Lost and Found Pets

If you have lost your dog or cat, first always visit the Sunshine Coast Council web site at www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or ring their customer service number (07) 5475 7272. They have photos of all found and impounded animals on their website, so check with them regularly. If your dog or cat is micro-chipped and/or registered with your contact details on the animal’s collar, there is a much higher chance of being reunited.

If you are on Facebook, there are numerous pages you can post your missing/found pet on. Your local Community Board is a great place to start as well as listing them on dedicated Lost and Found pages.

Queensland Lost Pet Register

https://www.facebook.com/Lostpetsunnycoast/

People who aren’t on Facebook are also able to list their missing / found pets via their website - https://www.qlpr.org.au/contact-us

Sunshine Coast Lost and Found Animals

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sunshinecoastlostandfoundanimals/

If you have found a pet, please check the above Facebook groups to see if you have found someone’s beloved pet and hopefully reunite them quickly. If the pet is not listed, please contact the Sippy Creek Animal Pound located on Sippy Creek Road, Tanawha next door to us. It is clearly signposted, but please check their opening times as you may need to hold onto the pet until they are open. The council should be able to track the owner. If you can, also notify your closest veterinary surgery as most people check with them to see if their pet has been handed in. If the pound is not open, your local vet or we can scan for a microchip.

Alternatively you can take any found animal or hurt wildlife to any Vet Clinic on the coast, they can do a quick microchip scan (free to do) and contact owners. If the animal has no chip or owners can’t be contacted just yet, most Vet Clinics are happy to hold them until their owner comes forward or will transfer them to the Sippy Creek Animal Pound until the owners come forward.

For animals found after hours the coast now has two clinics offering assistance.

North Coast Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care is open 24/7 for all your emergency or lost and found pets needs.

Animal Emergency Service (AES) is open for your after hours needs for any lost and found pets or emergency situations.