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Lost & Found Pets
Missing a pet? Lost a pet? Stolen pet? Found pet?
What to do?
ACT FAST!
Email Sophie ASAP to work on your missing pet case!
Time is crucial when you have lost or found a pet, waste no time.
- Canvass the neighborhood immediately! Walk area of where pet was last seen (if driving pet may not be able to smell you or hear you & vice versa). If you have found a pet, always keep a leash & snacks in your car with you. If animal is approachable, leash it and ask pet to lead you to it's home. Walk around area asking others if they know who pet belongs to. Watch for clues from said pet. Follow your intuition as well as the dogs!
- Call your local police dept. Let them know you have lost or found a pet. Some police depts have pet holding facilities BEFORE animal goes to POUND. Some people when loosing a pet tend to call their police dept just like if it were a missing persons report. Apparently you can even contact the FBI National Crime Center (NCIC) if your pet is microchipped & was stolen to file a report.
- Call your local shelters. Let them know you have lost or missing pet. If your pet is missing not ony call local shelters but VISIT THEM DAILY TO LOOK FOR YOUR PET! Descriptions can vary in communication, mistakes happen, miscommunication happens, shelters are busy the front desk person sometimes has NO CLUE about the pets brought in by animal control officers and do not keep track of it, you must use your own eyeballs or enlistment of friends/family to help you LOOK in person! HOWEVER, if it's a found pet you must also take found pet there (or vet clinic) to check for a microchip by having shelter use a scanner over pets body to see if anything shows up on pets owner. The animal shelter I volunteer at advised me they once had a chip scan from overseas, the dog was registered in Belguim! They were able to reunite the pet and human! Vet offices also have chip scanners. It DOES NOT cost you anything but your time to have a pet scanned for a microchip, it is a FREE SERVICE. If someone wants to charge you then RUN! Then tweet about it and call local officials and raise a stink!
- Call your local vet let them know you have lost or found a pet.
- If you can foster pet that is great which is the better alternative to the shelter aka pound. Truth is shelter are full & time is limited for that animal. Chance of them being adopted are very slim. They have a great chance of being put to sleep. Even if they have a chip, sometimes mistakes happen and the wrong pet gets PTS before owner has a chance to arrive or figure out
- Post flyers around town. DO NOT list your home address, only a contact phone or email is fine. Picture of animal is crucial. Create a FREE blog, post info on there then post it everywhere online, emails, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, etc. DAILY!
- Google your local free pet posting ads online & add info to their data base. Your newspaper, your Craigslist, etc.
- Contact the media, get them involved to help you relocate your missing pet or the found pet! Radio Stations, News Stations, Newspapers!
- Hire a Pet Detective | Pet Psychic | Animal Communicator for additional resources.
PREVENTION TIPS
- Don't leave your dog unattended in your fenced in yard. Dogs jump fences, dig under fences, people steal dogs from fenced in yards, evil people slip toxic posion foods to dogs over the fences, someone like a child or lawnscaper or maintenance person may leave your fence gate open & your dog will slip away! Don't let your cats wonder outside, keep them inside where they are safe! Don't let your dogs wonder the neighborhood either! I don't care if you live in a rural area, cars, tractors, dognappers & dog fighters, hunters, sick minded individuals are lurking everywhere! City, suburbs and countryside. No animals is safe wondering loose without YOU! End of story! Why take a chance of loosing your beloved pet? THINK!
- Be cautious with strangers asking about your dog & where you live when out on walks!
- Never leave your dog unattended in a car.
- Don't tie your dog outside the store.
- Have your pet microchipped.
- Have recent photos of your pet.
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