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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Halloween Pet Safety | Important Tips for Dogs and Cats
Halloween is coming up and it offers an excellent opportunity to practice what we call "planning for the entire family". As with any holiday, this is a day which can be a lot of fun for humans but which can be confusing, stressful and even dangerous for our pets. Now is an excellent time to gather all the members of your household - including even the younger kids - and review a few basics for the animals. Children can understand simple concepts that candy will make the dog sick, or that strange sounds could scare their four-legged friends. Stress to everyone that by following a few basic rules this will ensure that all members of the family can enjoy a safe and happy evening.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Emergency Preparedness and Your Pets: "Planning For The Whole Family"
If our area was in the path of a major storm, would you be prepared? Would your family be able to relocate on short notice and plan adequately for your animals? It's easy for humans to just get in the car and go but when transporting pets some extra planning is necessary. We've all seen the images from New Orleans, Katrina and Hurricane Sandy, and the next superstorm could be the one that affects us and our families. Get in the habit of thinking "Prevention, Rather than Panic".
Saturday, April 22, 2017
"What To Do When Your Pet is STILL MISSING" | Recovery Tips, Part II
Our goal is to reunite families. To assist you with recovery we offer a wide variety of suggestions, resources and tips to follow. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: if your pet is still not home you must be willing to rethink the process and change up your strategy. We don't care to just "share posts" but instead offer you a huge resource of ideas and tools to bring them home!
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Found A Loose or Wandering Dog or Cat? Here's How To Help
Can I keep or give away a pet I find? No. It is not your property to re-home, sell or keep, and more than likely there is an owner searching for their furry family member. Here is what to do:
1) Report it to the local facility for your area which handles stray pets. This may not always be the closest shelter to you, but it would be the one that has a contract to pick up and hold stray animals. By doing this you are placing a report in the system so if an owner is searching and files a lost pet report hopefully there will be a match.
2, Take the pet to a shelter or local vet to be scanned for a microchip. If there is one that may lead you right to the owner.
3, Post publicly on sites such as Craigslist, Facebook, putting up flyers in the area the animal was found, etc.
4, Do not assume that the dog or cat you found was dumped, unwanted, abused, neglected or unloved. Even the very best pet parents have had situations where a beloved four-legged family member escaped. It can happen in an instant and accidents are always possible. Don't assume that you know the entire situation.
If you find a pet and must bring it to a shelter NOT IN THE immediate area:
We need to mention this again, as from time to time we will learn of a pet which was picked up in one state and taken to another. If this is you and you MUST bring it to a shelter other than it's immediate area, follow up with the local animal control in the area you found it to file a found report.
EXAMPLE: If you find a wandering dog in Ocean City, Maryland while on vacation from Virginia, and being unsure where a nearby shelter may be, you decide to transport the animal back home with you to Virginia. Now it would be essential to contact our local Worcester County animal control in Snow Hill, MD to file a found report. Why? Because if that is the county the dog went missing from it's, likely where the owner has filed a lost report or posted a flyer.
Keep in mind that the laws indicate that "every reasonable attempt must be made to find the owner". That includes doing a number of things such as the tasks listed above. If you are unable to do these things to attempt a reunion, please hand the dog over to the shelter so they can follow the steps to share with the public.
Please do not overlook the things required when you find a stray. Some where an owner or family may be heart-broken over a missing pet and following these steps is the right thing to do.
1) Report it to the local facility for your area which handles stray pets. This may not always be the closest shelter to you, but it would be the one that has a contract to pick up and hold stray animals. By doing this you are placing a report in the system so if an owner is searching and files a lost pet report hopefully there will be a match.
2, Take the pet to a shelter or local vet to be scanned for a microchip. If there is one that may lead you right to the owner.
3, Post publicly on sites such as Craigslist, Facebook, putting up flyers in the area the animal was found, etc.
4, Do not assume that the dog or cat you found was dumped, unwanted, abused, neglected or unloved. Even the very best pet parents have had situations where a beloved four-legged family member escaped. It can happen in an instant and accidents are always possible. Don't assume that you know the entire situation.
If you find a pet and must bring it to a shelter NOT IN THE immediate area:
We need to mention this again, as from time to time we will learn of a pet which was picked up in one state and taken to another. If this is you and you MUST bring it to a shelter other than it's immediate area, follow up with the local animal control in the area you found it to file a found report.
EXAMPLE: If you find a wandering dog in Ocean City, Maryland while on vacation from Virginia, and being unsure where a nearby shelter may be, you decide to transport the animal back home with you to Virginia. Now it would be essential to contact our local Worcester County animal control in Snow Hill, MD to file a found report. Why? Because if that is the county the dog went missing from it's, likely where the owner has filed a lost report or posted a flyer.
Keep in mind that the laws indicate that "every reasonable attempt must be made to find the owner". That includes doing a number of things such as the tasks listed above. If you are unable to do these things to attempt a reunion, please hand the dog over to the shelter so they can follow the steps to share with the public.
Please do not overlook the things required when you find a stray. Some where an owner or family may be heart-broken over a missing pet and following these steps is the right thing to do.
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counties of Maryland and Virginia
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