LOOK
or even drive around the neighborhood. Ask people if they have seen
your pet. You could offer a reward. Try looking at night. Sometimes
lost animals hide during the day.
VISIT
the shelter PERSONALLY. Only you know your pet. Your description
may vary drastically from the shelter's description. Try at least every
3 days if not more often.
CONTACT
veterinary clinics in your area. Your pet may have been injured and
taken to a vet for treatment. Vets must limit treatment until a legal
owner is found, so DON'T DELAY.
POST
lost pet signs in post offices, shopping centers, stores, community
bulletin boards, and list daytime and evening phone numbers.
ADVERTISE
in the Lost and Found column of newspapers and radio ads. Check newspapers
daily for "found" ads...don't rule out any possibility by
always completely accepting descriptions as wrong only because of things
such as the color of a collar, location found, even sex of the animal.
If a local radio station has a lost and found pet broadcast, notify
them.
ASK
neighbors to check their barns, garages, sheds...your pet may have been
closed in by mistake.
CATS-
A good time to check for cats is early in the morning and later in the
evening when the neighborhood activities have quieted down and your
cat may feel safer in venturing out from a hiding place...LOOK
UNDER AND UP...
DON'T
give up easily. Your pet may wander for several days or be taken in
by someone who is not looking in the right place for you.
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USE
a permanent magic marker to write your home phone number on your pet's
collar (tags alone can be lost).
MAKE SURE
that your pets always wear current I.D. tags.
HAVE
written descriptions (size, color, weight, markings) of your pets on
hand in case they do get lost.
LEAVE
someone else that cares for your pet a copy of this page.
KEEP
your pets at home!
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