PawAlarm

Lost cat in Grays?Emergency help to bring your cat home fast.

Every hour counts – we get going right away and alert thousands of neighbours around the spot where your cat went missing. Every sighting comes straight to you.

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How it works

Within 60 minutes, thousands of neighbours see your pet: we put your alert on Facebook and Instagram, right around the spot where it went missing.

Every sighting reaches you instantly – by email and in your personal dashboard.

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Map of PawAlarm's search radius around Grays

How PawAlarm helps in Grays

This circle is who sees the alert: people who live, walk and drive around the last-seen spot in Grays — not your friends list. A neighbour two streets over, or someone passing through from the next town, is the person most likely to notice your cat.

≈ 390,000 neighbours within 6.2 mi
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Local help in Grays

These local services can help you search for a missing pet in Grays.

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What your PawAlarm alert does in Grays

The moment you start, we run your pet as a Facebook, Instagram & TikTok ad the whole neighbourhood sees — here is exactly what you get.

What you get

  • Free poster template (PDF)Print-ready PDF – ready to put up right away.Free
  • Personal dashboard – manage sightings & contact findersOne link, no password: every sighting, message and finder's phone number in one place.Free
  • Professionally optimised social-media campaignWe design, run & optimise the ads – no ad account needed.Professional
  • Private detective: shelters, vets & lost-pet registries alerted nearbyWe report your pet to shelters, vets, registries and Facebook groups nearby.Professional
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First steps if you lose your cat in Grays

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    Search the immediate area very thoroughly first — a frightened cat usually hides silently within a few houses, not far away.

    Tip from locals

    Begin with Grays Park, only 0.2 miles away, then Elm Road Open Space at 0.6 miles and Chafford Gorges Nature Park, 1.1 miles off, where a frightened cat may hide quietly.

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    Go out again after dark with a torch: cats move once it is quiet, and their eyes reflect the light under cars, sheds and hedges.

    Tip from locals

    After dark, check the cover along St Clement's Reach and the Chadwell New Cross Sewer, both about 0.7 miles away, where waterside vegetation gives a cat a quiet place to lie low.

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    Ask neighbours to open garages, sheds and cellars — cats slip inside unnoticed and get shut in.

    Tip from locals

    The A13, about 1.4 miles away, and the M25, around 2.5 miles out, are busy enough to keep a scared cat on one side, so ask neighbours nearest Grays to check sheds first.

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    Ask neighbours to check enclosed spaces again and share a recent photo with the last-seen place and time.

    Tip from locals

    Share the photo in Chafford Hundred, about 1.5 miles to the north-west, and Chadwell St Mary, around 1.7 miles to the east, the closest neighbourhoods to Grays.

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    Report her to the shelter, nearby vets and the microchip registry, then start a targeted alert that reaches the whole neighbourhood at once.

Frequently asked questions

How does PawAlarm help if my cat goes missing in Grays?

PawAlarm turns your missing-pet report into a search alert on Facebook and Instagram. It is shown to the people who live and get around near the spot where your cat was last seen – within 1 mi of Grays, that's about 32,000 people. The alert goes live within 60 minutes. Anyone who spots your cat reports the sighting on your search page, and you get it by email straight away.

My indoor cat escaped. Where should I look first?

Check your home and the area around the escape point carefully. Look under cover and ask the people next door to check inside sheds and garages. A frightened cat may stay hidden without answering your calls.

How to Find an Indoor Cat That Got Outside
How much does an alert cost in Grays?

Alerts in Grays start from £36. The price follows how far your alert reaches around the last-seen spot in Grays: 1 mi reaches about 32,000 people for £64, 1.8 mi reaches about 67,000 people for £220 and 3 mi reaches about 130,000 people for £575. You see the exact price before you pay, and there is no subscription.

Can I use PawAlarm in Grays for free?

Yes. A printable search poster with a QR code, your own search page where finders report sightings, sightings straight to your inbox and a personal dashboard with search tips are all free. You only pay for reach: the alert on Facebook and Instagram around Grays – a one-off payment, no subscription.

Where is the nearest animal shelter to Grays?

For Grays, we list Pippa's Army - Lost & Found Pets Havering & Thurrock. Phone: Contact via email or social media. Call before you go and ask about animals brought in recently.

Who rescues injured wild animals around Grays?

South Essex Wildlife Hospital rescues, rehabilitates and releases injured, orphaned or sick wild animals.

Source · checked 6 Oct 2026

What happens if a dead cat or dog is found on a road in Grays (Thurrock)?

Thurrock Council's Clean and Green team removes dead animals from public highways and council-owned land and scans them for a microchip. The contractor Pippa's Pets collects them from the council depot at Oliver Close and tries to return them to their owner, and animals without a chip that cannot be linked to an owner are disposed of.

Source · checked 9 Oct 2026

I found a cat in Grays — who takes it in?

Found animals in Grays are handled by Thurrock Council - Animal Care and Control (Dog Warden Service). Phone: 01375 652955. You can also report the find for free on PawAlarm.

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Pricing

Searching in Grays: start for free or alert everyone nearby

The search poster and search page for your cat are free. With Professional, we show your alert to about 32,000 people within 1 mi of Grays – on Facebook and Instagram, live in 60 minutes.

Free

Everything for searching on the ground

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  • Printable search poster with QR code
  • Your own search page where finders report sightings
  • Sightings straight to your inbox
  • Personal dashboard and search tips
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Put the whole area on the lookout

from £36one-time

Grays: ≈ 32,000 neighbours within 1 mi

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  • Your alert in front of thousands of neighbours on Facebook and Instagram
  • Live in 60 minutes – stop anytime
  • Private detective: we alert shelters, vets and Facebook groups nearby
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One-time payment – no subscription.

Shown on to ~390,000 neighbours in Grays.

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