A long time ago

A long time ago…17 years to be precise, Pet Search was established as the only central place to report lost and found animals. As the years have gone by, thousands of people have used Pet Search to find their missing pets and also to report stray animals they have found.

We operate 7 days a week to reunite pets with their families.

Working with stray animals!

All different types of stray animals appear at vets, pounds, shelters and pet shops. We are able to match a lot of them up with their owners and get them home via their microchips and for those whose microchip details are wrong or not listed and those who are not microchipped, luckily Pet Search can still help.

Wrong/out of date details on microchip - We can dedicate time to locating owners whose details are wrong by using phone books, tracking down relatives, and sometimes even visiting the old address to see if we can locate a forwarding address.

Microchip details not on registry - In the case of microchip details not being listed on the registry, we can assist with tracing the chip to the distributors and finding out which implanter/vet the chip was sold to, who in turn may have a record of the owner of the pet.

No microchip -For those pets that are not microchipped, Pet Search offers the pets, the finders, vets, pounds and shelters and owners a central place to match up lost and found animals. We were doing this long before microchips were around.

So if you find a stray animal or are holding a stray animal, tell Pet Search about it. You can phone, fax, email or submit the details via our website

All of these services are carried out free of charge for both the owner and the finder or facility holding the animal.

Attention Veterinary Practices and Animal Welfare Agencies

Pet Search has access to the following microchip registries and can look up and contact owners of stray animals that have come into your care. Rather than you having to ring each registry individually, you can make one phone call to us and we can check the following:

* NSW companion animal registry (NSW CAR)
* Central Animal Records (CAR)
* Australasian Animal Register (AAR)
* Pet Safe

Please update your facility’s stray animal procedures to include Pet Search as the first place to contact with strays. You can phone (1300 309 004) or fax (1300 760 836) the details of the stray animals to us.

If the microchip is not on any of these registries we can assist with tracking microchips back to the distributors to try to find who the batch of microchips was sold to and potentially who microchipped the animal and this person may be able to help locate the owner. While it is not always successful as it relies on a paper trail of microchip implanting or change of ownership forms, it has helped us reunite the lost pet in a lot of cases.

Pets that have been reunited with their families

The following animals have been reunited with their families from 28th May 2009 to 10th August 2009, so you can now take down their “missing” poster or remove them from your missing list.

Max – Rainbow Lorikeet from Double Bay - NSW

Jojo – Cockatiel from Lindfield, NSW

Sandy - Siamese cat from Beecroft, NSW

Sandy – Burmese cat from St Ives, NSW

Buddy – Burmese cat from Redfern, NSW

Bomber – DMH cat from Belgrave, VIC

David – DMH cat from Macquarie Park, NSW

Boaz - DSH cat from Baulkham Hills, NSW

Sammy – DSH cat from Kensington, NSW

Cartman – Burmese cat from Hebersham, NSW

Atlantis – Cattle dog from Kenthurst, NSW

Georgia – Kelpie x from Wamberal, NSW

Willow – Kelpie x Border Collie from Newport, NSW

Pocky – Pomeranian from Dundas, NSW

Bradman – Weimaraner from Glenmore Park, NSW

Jasper – Labrador x from South Hurstville, NSW

Nellie – Border Collie x from Moore Park, NSW

Dallas – Staffordshire Bull Terrier from Arncliffe, NSW

Magz – Boxer from Bundoora, VIC

Raaj – Great Dane x Mastiff from Caroona, NSW

Pepper – Mini Schnauzer from Strathfield, NSW – Rest in Peace