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If you’ve lost a pet, here are some steps to get you started based on our experience:
Always make sure your pet is microchipped and that your information is up to date.
1. Create and copy flyers as soon as you can.
Make sure it highlights that your pet is LOST to catch the attention of anyone walking by. People will most likely pay more attention if you mention a reward, but you do not need to specify the amount. Have a large, clear photo (in color if possible) of your pet included and note the best phone number to reach you at. Highlight if your pet is skittish, where they were last seen, and any other attributes that might help someone recognize your pet.
2. Put up the flyers about every 100 feet within about a 2 mile radius.
We made about 400 copies total as we were handing them out in person as well. Post the flyers with a durable tape (i.e. duct tape, gorilla tape, etc.) wherever you are able to, including nearby businesses. Go inside any restaurants, gas stations or stores and ask if you can post flyers on their doors and/or windows.
3. Create a sort of “home base” your pet can return to and recognize.
Most lost pets will stay in/return to the area they were lost. Put out a shirt that smells like you, or maybe your pet’s blanket or bed. Include some of their food and a water bowl. If your dog ran away from home, try keeping food out for them around outside your house.
4. Take to social media.
Post essentially the same information on the flyer on any social media platform you have. Let friends and family share the posts. Websites like PawBoost can offer a platform to get the information to more screens.
5. Reach out to shelters and vet offices in the area you lost your pet.
Sometimes, people may bring in animals they’ve found to be scanned for a microchip. Ensure your pet’s microchip information is updated and accurate online. Visit nearby shelters in person at least twice a week and leave flyers at their desks and in their windows if they allow it.
We are currently donating to organizations that are helping animals displaced by the L.A. fires.
Click the photos below to learn more or to donate directly to the organization.
Bubbles Dog Rescue
Bubbles Dog Rescue was founded by sisters Isabelle, Inna, and friend Sienna. These vegan women wanted to help take matters of the frightening, rapid dog euthanasia rates – into their own hands. We pull dogs off the streets and off of euthanasia lists throughout California, provide full vetting and medical care, and a foster home.
Best Friends
It’s the story of Best Friends, but it’s much more than the history of a spot on the map. This group of ordinary but passionate people believed that every pet has a story, too — each one worth saving, each life individual and important. Today, four decades after they broke ground for a sanctuary in a remote region of the Southwest, achieving no-kill across the entire country is within reach.
Love’s Legacy Rescue
Hi, I’m Amanda. I was born and raised in Northern California, and my passion for animals is something I've had for as long as I can remember. When I learned about the crisis in our animal shelters, I thought about how hard I had tried to keep Love alive. These shelters were euthanizing perfectly healthy, adoptable dogs by the thousands. I realized that these dogs deserved as much of a chance to live as Love did, and if nobody else would fight for them, I would! Thus, Love's Legacy Rescue was born.