last Seen: February 27, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Location: High School Road near Sands on Bainbridge Island
Description: Rewind is a 5 pound, 2 year old spayed female terrier/chihuahua mix. PLEASE CALL IF YOU'VE seen her; owners are heartbroken.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
FOUND
Date reported: February 20, 2008
Date found: mid-January, 2008
Location: New Brooklyn Road (near Sportsman Club Road), Bainbridge Island
Description: Black and white longhaired cat, not very friendly.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
LOST
Date reported: February 10, 2008
Date Last Seen: February 5, 2008
Location: High School Rd and Sportsman Club on Bainbridge Island
Description: Owen is a medium haired, all black cat with brown undercoat and white tufts in his ears.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
FOUND
Date reported: February 11, 2008
Date found: February 3, 2008
Location: Corner of Central Valley Rd. and Anna Rd. in Poulsbo
Description: A female dometic short-hair, approximately 1 year old. She does not have a microchip and was not wearing a collar. She is all black except for a small patch of white fur on her chest. She is very thin, so may have been missing for some time.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
LOST
Date reported: February 11, 2008
Date Last Seen: December 26, 2007
Location: Hillcrest St. in Poulsbo (This street connects to Central Valley Rd. and is near Island Lake)
Description: Clove is a 9 month old, spayed, female domestic short-hair. She is ALL black.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org
LOST
Date reported: February 2, 2008
Date Last Seen: February 3, 2008
Location: Meadowmeer Circle, Bainbridge Island
Description: Linda is a 9 month old female bullseye tabby with white hind legs.
Contact: lostandfound@pawsbainbridge.org


A family pet is lost every two seconds. More than 10 million pets become lost each year. One out of every three pets is lost during its lifetime, and only one in 10 lost pets is found. -- National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy

In an average month PAWS will field close to 70 calls for lost and found pets. Even with the best efforts of PAWS and its volunteers, because of a lack of identification many of these situations do not result in reuniting animals with their families.

50% of dogs and 75% of cats are without collars by the time they arrive at an animal shelter.

Safeguard your dogs and cats before they are lost using these commonsense tips:
  • Pet-proof your yard. Be sure to check your fence regularly for new escape routes.
  • Keep fence gates securely locked.
  • Always transport a cat in a carrier.
  • Always leash or crate a dog when away from home.
  • Get some good photos of your pet now. Take close up photos that show detail and any distinguishing features of your pet.
  • Always keep a collar on your pet with a tag that has your current phone number on it.
  • Microchip your pet -- if a collar becomes lost or removed this is the only way to identify your pet. Shelters do not routinely check for tattoos.
  • Spay and Neuter your pets -- both males and females are less likely to wander if they are fixed.

PAWS provides an information clearinghouse for lost and found pet reports -- found pets are listed in classified ads in the Bainbridge Review and Kitsap Herald, and listed on the Kitsap Humane Society Lost Pet Hotline.

PAWS provides resources on places to post lost/found pet signs, and what information is important to include.

In the last 7 years PAWS has received over 5,000 lost & found pet reports.

Lack of identification is the number one killer of animals in animal shelters. More pets die each year due to lack of identification than from all infectious diseases combined. -- National Humane Society