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LOST OR FOUND A PET??? Microchip AND Tag your pets
- Make sure microchips are registered! Many found pets have microchips
that AREN'T registered to anyone except the location (vet office or shelter) where the chip was implanted. *Microchips:
after registering your microchip, call the company back a few days later to make sure they have your correct information in
their system. Be aware that microchips can move around and not be found in a scan with a wand and also there are several
different microchip companies using different wands to locate chips. If a different wand is used on your pet it
may not read the microchip. We recommend microchips and tags to be double safe your pets can get home safely,
if lost. *Microchips and Tags: Use 2 contact numbers - if
you use a home number, and are on vacation, your pet could be euthanized by the time you return home. Use a cell number
and/or give a relatives or neighbors number.*Use your address - then if a neighbor finds
your pet, they can just return it home rather than call animal control. Remember: neighbors and good samaritans
don't have microchip wands and need easily visable information to contact a pets owner. - Vaccinate
your Pet - just in case your pet ever ends up in a shelter, humane organization, or someone's
home and has contact with other pets, they should be safe from disease.
- Spay
or Neuter your Pet - we're in a pet population crisis and about 40,000 animals
will be euthanized this year in Southern Nevada. Please be part of the solution. Click on link below to see a
ch. 8 story regarding shelter overcrowding and euthansia rates(http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?s=6851692)
- If your pet gets lost - put up flyers in your nieghborhood, check the websites
of the local shelters, go to the shelter and look for your pet, fill out a "lost" report at the shelter, check the
newspaper for a "found" ad, check Craigslist and other community websites, and check other humane orgs who may end
up with your pet.
- If you find a pet - If no tags, you can take animal
to a local vet and have it scanned for a chip, place a (free) "FOUND" ad in the local newspaper, if you call
Animal Control, note in the ad which shelter the animal is going to, or call the humane orgs or breed specific rescues for
assistance.
MORE INFO ON LOST/FOUND PETS LOST/FOUND PETS If
you find a pet: - Contact Animal Control
- Contact the
Lied Animal Shelter if you live in Clark County, City of LV or City of NLV. (Lied Contact info: 384-3333 or http://www.liedanimalshelter.org/lostpets.html ) If you choose to keep the lost pet in your home, PLEASE file a "Found Report" with the animal
shelter in your area. Note: City of Henderson had their own shelter.
- Check for a microchip or tag. Most
Vet offices will scan a found animal's microchip for free.
- Run a FREE "Found" ad in the Las Vegas
Review Journal. Their number is 383-0383. Also, check the "lost" ads for the pets owner.
- Put up posters
in your neighborhood, local pet supply stores and vet offices.
- Post a Found
ad on Craigslist.
- NOTE: Be careful not to release too much information about the pet such as the gender or
particular identifying marks. Withhold a few details and require the owner to identify those details. Sadly, some
folks get a hold of animals for bait dogs for dog-fighting or for research or just to obtain a free animal. Please exercise
caution and personal safety.
IF YOU LOSE A PET: - GO,
in person, to the Lied Animal Shelter (or City of Henderson shelter if you live in Henderson or close to the LV &
Henderson border). If your pet is not there, file a lost report. Check back daily. Your pet may not show
up there for days/weeks. It is up to you to check visually in person or check the website (although, the website may
not always have up to date info) NOTE: YOU MUST TAKE IDENTIFYING DOCUMENTS (shot records,
pictures, etc) AND A PICTURE ID TO CLAIM YOUR PET. You will NOT be able to claim
your pet without these documents.
- Run a LOST ad in the Review Journal.
- Put posters of
your pet in your neighborhood, local pet supply stores, vet offices, etc.
- Make sure microchip information is up to
date.
- Check with local rescue groups. see links on LINKS page.
- IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET YOUR
PET BACK, GO TO Lied Animal Clinic, PETCO OR PETSMART AND TAG YOUR ANIMAL in addition to a Registered microchip.
- Post an ad on Craigslist.
- Spay/Neuter your pet. They'll be less likely
to roam.
If you have other suggestions for lost/found pet owners, please email us and we'll post the info.
Good Luck!
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