![]() If your pet is ever lost, a ranger or veterinarian anywhere in Australia can scan your pet for the microchip and access your contact details. Once done, your pet's details, and your contact address and phone numbers are entered on a national database. The procedure is very safe and your pet will feel little pain. Inserting a microchip is like a vaccination, it only takes a few seconds. Microchipping is a permanent form of identification for your pet. Euthanasia is a last resort for injured or behaviourally unacceptable animals ONLY). ( NOTE: less than 3% of animals taken to pounds are euthanased. Identification and attempts to locate owners - held and advertised by the local authority for 7 daysįollowing this holding period, the animal can be legally bought from the local authority or their re-homing organisation and is now the legal property of the new owner.No identification - held and advertised by the local authority for 72 hours.Council LawĪny unclaimed stray animal must be held for the legal time by the local authority before being re-homed or the animal is considered stolen property. If team members or clients would like to adopt the dog, they must do this through the pound, after it has spent the required amount of time there. ![]() We do not re-home dogs directly from Vetwest Animal Hospitals, as in all likelihood the pet already belongs to someone else who may be very distressed and trying to track them. If you keep the lost pet at home for a week or so, some owners may give up their search effort and will never be reunited with their lost pet. Often the best place for a lost pet to be is at a shire refuge, this is because it is one of the first places owners will look for a lost pet.Advertise in the lost and found section of your local paper (this is a free service in most papers), on Gumtree, Facebook and All Creatures Lost and Found website.Place notices in and around the area where you found the lost pet.Notify the surrounding veterinarians as most practices will keep a log of lost and found pets.If a microchip is found they will contact the national registry who will provide them with the owners details so they can be contacted. Take the lost pet to a local veterinarian and ask them to scan for a microchip.What to do if you find a pet without an identification tag Some animals who have been lost for months have been reunited with their owners. Facebook page 'Pets of Perth - Lost & Found'Ĭontinue to search for your pet even when there is little hope.Perth Gumtree under Lost and Found pets.Check them regularly in case someone has seen your pet. You can also post an ad on these websites. Websites which may help you to locate your missing pet You only need to make one phone call to a Vetwest Animal Hospital and we will post a message on our online intranet so all hospitals can view your details. If you have lost or found a stray pet we encourage you to call one of our hospitals who will check our registry for you, and add any found pets. Vetwest Animal Hospitals keep a central online registry of all lost and found pets reported to us. If your pet was injured he or she may have been taken to a nearby veterinarian or animal hospital before being taken to an animal shelter. Since many papers allow people to put "found" ads for free, check newspapers daily in case someone is trying to find you! Check all veterinary clinics Place an ad in the lost and found column of local newspapers. So it is a good idea to ask owners to check locked sheds if your cat is missing.ĭownload your poster template here. Cats often seek shelter in backyard garden sheds and unknown to residents become trapped or locked in. Also consider letterbox dropping a smaller version to local households. Put up eye catching postersĭistribute flyers with a picture of your pet in as many public places you can think of: for example, grocery stores, churches, schools, pet stores, animal groomers, etc. We encourage you to regularly visit these shelters as colours and breeds are open to personal interpretation and some can easily be confused. Your local city council ranger and surrounding councils.Contact local rangers and animal shelters including. Ask neighbours and their children to keep a look out. Walk or drive through your neighbourhood several times a day, especially early in the morning and at dusk. Here's a few things you can do if your pet is lost. ![]() We also encourage pet owners to Microchip their pets (see below). We record both lost pets and found pets so that pets can be reunited with their owners as soon as possible. If you have lost or found a stray pet we encourage you to call one of our hospitals so we can check our registry for you. Each year we reunite many lost pets with their owners through our lost and found service.
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