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Animal
Control Lost and Found Program
If
you lost a pet please read on.
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:
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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;
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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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