Lost & Found
For Our Shelter
Complete a "Lost" or "Found" Report - whichever fits your situation. Oftentimes, owners will reach out to local shelters with their pets information in case staff receive a report or they are brought in.
Please, if possible, submit photos of the pet. These help us out immensely with identifying pets. You can send it to this email:
cvasoffice@cvas-pets.org
In the subject line, please put the name of the pet lost, or if the animal was found, simply put "found pet".
Any additional information not provided on the forms, you can also put in the message. We appreciate any extra detail on pets to help us find their people faster!
Please keep in mind, if you email/fax a Lost Pet poster to us, to make it in color! The black and white tends to warp together, and we cannot get a clear image of the pet.
Please Select What Applies to You
Other Resources to Contact:
Facebook Groups
Both of these groups work the same way:
Directly message the group on Facebook with all the information you have of the pet - including pictures is highly reccommended. Then they will make the post for you. Even if you intend to bring the pet to the shelter, posting to these groups is still beneficial.
General community pages (i.e. What's Going on in Chambersburg, etc..) are also a good place to post. Social media is the best place to go, as word travels fast, especially when it comes to animals in need!
Vet Clinics
If you have lost your pet, just letting the vet know their general information will help them recognize it if the pet is brought in later. People tend to bring animals in to the vet to be scanned for a microchip. Or in worst case scenario - try to pass the animal off as their own or intend to keep them if they are not chipped.
If you found a pet, as stated above, you can get them microchipped scanned at a vet clinic or an animal shelter.
Other Shelters
Contacting other shelters is always a good option as well; even if the shelter seems to far for the pet to travel, it's good to let them know anyway. Shelters in PA take animals from the townships they service, so depending on where your pet is found depends on what shelter takes them on as a "stray".