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Retrieving Lost Pets

Click here for some tips to follow if you lose your pet.

Click here for some links to help you in your search.

PETS NEED IDENTIFICATION!

Preventing Your Animal From Becoming Lost by the PetShelter Network

 

       

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

Don't give up your search!


Here are some tips to follow if you loose your pet.
  •  VISIT (don't just call) your local and nearby animal shelters
  •  Make flyers with your pets photograph, description and contact information!
     Hang them and pass them out!
  • Visit your neighborhood.  Walk around, ask your neighbors if they have seen your missing pet.
  • Contact your local radio station and newspaper to run ads describing your  lost pet!

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

Don't give up your search!

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Here are some links to help you:

Finding a lost pet - Where to start

Is your dog lost? Here's how to increase your chances of getting him back!

How to find a lost cat or dog.

HSUS Finding a lost pet

Sherlock Bones

WonderPuppy.net - Lost and Found information

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PETS NEED IDENTIFICATION!   

Don't forget pets need either a collar with id tags, microchip or tattoo and  CONSTANT SUPERVISION! DON'T LET YOUR PET ROAM!

Be responsible... know where your pet is at all times!

For more information on microchips    Grain-sized microchip can be Fido's ticket home!

For information on tattooing

Illinois missing pet network

Pet Tags

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Preventing Your Animal From Becoming Lost by the PetShelter Network

Nobody wants to experience the heartache and trauma of losing a beloved companion animal. There are a number of preventative measures that can be taken to prevent this tragedy:

  •  NEVER leave your animal alone unsupervised where he can be seen or taken.
  •  Make sure your animal has proper identification on at all times. This is
    the single most important thing you can do to protect your animal!

Microchips are highly recommended, because they are a permanent form of identification.

 Medical research labs will not accept animals with tattoos or microchips!

To read more about microchipping , pet licensing, or pet identification

  • When you leave for vacations, make sure your animal is in capable hands in a safe environment where the animal will be well-cared for.
  • Keep your animals calm and safely confined during storms or on loud holidays, such as the 4th of July. Thunderstorms and fireworks often terrify animals and cause them to flee.
  • Develop a relationship with your neighbors and stay on the lookout for suspicious activity.

 

THANK YOU from the PetShelter Network!

 

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