Lost & Found Contacts
Below is information about the shelters that serve San Diego. If you’ve lost a pet, it is important to note that they sometimes end up in a different area of the county than you think they may be, so please check all of the shelters listed below immediately and often. Sometimes pets end up in the shelter system immediately and sometimes it takes a while so please keep looking!
If you’ve lost or found an animal in San Diego County and the cities of Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, San Diego, Santee and Solana Beach, visit the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services Shelters Web site or shelters.
San Diego Shelters
Central Shelter - Linda Vista
5480 Gaines Street
San Diego, CA 92110-2887
619.236.4250
North Shelter - Carlsbad
2481 Palomar Airport Road
Carlsbad, CA 92011-1531
760.438.2312 or 760.746.7307
South Shelter - Bonita
5821 Sweetwater Road
Bonita, CA 91902-2219
619.263.7741
Hours at all County shelters are:
Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Closed Sundays, Mondays and Holidays
Shelters in the San Diego Region
If you’ve lost or found an animal in another area of San Diego, visit the web sites or shelters below.
Cities of Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, and National City
Chula Vista Animal Care Facility
130 Beyer Way
Chula Vista, CA 91911
619.691.5123
City of Coronado
Coronado Animal Control Facility
1015 Sixth Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118-1897
619.522.7371
Cities of El Cajon and La Mesa
El Cajon Animal Shelter
1275 North Marshall Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92020
619.441.1580 - public
619.448.7383 – dog licensing
Cities of Escondido, San Marcos, and Poway
Escondido Humane Society
3450 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92027
760.888.BARK (2275)
Cities of Oceanside and Vista
North County Humane Society and SPCA
San Diego Humane Society and S.P.C.A. 2905 San Luis Rey Road
Oceanside, CA 92054
760.757.4357 ext. 5
Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton Animal Shelter
Marine Corps Base
Building 25132
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055
Phone: 760.725.8120
(no web site)
Humane Societies & No-kill Shelters in the San Diego Area
Helen Woodward Animal Care Center
6461 El Apajo Road
Rancho Sante Fe, CA 92067
858.756.4117
Rancho Coastal Humane Society
389 Requeza
Encinitas, CA 92024
760.753.6413
San Diego Humane Society and S.P.C.A.
5500 Gaines Street
San Diego, CA 92110