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Your pet should be wearing visible ID at all
times and have a microchip.
Found a Pet?
If
the owner does not come do not place a free to good home ad. People
sell animals like this to labs and blood banks and they are used for
fighting rings. Charge a fee of at least $25 and write down the adopters
driver's license info. You can always wave the fee after you check
the people out. Don't feel weird following up later. Tell them you will. If
the owner does come ask for family photos with the pet or vet records.
Don't give away too much info in the ad. If you feel odd about taking
reward money -suggest that they make a donation to a Local Rescue
Organization.
Lost Your Pet?
1.
Check
local shelters at least every 72 hours. The time limit to keep a stray is
only 3 days. The longest would be 10 days for county. The faster you find
them the better don't wait around.
2. Register your lost pet
with the shelters and rescue groups- provide as much information as necessary - even a
color flyer to post on the wall. Renew report each week. Don't expect them
to be able to find your dog for you.
3. Place a LOST advertisement in the Daily Press, Penney Saver or other
local publications incase your dog is being taken care of and not in the
shelter. Place the ad for 1 month, then cancel when your dog is found.
Most people watch for the owner to place the LOST ad and not place a found
ad (for the safety of the animal)
4. Place lost flyers at the pet stores in your area and in your
neighborhood and grocery stores.
5. Do not give up - it may take 30 or more days for your pet to be picked
up or dropped off at a shelter. The more you show interest at a shelter
the more they know people really care about their pets. Please be aware that dogs
without identification, microchip, or Rabies tag in this area only receive
72 hours for the animal's owner to locate them. Then the dog is euthanized
or placed up
for public adoption, if not adopted they are euthanized. SO PLEASE look for your pet as though it was a child -he/she
needs your help.
6. Find out if your shelter has a shelter walker or someone who takes
pictures. Tell them about your pet and provide a photo.
Check your
shelter's web page until your pet is found. Only a fraction of the pets
are photographed -but you could get lucky.
Where
oh where has my owner gone? Where oh where could he be? He hasn’t
bothered to look for me so
now I’ll be put to sleep. Please, LOOK for your pet, he needs
you. Don't assume someone has taken him in and provided a loving
home. Even if they are adopted you have no idea what type of home
they are in and how they are being treated!
About
Microchips
Check
all shelters listed on
main
menu & GO THERE
Penney
Saver Ads: 1-800-995-3333 $5/week 25 words. Ads placed M-F will come out
the following week
Daily
Press: 760-241-7733 Found Ad: 3 lines 3 days Free -Please let it run about
a month. Lost: 3 lines 3 days $12.47, 8days $19.02, 14 days $25.95, 30
days $46.75, Approximate Prices -based on how many Sundays it will run.
Prices are subject to change and may not be current. Also, call the Star , the Sun and Valley
Wide papers.
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