WHEN YOUR PET IS
MISSING
WHEN NO AMOUNT OF WHISTLING AND HOLLERING YOUR PET'S NAME BRINGS THEM HOME, PANIC CAN SET IN QUICKLY .
REMAIN CALM AND GET BUSY WITH THIS PLAN OF ACTION TO HAVE THEM SAFELY BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
1. Begin the search immediately in and around your home. Check any enclosed spaces or favourite places of your pet, under beds or behind sheds. Search areas repeatedly and at different times of the day.
2. Search around the neighbourhood and check with your neighbours; they may have taken your pet in if he was found roaming. ask if you can search their yards and garages.
3. Report your pet missing to the company that has the microchip data base. Contact local animal shelters, police the animal control agency and the humane society. Depending on your pets character, if they haven't shown up by feeding time or bedtime, file a lost animal report with the shelters and animal agencies in your area. the more agencies you register your pet missing with, the better.
4. Check animal agency websites regularly because some are updated every couple of hours. Visit agencies in person, especially if your pet wasn't wearing any identification. Check with local animal hospitals in case your pet was in an accident.
5. Make posters with a full description and a recent fulL colour photograph of your pet. Distribute them around your neighbourhood and in neighbours' mailboxes, as well as to veterinarian offices,supermarkets and local businesses.
6. Place a lost ad in your local community newspaper. Ask your local radio station if the'll mention your lost pet offer a reward for any information leading to your pet's safe return.
THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE
BY
OTTAWA PET CAB
613- 858-8294
