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Have
you lost a pet and don't know what to do?
What
can you do?
Loss of your pet is a time of great anxiety both for you and your pet.
The
following will provide you with some basic steps you can take to help effect a
reunion with your pet.
Firstly it is essential to provide a good description of your pet. You will need
to be able to provide a detailed description based on breed, colour, sex, area
animal missing from, any other identification (such as tattoos etc.) that they
have, day, date and time (if known) that your pet went missing, and also contact
numbers.
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STEP
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Contact
the local Council local laws department and advise them that your pet
is missing. It is also worth contacting neighbouring Councils in case
your pet is found over your Council boundary.
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STEP
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Visit your
local Council pound facility, not just once, but regularly, as
pets sometimes are presented days or weeks later. A large number of
animals pass through pounds, and sometimes your description over the
telephone, especially cross breeds, can be misinterpreted.
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STEP
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Contact
the animal welfare societies in your area. The numbers can be located
in the Yellow Pages under "animal welfare". It is advisable
to contact all that are listed, even if they are out of your local
area. Animals have been known to travel great distances and there is
the possibility that the animal could have been picked up and taken
out of the area.
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STEP
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Contact
veterinarians in your local area and after hours emergency
veterinarian centres to advise that the animal is missing.
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STEP
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Door knock
or letter drop your local area. Cats especially can be locked in
garages or under houses. Ask your neighbours to please check
around their houses.
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STEP
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Place
notices in the local shops & Buildings advising that the animal is
missing. It is beneficial if you can include a recent photograph of
the animal. Using a NetPets Poster makes this easier.
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STEP
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Contact
the local media. Local newspapers can place an ad in the "lost
and found" section of the newspaper. Radio stations may announce
lost animals in the community announcement sections.
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STEP
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Contact
Central Animal Records (if the animal has a microchip) and advise that
your pet is missing. This also gives the opportunity to confirm your
contact details so that we can contact you the moment they are
contacted with the whereabouts of your pet.
Details
for Central Animal Records are below:
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Good luck,
we wish you every success in locating your pet.
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Central
Animal Records (Aust.) Pty Ltd
22 Fiveways Boulevard
Keysborough VIC 3173
AUSTRALIA
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| Telephone |
03
9706 3187
+ 61 3 9706 3187 (International)
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| Facsimile |
03
9706 3198
+ 61 3 9706 3198 (International)
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| Email
- General Enquiries |
info@car.com.au |
| Email
- Webmaster |
webmaster@car.com.au |
| Animal
Recovery Service ONLY |
1800
333 202 - For people who have found a Pet and know the microchip
or tag details |
Microchip
identification should provide you with some peace of mind, because it
provides a
permanent link to you as an owner, both now and in to the future, for
the life of your pet.
There is a
network of readers across Australia, and agencies routinely scanning all
unidentified strays, and our experience is that recoveries are frequent
and sometimes your pet may be located even years later or in other
States.
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Have
you found a pet and don't know what to do?
IF
YOU HAVE FOUND AN ANIMAL!!!
Contact the Veterinary clinics in your area,
(the owners may have rung there first looking for their pet).
Contact your local Council/Shire.
Contact
the RSPCA Animal Welfare Center in your area.
Place ads in the local papers, all ads for FOUND animals are FREE.
Contact local radio stations that do Lost & Found.
Check in your local neighbourhood to see if any one is missing their pet.
Put up flyers at local shopping centers with a photo and description of the
animal.
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