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P.O. Box 1015 Waldorf, MD 20604-1015
Phone: 301 645-8181

Local Shelters & Help For Lost Pets

" The question is not can they reason, not can they talk, but can they suffer? " Jeremy Bentham

If you have lost your pet or know of a lost pet see the tips below and NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL SHELTER. In Charles County Maryland, notify the TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER in Hughesville, Maryland IMMEDIATELY (301 932-1713). Give a detailed description of the pet (keep current snapshots available for accuracy). DON'T DELAY...if the shelter has your pet, it usually cannot keep it more than 3-5 days due to overcrowding.

Read about some tips to prevent your pet from becoming lost by clicking here! If the shelter does not have your pet, you may also try the following organizations:

LOST PET TIPS:
LOOK or even drive around the neighborhood. Ask people if they have seen your pet. You could offer a reward. Try looking at night. Sometimes lost animals hide during the day.

VISIT the shelter PERSONALLY. Only you know your pet. Your description may vary drastically from the shelter's description. Try at least every 3 days if not more often.

CONTACT veterinary clinics in your area. Your pet may have been injured and taken to a vet for treatment. Vets must limit treatment until a legal owner is found, so DON'T DELAY.

POST lost pet signs in post offices, shopping centers, stores, community bulletin boards, and list daytime and evening phone numbers.

ADVERTISE in the Lost and Found column of newspapers and radio ads. Check newspapers daily for " found " ads...don't rule out any possibility by always completely accepting descriptions as wrong only because of things such as the color of a collar, location found, even sex of the animal. If a local radio station has a lost and found pet broadcast, notify them.

ASK neighbors to check their barns, garages, sheds...your pet may have been closed in by mistake.

CATS- A good time to check for cats is early in the morning and later in the evening when the neighborhood activities have quieted down and your cat may feel safer in venturing out from a hiding place...LOOK UNDER AND UP...

DON'T give up easily. Your pet may wander for several days or be taken in by someone who is not looking in the right place for you.

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LOSS PREVENTION TIPS:
USE a permanent magic marker to write your home phone number on your pet's collar (tags alone can be lost).

MAKE SURE that your pets always wear current I.D. tags.

HAVE written descriptions (size, color, weight, markings) of your pets on hand in case they do get lost.

LEAVE someone else that cares for your pet a copy of this page.

KEEP your pets at home!

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