Houlton Humane Society
If you have lost or found an animal, please contact your local Shelter for advice.
Prevention is the Best Remedy
Don't wait until it's too late to ponder what 'you should have done'
Keep current ID tags on your pets at all times. It only takes one moment, one turn of your head, and your pet could be out of sight, chasing down an interesting scent.
Have at least two contact phone numbers on the tags. Your vet's number is suggested in the event your pet is injured.
Microchipping is suggested, as well. The cost (nominal) is well below the price of your pet's suffering and fear, and your anxiety and emotional distress.
If your pet becomes lost, take current photos to your local animal shelters and ask the staff to contact you if your pet is brought in. Notify as many people as you can to start an immediate search. Expand the area beyond the 'lost zone', call your pet's name and use other 'endearments' you usually bestow on him/her. Post brightly colored signs in store windows, on telephone poles, community boards, anywhere people frequent. Contact your local Animal Control Officer with an accurate description (remember one person's 'brown' is another's 'tan'), or provide a photo.
Remember: This is your lost pet. No one should be expected to look for it with any greater determination than you. Your pet will be depending on YOU.
A must-read for everyone who owns a dog: Lee's Story is a heart-breaking true account of a lost dog, published by Pets911.com
Here are several great interactive Lost & Found databases
Use Them All
Get word out that these sites are available and you have posted on them
Ask friends, family and neighbors to help you monitor them
This is the Official Website of the Houlton Humane Society
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