Stray Pets

Found a Stray Pet? What To Do:

If the pet is injured, take the pet to a vet or call animal control for the city/county the animal was found in (see numbers below).

If the pet is NOT injured, contact the local animal shelter where the pet was found. Regardless of whether or not the pet has a collar, or whether or not you want to keep it, you must report the pet to the local animal shelter. The pet may have a microchip that needs to be scanned to identify the pet’s owner.

If it’s after business hours, please contact animal control.

We can only accept stray pets found in the City of Williamsburg, James City County, and District 1 of Upper York County, Virginia.

Local numbers for this area:

Heritage Humane Society 757-221-0150

James City Animal Control 757-565-0370

York County Animal Control 757-890-3601

Peninsula Regional Shelter (Hampton/Newport News) 757-933-9265

New Kent Animal Control 804-966-9500

Gloucester Animal Control 804-693-5290

Charles City Animal Control 804-829-9265

Peninsula Emergency Vet Clinic 757-874-8115 (Yorktown)

Animal Emergency Center 757-234-0461 (Yorktown)

Facebook Sites to Post a Picture and Information:

Post on Trash & Treasure

Post on Lost & Found Pets Hampton Roads

Contact the Home Owner’s Association for the area the animal was found

Ask neighbors if they know who the animal belongs to

After Normal Business Hours:

Contact an emergency veterinarian:

Coastal Animal Referral Emergency (C.A.R.E)

Peninsula Animal Referral Center