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April 2017
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would in a criminal case. Step IV. Distribute flyers
and while you post them, speak to neighbors and
remind the neighborhood kids that they can get a
reward for information that leads to finding your pet.
Step V. Use a social media outlet that will spread the
word fast. Make note of any contractors that were in
the neighborhood that day. The pet many times is
seen by the lawn crew.
Step VI. After the first day, you can have mailers
sent to certain zip codes. Get the flyer to the
Humane Society and rescue
groups. Many times, a finder will
have picked the dog up while
traveling in their car. They do not
live in the area and they are only
passing through when suddenly
your dog appears in a busy inter-
section. They open the door and
call the dog, he or she jumps in
and it is off to the next county.
Most of those people will come
back to look for flyers.
Prevention
The most important thing for
you to do right now is to secure
an identification tag onto your
pet. Use a plastic tie wrap instead
of the split ring supplied. They
last longer and it prevents the tag
from jingling. Jingling wears out
the writing and prevents the
finder from reading the tag.
Lastly, do not remove the collar
when bathing the pet. Many peo-
ple tell us that the reason their
pet wasn't wearing his or her col-
lar was because they were just
given a bath.
Did you know that if you find
a pet you are obligated by law to
report it to the Animal Control
agency of that jurisdiction? You
are also required to place an ad in
a local newspaper publication for
three days. When you place the
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