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There are many things you can do to prevent your pet from becoming lost. Having important information available in the event it somehow does get lost is vital. Things you should do include: keep your pet properly and safely contained; have proper pet records (vaccination information, medical history) in a safe place; have photographs of your pet with a detailed description written down (our memories can sometimes be faulty); have a duplicate set of identification tags in case your pet loses them; consider permanent identification for your pet; have your pet spayed or neutered (to help reduce the desire to run); train your pet to understand basic commands. There is a very informative book available entitled “The Complete Guide to Lost Pet Prevention and Recovery” written by Joseph Andrew Sapia and Patricia Sapia. Their website is www.lostpetfoundpet.com. This is worth checking out! The book offers a wealth of information and describes in detail these and other ways to prevent your pet from getting lost and provides an in-depth step-by-step method to recover your pet in the event it does get lost. It also provides the ability for you to create free lost pet flyers and tracking logs to help you in the event your pet becomes lost. (See “Free Stuff” on their site)
A few organizations that can provide assistance and valuable information include:
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