Lost Pet Resources in New York City, NY

Local Animal Shelters & Control Agencies in New York City

• NYC Animal Care Centers (ACC) — 3 locations: Manhattan (326 E 110th St), Brooklyn (2336 Linden Blvd), Staten Island (3139 Veterans Rd W). Website: nycacc.app. File a lost report online AND visit in person.
• ASPCA Animal Recovery Center — 424 E 92nd St, Manhattan. (212) 876-7700. ASPCA takes in strays found in Manhattan. Check their online Lost & Found database.
• Queens ACC — 92-29 Queens Blvd, Rego Park. All boroughs covered by ACC network.
• Bronx ACC — 464 E Fordham Rd, Bronx.
• Social Tees Animal Rescue — Manhattan-based rescue that takes many strays from ACC. Check their Instagram and Facebook.

Critical tip: Call AND visit in person. Shelter databases are updated irregularly. Walk the kennels yourself. Know your local stray hold period (typically 3–5 business days) and visit before it expires.

Local Facebook Lost Pet Groups

• "NYC Lost and Found Pets" — largest NYC lost pet Facebook group
• "Lost and Found Dogs NYC"
• "Brooklyn Lost and Found Pets"
• "Queens Lost Pets"
• "Bronx Lost and Found Pets"
• "Manhattan Dog Owners Group" — active community, will help spread the word

Search these group names on Facebook and join before posting. Also post on your local Nextdoor and tag adjacent neighborhoods.

New York City-Specific Tips

• NYC ACC uses a website (nycacc.app) that is updated regularly — check it daily AND visit in person every 2–3 days at the shelter serving your borough.
• In NYC, dogs are frequently picked up by good samaritans who bring them to a vet rather than a shelter. Call every vet clinic within 1 mile of the last known location.
• Dogs lost in Central Park often gravitate to the Sheep Meadow or Bethesda Fountain areas — park rangers and regular park users form an effective word-of-mouth network.
• NYC has an enormous population of dog walkers and professional dog runners. Contact every dog walking service in your neighborhood — they cover the same streets multiple times daily.
• The 311 hotline can connect you with NYC animal control for additional resources.
• Post on local neighborhood Facebook groups by borough and neighborhood — "Astoria Community," "Park Slope Parents," "UWS Parents," etc. for maximum hyperlocal reach.

General Steps for Any Lost Pet in New York City

1. Post a free alert at afinderly.com/find/lost-found
2. Call every shelter listed above and file a lost report in person
3. Post on every local Facebook lost pet group and Nextdoor
4. Post physical flyers at every gas station, grocery store, vet, and dog park within 2 miles
5. Set a humane trap if your pet has been missing more than 24 hours
6. Search at dawn and dusk when lost pets are most active

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