Tips for Finding a Lost Pet

• Thoroughly search your property and neighborhood on foot calling your pet's name. Check under porches, in and under vehicles, in sheds and garages, drainage pipes and any other possible hiding places.

• Go door to door. Take a picture of your pet with you. Enlist help from animal lovers you meet.

• Make posters. Click Here for a printable Lost Pet poster.
  Be sure you have a clear photo and a detailed description of your pet. Offer a reward! Don't forget to put your phone number on the posters, but not your address.
  --Hand out the posters to neighbors.
  --Leave them on the doors of the people who aren't home.
  --Post them at animal shelters, veterinarians, groomers, trainers, pet stores, gas stations, restaurants and the pet food aisle of grocery stores.
  (Ask permission to post the signs and remove them when your pet is found.)

• Go to ALL local shelters. Most agencies do not have the manpower to post lost/found listings quickly. Visit the shelters, take a picture of your pet and provide them with an accurate description. Check back at least every other day.
  Click here for a list of area shelters.

• Place an ad in the lost and found section of your newspaper. Check the lost and found ads daily.
  Local Newspaper Information

  If someone responds to your ad, use caution! Do not have the caller come to your home. Suggest meeting in front of your local law enforcement agency. Do not meet the caller alone.

• Leave items with a familiar scent outside your home. These items can attract your pet who may have become disoriented.

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