10 Basic Steps to Find Your Lost Pet
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10 Basic Steps to Find Your Lost Pet |
Losing a pet is a traumatic experience, but it is extremely important that you do not let the emotion of the moment interfere with the 10 Basic Steps necessary to try and recover your missing pet.
There are a number of things to be done and they must be done quickly. It is best if you can share the tasks with other family members or friends so that each one can be done quickly. Below is a checklist that should help you in organizing your efforts.
Assign each task to one of your family members or a friend and then when it has been completed, check it off of the list. This way it will be done quickly and you will be able to see, at any one time, what has been done and what is left to do. You should have all of these tasks completed or started within the first two days.
Print this page on your computer printer and you are ready to start! Don't wait, do it now! Good Luck !
| TASK NO. | WHO'S TASK | WHAT TO DO | CHECK DONE |
| 1. | ______ | Set a regular daily schedule to check www.found-pets.org web site for photos of found animals that might be your pet. Photos are updated daily between 19:30 and 07:30. Follow instructions on the site. | ____ |
| 2. | ______ | Create a Lost Pet poster using a recent photograph of your pet and print at least 100 copies at a local print shop. Keep it short and use the largest lettering that will fit on an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet. Do this whether or not you have a recent photo of your pet. | ____ |
| 3. | ______ | Distribute the posters in your neighborhood, place them in convenience markets, gas stations, laundromats, etc. | ____ |
| 4. | ______ | Call Pima Animal Care at 243-5900 and give them information on your lost pet. | ____ |
| 5. | ______ | Call the Humane Society of Southern Arizona and file a Lost Pet Report with their Lost & Found Department at 327-6088, extension 111. | ____ |
| 6. | ______ | Place an ad in the Tucson Newspapers classified section "Lost", at 573-4343. | ____ |
| 7. | ______ | Check the Tucson Newspapers Lost & Found section daily. | ____ |
| 8. | ______ | Visit the Pima Animal Care Center every few days and view the found animals in person. | ____ |
| 9. | ______ | Visit the Humane Society every few days and view the found animals in person. | ____ |
| 10. | ______ | Send a recent photo to Found! to add to their Lost Pet page. A digital photo e-mailed to us is the fastest method. Send by regular mail if you do not have a digital photo. For more info click here. Lost Pet Page info. | ____ |
Keep these activities up for at least four weeks.
Don't give up, your pet may be out there looking for you.
PRINT OUT THIS CHECKLIST AND START NOW!
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