- Contact your local Animal Protection and Animal Control Agencies immediately. Note: If giving a report by phone be prepared to give a detailed physical description. It is always best to come view the animals in person and if possible, leave a photograph with the agencies.
- Place an advertisement in the lost and found section of the local newspapers.
- Contact surrounding veterinary clinics.
- Make flyers using a clear photograph and detailed description of your pet for placement in all locations of inquiry.
- Most lost cats tend to stay in the general vicinity from which they disappeared. It is rare that they would wander out of the immediate neighborhood, unless perhaps, they were recently moved. Be patient and creative in your search.
- A lost dog will tend to travel into the oncoming wind. This should be your first direction of search.
After you find your pet, report back to all the facilities where you left a report. This reduces existing paperwork, and increases the agencies ability to match other lost pets, with their owners. Spay or neuter your pet. This will alleviate your pet's desire to roam and has many other benefits.
Keep Identification on your Pets at All Times!
Register microchips in a national registry and write the number in your pets records.
