Dubai's Lost and Found Community

In Dubai there is a huge community that works behind the scenes to find lost pets and reunite found pets with their owners. This process is getting easier, with pets now being registered with the Dubai Municipality on their smart system. This registration occurs when the pet is vaccinated against Rabies at their veterinary clinic of choice.

This means soon if an animal is found and are taken to a veterinary clinic, the microchip will be easily matched to their owner. Further to this veterinary clinics can do their own check of a microchip. If a found pet is brought to them, they will contact all other veterinary clinics in Dubai  and cross reference the microchip number with their records. 

This is why it is so important that you as a pet owner or a pet finder do the following things:

1. If you are a pet owner you should register your pet with a veterinary clinic in the area. Even if they are healthy and do not need a vet you can go, register your pet with the clinic and the municipality (provided their vaccines are up to date) and obtain their official Municipality tag. This means that if your pet goes missing and someone finds them, we can get him/her back to you quickly. 

2.  If you find an animal that you suspect is belonging to someone and they do not look healthy or are injured, then bring them to a veterinary clinic. We can then check for a microchip and contact the owner whilst also attending to their health. If a pet is in your area that obviously belongs to someone but looks healthy and happy, do not move them as they could live in the local area and taking them to a veterinary clinic would be pointless. 

 Unfortunately, in Dubai, we suffer from a huge number of abandoned pets and often we can't find their owner when searching for them as they may have left the country or have not registered with the authorities. If this is the case we would then look into rehoming them to a foster family and in the future arrange for adoption. 

This process reiterates the need for your pet to be microchipped and registered correctly. 

These further measures can be taken to ensure you and your pet are quickly reunited if separated:

1. Get a name tag engraved with your telephone number. 

2. Print posters and request that they are put up in veterinary clinics and public noticeboards. 

3. Join the many Facebook community pages that work to find lost owners and lost pets. 

If you need to register your pet or would like to purchase an engraved name tag please feel free to get in touch with us on 04 388 3827.