The Fremont Police Department’s Animal Services Unit manages the Tri-City Animal Shelter, which handles lost and found animals across Fremont, Union City, and Newark. If your dog goes missing in any of these three cities, this is where to start your search. The shelter’s primary focus is reuniting lost pets with their owners, so staff will check incoming animals against lost dog reports daily.

Beyond reuniting lost dogs with their families, the shelter provides medical care for injured animals and processes pet licensing for Fremont residents. Animal Services Officers respond directly to animal-related calls throughout Fremont, so if someone spots your dog and reports it, officers may be able to locate and bring it to the shelter.

The shelter’s approach centers on keeping people and their dogs together whenever possible. Staff work with compassion and respect, understanding how stressful it is when a dog goes missing. They maintain detailed records of found animals and cross-reference them with lost pet reports, which is why getting your dog’s information to them quickly matters.

Union City and Newark each have their own dedicated Animal Services Officers who respond to concerns in their jurisdictions, so if your dog was last seen in either of those cities, those officers would be your first point of contact. However, animals found in any of the three cities may end up at this central shelter.

When you contact the shelter about a missing dog, have a clear description ready—including color, size, distinctive markings, collar or tag information, and the exact location and time you last saw your dog. Photos help tremendously. If your dog is microchipped, make sure to contact your microchip company as well, since that’s often how shelters identify owners when there’s no collar. Staff can also check whether any unclaimed dogs matching your description have come through recently.