Not exact matches
Tagged pets are usually held longer, and animal
shelters try to
contact the
owners using the information on the tags.
Jessie 2 — Jessie is an
owner surrender to a local animal
shelter who
contacted us to see if we had room for her.
The
shelter tried to
contact the
owners from information on her microchip but no one ever returned the call.
If a dog does go missing, an
owner should
contact local animal
shelters and neighbors.
Luckily, Rocky was microchipped by his
owners, so after he was brought into the
shelter by Animal Control Officer Kim Richardson, The Animal Foundation processed him, scanned his microchip that contained his
owner's
contact information and was able to reach Humberto to tell him the good news.
Our
owners decided they did not want to reclaim us; so the
shelter contacted LRR.
You see, if a dog ends up in a
shelter and is microchipped, he or she can not be destroyed — even in kill
shelters, until concerted efforts have been made to
contact the dog's last registered
owner.
Veterinary hospitals and animal
shelters have scanners that read the microchip number and allow the
owner to be
contacted.
Step 5: If you're able to do so, we recommend that you temporarily foster the pet until the
owner is notified, while also ensuring that an updated flyer is posted at your local animal
shelter or animal control agency so that the
owner can
contact you if they visit the facility to reclaim their lost pet.
A beloved pet makes a dash out an open door or gate and disappears from view leaving its frantic
owners to conduct a neighborhood search, put up flyers,
contact animal hospitals,
shelters, local or social media.
If a lost animal has been brought to an animal hospital or animal
shelter or picked up by the Humane Society it will automatically be scanned for a microchip and the
owner is
contacted to facilitate a reunion with the pet.
Most trainers will give
owners a free consultation, but if the situation doesn't change, you may have to
contact a local rescue (NOT a
shelter) and see if they can find a better living situation for Roma.
Thus, the mail represents a relatively reliable means of communication, and while other means of
contacting owners are encouraged,
shelters should be required to serve notice to identified
owners by mail, regardless of other methods of communication that might be attempted.
House Bill 1103 aims to strengthen existing law by requiring animal
shelters with some form of identification or notification information about a found animal to
contact the
owner within 48 hours.
To learn more about these pets, please
contact the
shelter or
owner listed with each pet.
Either it was never enrolled by the
shelter, rescue, vet clinic or
owner or it was not updated with current
contact information.
If the dog has a microchip the
shelter or clinic will try and
contact the
owners if the dog is not microchipped proceed to the next step
Please
contact the
shelter on what you can do to help find a found animal's
owner.
Owners who can no longer care for their dog may also initiate
contact, preferring to surrender the dog to a rescue group rather than a
shelter.
Since mid-October, the Facebook page for the animal
shelter has requested that
owners contact them if they recognize one of the many dogs who are in an online album — the
shelter request reads:
However... if you have good reason to believe that a pet you found truly is in danger from its
owner,
contact Napa County Animals Services at 707.253.4517 to make a report, and relinquish the pet to the Napa County Animal
Shelter.
If it is, the
shelter will be given the
owner's name to
contact.
Owners who are surrendering their pit bulls for adoption should seek assistance for a temperament evaluation or a referral by
contacting their local
shelter or dog trainer, or go to the APDT website to find a trainer or canine specialist.
When Harper the Beagle got free from his dog walker, our local franchise
owner gathered their resources including a local search party, flyers,
contacted local
shelters, and also used social media to get the word out.
Last year, about 649,000 pets were returned to
owners by
shelters because the animal either had an ID tag or a microchip that allowed the
shelter to get in
contact with the
owner.
In accordance with the Homeward Bound Program, the Humane Society will waive the impound fee the first time the animal is impounded, for pets of qualified
owners if the
owner has been in
contact with the
shelter or is available to receive the animal and pays for any outstanding fees.
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Owner surrender dogs will not be accepted — they will be asked to
contact other
shelters and rescue groups, rehome the dog if possible, or hang on to the dog for a few weeks.
If the person is unable to
contact the
owner, the person may take the dog or cat to an animal
shelter.
To locate your lost pet,
owners should
contact all area
shelters immediately before their animal is euthanized.
When the chip number appears in the scanner window, the
shelter or veterinarian will then
contact your microchip company to find the registered
owner connected to the microchip number.
If the
owner is not home, the
contact information is inaccurate, or the
owner can not be reached, then the animal is taken to the
Shelter.
Before bringing the pet to the
shelter, Animal Services recommends first
contacting the
owner's network of friends and family members.
Central to this model is an «advisory council or task force representing a wide spectrum of community concerns and perspectives» whose members review available dog bite data, current laws, and «sources of ineffectiveness» and recommend realistic and enforceable policy, coupled with outreach to the media and educational efforts directed at those in regular
contact with «dog
owners and potential victims» (e.g., medical and veterinary professionals, animal control /
shelters, teachers)(AVMA, 2001).
When a lost pet is found, animal
shelters and veterinary clinics can scan the pet with a specific type of scanner (using radio frequency identification technology), which will bring up a unique number that is matched in a database to an
owner's
contact information.
Although tracking information is not available from a microchip and we can not tell exactly where a pet is located, if found, it is standard procedure nationwide for veterinarians, animal
shelters, human societies and animal control agencies to scan pets for microchips in the hopes of finding an
owner's
contact information through the microchip's online registration.
Starting with
contacts at local
shelters, interfacing with
owners, who find themselves in the position of having to relinquish their collie, or just spoting a tired and sick collie on the side of the road.
Now we'll go on to artists and craftsmen; pet supply manufacturer, store
owner, or worker; medical professions; animal control officer;
shelter worker; police canine handler; writer; and photographer and we'll add a list of
contacts at the end.
The veterinary hospital or
shelter then calls the chip manufacturer, retrieves the pet
owner's
contact information, and calls the
owner.
If you would prefer to keep the animal and try to locate the
owner yourself, we recommend that you still
contact Animal Control, have the animal scanned for a microchip and file a found report with area
shelters.
If you decide to try to find the
owner yourself, be sure to
contact your local animal
shelter or animal control office first.
Veterinarians and
shelters can also scan the pet for a micro-chip to discover the
owner's
contact information.
At CAP, every lost animal who comes to our
shelter is scanned, and, if a microchip is found, the
owner is
contacted immediately.
If an animal is microchipped, the
shelter will phone in the chip's code to the database operators, who will provide the
owner's name and the
owner's most current
contact information.
The pet is found at one of these clinics /
shelters and scanned for HomeAgain Chip revealing pet information as well as the
contact information of the
owner
Veterinarians and animal
shelters have the scanners and the information needed to retrieve the
owner contact information.
Lu recommends that potential
owners visit a local
shelter or
contact a responsible breeder when it comes time to adopt.
If a microchip is detected, the
shelter staff retrieves the
owner's information from the microchip manufacturer and will attempt to
contact the
owner.
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Residents who find a lost or abandoned animal or have an animal to surrender within the city limits of Lynnwood can take it directly to the Everett Animal
Shelter, located at 333 Smith Island Road in Everett, or they can call 911 to
contact the Lynnwood Police Department's animal control officer, who may be able to locate a microchip on the animal and return it to the
owner.
Veterinary hospitals and
shelters are equipped with microchip readers to check stray or injured animals so as to
contact its
owner.