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

Saturday, September 08, 2001. From the American Humane Association
When The School Bell Rings, Who WIll Protect Your Pet?

Another good reason to give your pet identification tags.

School days are here, and your pet is going to miss the way you played together during the summer! If your cat or dog follows you to school this fall and is lost, will Animals Control or the local shelters know how to reach you?

Help them help you- and your pet- by giving the animal you love a collar, identification tag (name, address, telephone number), and a license tag. Make sure a responsible parent or friend takes your pet for a walk on a leash. Don't let your pet run loose without supervision. Without these safeguards, you may lose you pet forever.

If you find a stray animal, check for an I.D. tag, or call your local Animal Control (or Warden). Charles County Animal control in Maryland can be reached at (301) 645-0631. Tri-County Animal Shelter can be reached at (301) 932-1713.

Your Animal Control Officer cares about your pet. Show that you care, too, by protecting your pet from getting lost. That way, your cat or dog will be waiting for you at home when the school bell rings.