• Lost Pets
• Found Pets
• Spay/Neuter Clinic
• Relinquishing Pets
• Shelters
• Other Services

If your pet is lost:

• The Animal Mission is not a shelter. We do not house any animals so all we can do is advise you on where to start your search. ALWAYS visit the City of Columbia Animal Shelter. Verbal descriptions of lost pets can be widely interpreted. Visit the shelter every day. Pets can wander for days, even weeks before being brought to a shelter.


• List your pet in the local newspaper. The State newspaper will list your lost pet for free as a community service.


• Post flyers in your neighborhood describing your lost pet. You may even offer a reward.


• Ask neighbors and those who frequent your neighborhood if they have seen your pet. Ask the postal carriers, the newspaper carrier and neighborhood children—they pay attention to animals.


• Call area veterinary offices and boarding facilities to see if they have received calls about your pet.


• Call all local animal protection organizations. Call the Columbia HSPCA at 783-1267 to leave a lost pet report.
  
  
• Please also visit our SHELTERS page for more places to visit in search of your lost pet!
  

To reclaim your lost pet from the Columbia Animal Shelter, you must visit the shelter to identify and claim the animal. Like other public shelters, the Columbia Animal Shelter charges a redemption fee. It may also assess fines if City of Columbia pet ordinances were violated. City pet ordinances require that your pet be spayed/neutered (if not already) and also microchipped before redemption. Pet ordinances and redemption fees and fines are set by Columbia City Council.

Columbia Animal Services & Shelter: 803-776-PETS (7387)
Richland County Animal Control: 803-929-6000
Lexington County Animal Services & Shelter: 803-785-8149

For more tips, visit http://animalcare.richlandonline.com/Info.asp#sec8