Lost and Found

Link to WKBT Lost and Found website

Link to Lost and Pound website

The FIRST thing you should do if you lose an animal is contact the Humane Society in your area. If there is no Humane Society, contact your local law enforcement agency to see if there is animal control or a holding facility for strays. Keeping an identification tag on your dog along with rabies and license tags can help people get your pet back to you quickly. Your mail carrier is an excellent source of information about animals in the neighborhood. If you are unable to locate your pet the first day, contact the local newspaper and put in a lost ad with an accurate description of your pet and the area it is missing from. Most importantly, go out and look for your pet and keep looking, don't just sit and wait for it to come home. Lost and frightened animals are sometimes not able to find their own way home.
 

The FIRST thing you should do if you find an animal is be careful! If it would bite you and run off, there could be some serious health issues regarding rabies. Contact animal control or your local law enforcement agency. Try to coax the animal to you or into an enclosed area, never chase an animal to try to catch it. If you can safely approach it, check for collar and tags. If it's a dog, use a lead of some sort (belts or shoelaces work well if you have nothing else) and gently lead it to a safe place. Even if you wish to hold on to the animal yourself, call your Humane Society or law enforcement and leave information about the animal and how you can be reached. Remember, not all loose animals are abandoned or come from bad homes, accidents do happen and animals escape. Run an ad in the local paper with a brief description of the animal and the area it was found. Never leave an animal that you have just found alone with children! If you find an animal while you're traveling, take it to the nearest town and leave it with law enforcement.
 

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Date Last Modified 10/02/2006