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What to do if your pet gets lost
Without proper identification, you might
never find your pet if they become lost. Here's what to do if
this tragedy happens:
If your pet does become lost, don't delay.
Take the following steps to help bring your companion animal
home to safety.
- Act fast! Don't waste
days hoping your pet will come home. The sooner you begin your
search, the better the odds of finding him.
- Search your
neighborhood or area where your pet was lost and let people
know she's missing. You may want to offer a reward. Call your
pet's name and check any places she could have become trapped,
such as in garages or under vehicles. A lost pet often will
hide during the day, so be sure to go out again at night with
a flashlight and call for her. Sometimes a can of food can
lure a hungry and scared pet to you.
- Check with your local shelters
every day. Don't just call -- visit the shelter to
search for your pet. Many animals are difficult to describe
over the phone, and only you really know what your pet looks
like.
- Call all animal control
agencies in your town and surrounding areas. Animal
control officers work through the police department and pick
up stray animals. Call them or check their shelters at least
every two days.
- Make "lost pet" signs
using your pet's photo. Put them up in your neighborhood and
in post offices, libraries, pet supply stores, veterinary
offices and grocery stores.
- Inform your veterinarian
and groomer that your pet is lost in case they
receive a call.
- Place ads in local
newspapers and offer a reward in case someone found your
untagged pet and was thinking of keeping him.
- Watch the found ads.
Respond to any that might be close to your pet's description.
A week of wandering the streets can make white pets look drab
gray, and the ad's description might not exactly fit.
- Call your local radio stations.
Some radio stations will broadcast lost pet information for
free. Give them very detailed information on where your pet
was lost, her description and how to contact you.
Please, for your pet's sake, show you care by properly
identifying them
"My
Pet ID Collar".
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