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Every year more than 25,000 pets become temporary guests of Hillsborough County's Animal Services. Some pets are brought in by their owners. Some are picked up by Animal Service's Officers. Some are brought in by concerned and/or disgruntled neighbors. Some are brought to Animal Services because they are sick, injured or have bitten someone.

If your pet is missing you should always visit Animal Services as one of the first steps to recovering your pet. Please visit Animal Services at 440 Falkenburg Road . Our Hours are Tuesday - Friday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Animal Services is Closed Sunday, Monday, and holidays

At any time up to 400 animals are provided care at the shelter. We cannot positively identify your pet over the phone. You must identify your pet in person.

If the pet is wearing a Hillsborough County rabies registration tag, Animal Services will attempt to contact the owner. The cost to redeem your dog or cat will depend on whether it is habitually at large, is spayed or neutered, is vaccinated, and has a current registration tag. If a cat is not wearing its tag, it must be microchipped or tattooed.

Now Hillsborough County's Animal Services offers another tool to help you find your lost pet.

Use our Lost Pet On-Line Database to search for your missing pet .

Animal Services updates the files hourly so check often if you are looking for your missing pet.

The redemption fees for impounded pets are as follows:

Owners will also have to pay boarding fees of $12 daily ($20 daily if under quarantine or investigation), and have rabies vaccinations and registration tags brought up-to-date. In order to return animals to their owners and identify repeat offenders, Animal Services may require the animal be microchipped before it is released. The fee for microchipping, if done at Animal Services, is $25. If the animal was sick or injured when brought in to Animal Services and required emergency medical care, the owner must also reimburse the medical fees incurred by the County. Fees can be paid by check up to a total of $150. Balances over $150 must be paid with cash or credit/debit card (Master Card, Visa, or Discover) only.

Note: The same fees apply to cats, but cats don't have to wear tags outdoors, if their microchip or tattoo is registered with Animal Services.

We will require proof of your identification and your current physical address prior to redemption. For more information, please call (813) 744-5660.

Pets without traceable identification are held for five days. Pets with traceable identification are held for 10 days. Please do not delay looking for your pet based upon our hold times. Your chances of finding a missing pet is best when you conduct a thorough search as soon as possible.

Some helpful tips:

• Visit our shelter every 1 to 2 days.
• Use our Lost Pet On-Line Database to search for your missing pet
• Advertise in the "lost" ads of your local paper.
• Check newspaper "found" ads.
• Check "pets for sale" ads.
• Post flyers at area stores.
• Call veterinarians in your area.
• Call emergency animal clinics (listed in the yellow pages).