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here if you found an animal
Animal Control Lost and Found Program
It is your responsibility to search for
your missing pet,
Uncontrolled, and stray animals may:
• attack people and other animals,
• spread or aquire diseases such as rabies and distemper,
• damage or destroy private property; and
• contribute to motor vehicle collisions
If you lost your pet we recommend that you:
• post a Lost Report on our Recovery system,
• print FREE Lost Posters from our Recovery
system and post them with permission in area stores, vet clinics
and schools,
• place Lost Posters in neighbours mailboxes
asking them to check garages, sheds and under porches,
• check the local newspapers for Found Animal
ads
• post a Lost Animal ad in the local newspapers
The Animal Shelter will;
• log all stray dog or cats
bought to the shelter, or recovered by our Animal Control Officers
regardless of their condition into the PetLynx AnimalTRACS™
Recovery System as soon as possible, if not before, their recovery,
• make every effort to contact you if your
pet is found and has a microchip and/or a licence,
• provide you with information to file a
Lost Report on the PetLynx website and conduct searches for your
lost pet over the phone using the same automated Lost &
Found Recovery system available to anyone on the internet,
• scan & check all stray animals (alive
or deceased) for a microchip, tatto and/or identification tag. Should
identification be found on the animal, animal control will follow-up
and contact the registered owner.
Indentification
Licensing your dog or cat is the law and failing
to do so could result in a fine of $120.
For
Dog & Cat Licences Click here
PetLynx AnimalTRACS™ Recovery System
We are proud to introduce the PetLynx Automated
Global Identification and Recovery System. This will help to increase
pet recovery in our facilities and right across the community by
providing a public lost and found service for pets.
What is PetLynx?
PetLynx is a pet recovery system that can return
a lost pet back home with a microchip, tag or tattoo. When identification
is not available, a simple physical description of the animal using
the DataSketch™ technology will still allow for an automatic
match in the system. The system searches lost and found reports
posted within the community and North America.
How can PetLynx help find my lost pet?
Petlynx is the newest technology in efforts to
increase the recovery rate in our community. All pets that are found
as a stray by Animal Control will be posted on this system through
the Found Report feature. It will give everyone one place to look
for lost or found pets, regardless where they are housed or what
type of identification is used. All residents and businesses in
the community can use this system to post a lost or found report.
If you post a Lost Report on the system for your pet, it is your
responsibility to follow up with every potential match.
PetLynx provides your best chance to recover your
pet and allows you to:
• Automatically search stray animals in our shelter and in
the community
• Post FREE Lost & Found reports
• Print FREE Lost & Found posters
• Automatically receive e-mails of potential pet matches
• Easily update your profile and provide care instructions
for your pet
• Upload a picture of your pet
Why should I buy a registration kit, I just bought
a licence?
A Licence is a by-law requirement and a Lifetime Subscription to
PetLynx is another tool to assist you in recovering your pet. Your
information will already be in the system prior to you pet becoming
lost, thus the recovery process is fast tracked. If your pet is
lost without his tag he can still be recovered with a description
of his physical appearance by the owner at anytime. PLUS you will
receive automatic notification of potential matches if your pet
is lost. We also post ALL strays in our shelter on the system as
found.
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