If you have lost your cat, dog or ferret identified by electronic chip or by tattoo, you can report its loss to the National Domestic Carnivore Identification File (I-cad).

To make the declaration of loss, you must be in possession of identification number of your pet. This number appears on the registration card provided by I-cad after his identification, if he was born in your country, or after his acquisition.

Your veterinarian can also communicate it to you in case of need.

The declaration of loss of your pet allows you to inform people who may be able to find it (veterinarians, pounds...) that you are looking for it.

Reporting the loss of a cat, dog or ferret

If you just bought your pet and you are not yet registered as a holder in the I-cad, you can request the I-cad to be registered temporarily as a holder.

Contact the I-cad by e-mail with your name, first name, postal address and identification number of your pet.

This temporary registration will allow you to be contacted if your pet is found. It is valid for 2 months.

Once your pet has been found, you should quickly regularize your situation with the I-cad in order to be permanently registered as a keeper.

Know that an animal found wandering and impounded is kept for a clear period of 8 working days.

The animal is returned to you after payment of the custody fee.

At the end of the 8-day period, if you have not claimed your pet, it is considered abandoned and becomes the property of the pound manager.

After a veterinary surgeon has given his opinion, the animal is transferred free of charge to an animal protection foundation or association or is euthanized.

State services (veterinary inspectors, administration officials, state veterinarians, municipal police officers, rural rangers, customs officers) can return your stray animal without prior impounding. In this case, the animal is returned to you after payment of a lump sum fixed by a municipal decree.

In addition to reporting to I-cad, check with veterinarians, shelters or animal associations near you if your pet has not been found.

The function around me of theFilalapat application, offered by I-Cad, allows you to easily and quickly locate veterinarians, shelters and pounds as well as animals found around you.

Your city hall can also give you the contact details of the pickup service and the pound competent for the territory of your commune.

Private websites also offer the possibility to run search ads and tips for conducting research.

Establish a search area around your home that you will gradually expand by putting up posters.

Once your pet is found, remember to report it to the I-cad.

If you have lost your unidentified cat, dog or ferret, private websites offer you the possibility to run search ads and tips to conduct your searches.

Check with veterinarians, shelters or animal associations near you if your pet has not been found.

Your city hall can also give you the contact details of the competent pickup service and pound for the territory of the municipality.

Know that an animal found wandering and impounded is kept for a clear period of 8 working days.

The animal is returned to you after payment of the custody fee.

At the end of the 8-day period, if you have not claimed your pet, it is considered abandoned and becomes the property of the pound manager.

After a veterinary surgeon has given his opinion, the animal is transferred free of charge to an animal protection foundation or association or is euthanized.

State services (veterinary inspectors, administration officials, state veterinarians, municipal police officers, rural rangers, customs officers) can return your stray animal without prior impounding. In this case, the animal is returned to you after payment of a lump sum fixed by a municipal decree.

Also, set up a search area around your home that you will gradually expand by putting up posters.

If your pet belongs to a protected wild species, you can report its loss to the National Non-Domestic Animal Identification Register (I-fap).

To make this declaration, you must be in possession of identification number of your pet.

This number appears on the registration card provided by I-fap following its identification, if it was born in your home, or its acquisition.

The declaration of loss of your pet allows you to inform people who may find it (veterinarians, shelters, firefighters...) that you are looking for it.

Identification of protected wildlife (I-fap) - User area

Know that an animal found wandering and impounded is kept for a clear period of 8 working days.

The animal is returned to you after payment of the custody fee.

At the end of the 8-day period, if you have not claimed your pet, it is considered abandoned and becomes the property of the pound manager.

After a veterinary surgeon has given his opinion, the animal is transferred free of charge to an animal protection foundation or association or is euthanized.

State services (veterinary inspectors, administration officials, state veterinarians, municipal police officers, rural rangers, customs officers) can return your stray animal without prior impounding. In this case, the animal is returned to you after payment of a lump sum fixed by a municipal decree.

In addition to reporting to I-fap, check with veterinarians, shelters or animal associations near you if your pet has not been found.

Your city hall can also give you the contact details of the competent pickup service and pound for the territory of the municipality.

Establish a search area around your home that you will gradually expand by putting up posters.

Once your pet is found, remember to report it to I-fap.

If your pet is not identified, check with veterinarians, shelters or animal associations near you if it has not been found.

Your city hall can also give you the contact details of the competent pickup service and pound for the territory of the municipality.

Know that an animal found wandering and impounded is kept for a clear period of 8 working days.

The animal is returned to you after payment of the custody fee.

At the end of the 8-day period, if you have not claimed your pet, it is considered abandoned and becomes the property of the pound manager.

After a veterinary surgeon has given his opinion, the animal is transferred free of charge to an animal protection foundation or association or is euthanized.

State services (veterinary inspectors, administration officials, state veterinarians, municipal police officers, rural rangers, customs officers) can return your stray animal without prior impounding. In this case, the animal is returned to you after payment of a lump sum fixed by a municipal decree.

Also, set up a search area around your home that you will gradually expand by putting up posters.