If you have lost your pet, it is very important that you take action right away to try and locate them. The longer you wait, the farther from home they may stray.
Things we recommend doing when your pet goes missing:
1. Come to the intake portion of the Humane Society ASAP at 1925 Louisville Rd to submit a lost report. This report should include a photo of your pet if possible!
2. Post information about your missing pet to the Facebook page called Warren County Kentucky Lost and Found Pets.
3. Go to BGshelterpets.com EVERY DAY to look at the pictures of the new pets here. Some pets look very similar (for example, all black cats look almost identical) so you may recognize your pet when we don't!
4. Make flyers with your pet's photo, the area it went missing from, your phone number, collar description, any special markings, and offer a "REWARD" (amount does not matter) . Hang up these flyers around your neighborhood and on bulletin boards at local Vet's offices and pet supply stores.
5. Search CLOSE TO HOME. Most pets don't wander far from home, and cats especially like to find a small tight space to hide and can stay there for a very long time. Look in spaces like drainage pipes, under vehicles, inside vents and behind bushes and shrubs. Take a piece of clothing (a pillow case, old t-shirt, etc.) that has your smell and put it somewhere outside your house where your pet typically likes to spend time.
6. Post information on the lost & found section of Craigslist
7. Run an ad in the lost & found section of the Daily News
8. If your dog or cat is microchipped, contact your microchip provider to make sure that they have the appropriate contact information for you on file.
9. If you see your pet wandering in a general area but, perhaps because they are frightened, you are unable to catch them, purchase a live trap at Harbor Freight or another hardware store. Sometimes these traps are also available to rent from the Humane Society. Put your pet's favorite food or treats inside and check the trap often to see if they have gone in!
10. Even after you have submitted your lost report here at the Humane Society, come and look every chance you get. Sometimes descriptions are up to interpretation and sometimes things simply slip through the cracks. The only way to know FOR SURE that your pet is not here is to come look OFTEN.
11. Don't give up! It is not uncommon at all for us to reunite owners with their pets who have been missing for months or even longer! Don't ever assume that your pet won't be recovered.
Things we recommend doing when your pet goes missing:
1. Come to the intake portion of the Humane Society ASAP at 1925 Louisville Rd to submit a lost report. This report should include a photo of your pet if possible!
2. Post information about your missing pet to the Facebook page called Warren County Kentucky Lost and Found Pets.
3. Go to BGshelterpets.com EVERY DAY to look at the pictures of the new pets here. Some pets look very similar (for example, all black cats look almost identical) so you may recognize your pet when we don't!
4. Make flyers with your pet's photo, the area it went missing from, your phone number, collar description, any special markings, and offer a "REWARD" (amount does not matter) . Hang up these flyers around your neighborhood and on bulletin boards at local Vet's offices and pet supply stores.
5. Search CLOSE TO HOME. Most pets don't wander far from home, and cats especially like to find a small tight space to hide and can stay there for a very long time. Look in spaces like drainage pipes, under vehicles, inside vents and behind bushes and shrubs. Take a piece of clothing (a pillow case, old t-shirt, etc.) that has your smell and put it somewhere outside your house where your pet typically likes to spend time.
6. Post information on the lost & found section of Craigslist
7. Run an ad in the lost & found section of the Daily News
8. If your dog or cat is microchipped, contact your microchip provider to make sure that they have the appropriate contact information for you on file.
9. If you see your pet wandering in a general area but, perhaps because they are frightened, you are unable to catch them, purchase a live trap at Harbor Freight or another hardware store. Sometimes these traps are also available to rent from the Humane Society. Put your pet's favorite food or treats inside and check the trap often to see if they have gone in!
10. Even after you have submitted your lost report here at the Humane Society, come and look every chance you get. Sometimes descriptions are up to interpretation and sometimes things simply slip through the cracks. The only way to know FOR SURE that your pet is not here is to come look OFTEN.
11. Don't give up! It is not uncommon at all for us to reunite owners with their pets who have been missing for months or even longer! Don't ever assume that your pet won't be recovered.
