Lost a Pet
Losing a pet can be extremely upsetting and stressful. Our goal is to get every animal back home to their families. Below are some steps and useful tips to reunite you with your pet.
Act Quickly
Sometimes a pet’s instinct to wander can take over. In the event of a pet getting loose or going missing, there are some important things to consider. Here is a list of steps you can take when searching for a lost pet.
Contact your local humane society or animal services provider and fill out a lost pet report (fill out your online lost pet report now - see buttons below). If someone has already brought a stray pet into the shelter, they may be able to identify your animal right away.
Ask your friends and family to help you search the neighbourhood. Chances are your pet has not ventured far. The majority of lost pets are found within 1 kilometre of their home. Try searching in sheds, garages, bushes, and under decks as a scared pet may want to hide in one of these places.
Post on social media. There are many local Facebook pages within the community. Posting a photo or description of your pet on one of these pages will help spread the word and alert community members to keep an eye out for your lost pet.
Call your veterinarian and inform them of what’s happened. Your pet’s rabies number can be tracked back to your vet.
Put up “lost pet” posters in your community. This is especially helpful if you include a photo of your pet.
Continue checking our lost pets in care page, and contacting us regularly to see if your pet has come in.
Lost a pet? File a Lost Pet Report As Soon As Possible
Please complete a lost pet report. We will keep this on file and try to match up with pets coming into our care.
Please note: we can have a high volume of pets coming into our centres, so we ask that you check the lost pets in care page regularly and call our centre daily for updates. If you find your pet, please also contact us to remove your pet from our lost list.
Microchipping is the BEST way to ensure your pet returns home!
We know that microchipping is the safest, cheapest and most effective way to ensure your pet is returned to you. Microchips are implanted between an animals shoulder blades and are the size of a grain of rice. They are NOT GPS trackers. They can simply be read by microchip scanners so we can pull up your contact information to call you and bring your pet home!
Did you know?
Microchipped dogs are over 200% more likely to return home vs dogs that are not chipped.
Microchipped cats are over 2000% (WOW!!) more likely to return home vs cats that are not chipped.
PLEASE microchip your pet today!
