Wildlife Lost & Found

Wildlife

We provide free veterinary treatment and care for any injured wildlife.

Members of the public are able to bring in injured wildlife to our hospitals where our clinicians will triage the animal and provide it with emergency treatment until it can be transferred for advanced care and rehabilitation with a wildlife care organisation.

When presenting wildlife to our hospital you will be asked to complete a Good Samaritan form, including the details of where you found the animal, so that if possible, the animal will be released into the appropriate location after it is rehabilitated.

Please note that we are unable to accept snakes or bats for treatment due to occupational health and safety issues.

Lost and found animals

We keep lost and found records for any members of the public who contact us to report their pet missing, or if they have found one.

If you have lost your pet, please phone us so we can record yours and your pet’s information. In the event that somebody reports an animal with similar description we will contact you immediately. Don’t forget to also register your pet as ‘lost’ with your local council, the RSPCA and any veterinary or after hours clinics in your area.

If you have found a pet, similarly we can record yours and the animals details in our registry. We are able to scan an animal for a microchip at no cost to you. We may then be able to locate the owner through the microchip database.

Should the animal appear injured, we can provide free veterinary care and treatment until the owner can be located.

At Pet Emergency, we work closely with animal welfare organisations, local councils and other entities to try and reunite lost and found animals with their owners.