Client Resources

Lost or found a pet? Start here.

A microchip scan takes seconds and can bring a pet home the same day. We’ll scan any found pet for free — then below is every registry and local shelter you need to make the match.

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Microchip scan here
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Chip registries
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Nearby shelters
Mon–Fri
Open 8 AM – 5 PM

First steps

What to do right now

If your pet is lost

Call your microchip registry and confirm your phone and address on file are current. File a lost report and visit the shelters below in person every couple of days — strays are held only a few days. Post to Petco Love Lost, PawBoost, and Nextdoor, and search close to home: dogs tend to travel into the wind, cats usually stay near where they slipped out.

If you found a pet

Get it scanned for a microchip — bring it to us and we’ll scan for free, no appointment needed. Enter the chip number in the universal lookup below, or call the matching registry, and they’ll contact the owner. Also report the found pet to LA County Animal Care and post a “found” notice on Petco Love Lost and Nextdoor.

Microchip registries

Find or register a chip

A microchip only helps if it’s registered and your contact details are current. Not sure which company a chip belongs to? Start with the free universal lookup, then call the matching registry below.

Don’t know the registry? Start here.
The AAHA Universal Pet Microchip Lookup checks the major registries and tells you where a chip is registered — the fastest first step when you find a pet.
petmicrochiplookup.org ↗
24Petwatch
North America’s largest registry
1-866-597-242424petwatch.com
HomeAgain
Nationwide recovery network
1-888-466-3242homeagain.com
AKC Reunite
24/7 · no annual fees
1-800-252-7894akcreunite.org
PetLink
Datamars · 24/7 call center
1-877-738-5465petlink.net
Michelson Found Animals
Free lifetime registry
1-855-738-2447foundanimals.org
AVID PETtrac
24/7 recovery hotline
1-800-336-2843avidid.com

Local shelters

Where lost & found pets go near us

If your pet is missing in the Inglewood area, these are the shelters to check — in person, every few days, since strays are held only a short time. Start with LA County, which serves Inglewood.

Serves Inglewood — check here first
LA County — Carson Animal Care Center
216 W Victoria St, Gardena, CA 90248
Mon–Sat 11 AM–5 PM · Sun closed
Inglewood contracts with Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control, so a stray found in our area is most likely brought here. Check in person and file a lost report — this is the first place to look.
South LA Animal Shelter
1850 W 60th St, Los Angeles, CA 90047
Tue–Fri 8 AM–5 PM · Sat–Sun 11 AM–5 PM · Mon closed
Los Angeles Animal Services’ center just north of Inglewood — worth checking if your pet may have crossed into the City of LA.
spcaLA South Bay Pet Adoption Center
12910 Yukon Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Wed–Sun 11 AM–3 PM · Mon–Tue closed
Nearby adoption and lost-pet center in Hawthorne; also houses strays from several neighboring South Bay cities.
Lovejoy Foundation
1121 W Hillcrest Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301
Mon–Fri 10 AM–6 PM · Sat–Sun 11 AM–5 PM
A local Inglewood rescue and adoption center — a good community contact for lost-and-found posts and rehoming.

Shelter hours, phone numbers, and intake areas change — please call ahead to confirm before you go. Centinela Animal Hospital lists these as a community resource and is not affiliated with them.

Call (310) 673-1910