Guides
Practical guides
The useful steps when an item or a pet has gone missing, in the order to take them, and the offices to contact in Germany.
Lost your keys? What to do now
Lost your keys? Where to look, who to inform, and how a key tag without an address lets whoever finds it reach you.
Lost pet: the first steps
Has your dog or cat gone missing? The essential steps: search the area, inform the animal shelter and the lost and found office, report your pet to a registry.
Lost bag, suitcase or wallet: what to do
Lost a suitcase, backpack, laptop bag or wallet? Where to look, who to tell, and what to block if it held cards, ID or a laptop.
The lost and found office: how it works
What a lost and found office does, how to report a loss or hand in a found item, and the rules on finder's reward and time limits.