| LISTED BELOW ARE SEVERAL IDEAS TO HELP FIND LOST PETS:
--Act fast!! Don't wait days hoping lost pets will just come home. The
longer you wait, the further away they could wander, or they could be hurt and in need of
medical attention. Also, many animal shelters only wait about four days before
destroying pets.
--Thoroughly search the area. Call your pet, and check any places that
lost pets could
have become trapped, such as basements, garages, sheds, vehicles, etc. Find
a good photograph of your pet and ask all neighbors and passer-bys
if they've seen him.
--If your pet is capable of covering a lot of distance, get in your car or
on a bicycle and begin looking and calling right away. Get help from family
and neighbors if possible. Make sure someone is home to answer the phone.
If someone finds your lost pet, they will call the number on his pet id tags or simply
bring him home.
--If your pet remains lost, check every animal shelter in the area every
day. Put up "lost pets" signs in your neighborhood and in local post offices,
libraries, grocery stores, pet stores, and vets. Inform your vet and groomer
that your pet is lost in case someone brings him in. Immediately place ads
in local newspapers. Consider offering a reward, in case someone may have
stolen or kept your pet as a "stray."
--Use the radio. Many radio stations broadcast lost pet information for free.
Be sure to call all your local radio stations. Give them very detailed
information on where the pet was lost, its description, and how to contact
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