Lost & Found Pet Line:  (360) 692-6977 x 2

WHAT TO DO:

• Act now. The sooner you start actively searching, the more likely you are to find your pet.
• Write your name, phone number and a description of your pet on index cards to hand out as you search.
• Talk to your neighbors, newspaper and mail carriers.
• Click here to post your lost or found pet and upload a recent photo.
• Call the LOST PET LINE Daily. (The recording is updated each day by 11:00 a.m.)
• Visit the shelter as soon as possible and at least twice a week to check the kennels.
• Advertise in local newspapers.
• Post eye-catching posters on telephone poles, at local super markets, playgrounds and schools - anywhere community residents are likely to see them.
• Call veterinarians in your community: sometimes they temporarily house injured pets.
• DON’T GIVE UP! Keep visiting the shelter twice a week; call the Lost Pet Line DAILY.
• REMEMBER – ONLY YOU CAN IDENTIFY YOUR PET.
• If you filed a lost pet report please let us know when you do find your pet (360) 692-6977.

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR PETS NOW:

Safeguard your pets before they are lost by following the tips below:

• License and Microchip your pets.  Also make sure your pet has an identification tag.  Hundreds of animals are returned in the field annually by Animal Rescue and Enforcement Officers without ever going to the shelter because they had proper identification.
• Pet-proof your yard fence so your cat or dog will be safely confined. Be sure to check your fence regularly for new escape routes.
• Keep fence gates securely locked. This is for the safety of both your pet and any visitors (wanted or unwanted).
• Never allow your pets to roam free in the neighborhood. Leash them at all times.
• Always transport a cat in a carrier. Never take your cat to the Vet or anywhere else unless it is secured. A carried cat can bolt and hide if frightened by loud noises. When a cat is frightened in strange surroundings, especially with traffic noise around, it will hide and will not come to you.
• Always leash dogs when taking them anywhere. When a dog gets loose in an unfamiliar area their chances of ever finding their way home are very low.
• Get some good photos of your pet now, before it's too late.

Take close-up shots so that details show up well.

Keep taking shots until you get a few good ones that really look like your pet. Most snapshots of pets look like any other cat or dog. You want your photos to be unique and your pet to be unmistakable.