|
What to do if you find or have lost a dog
What to do if you have lost your dog - Print up posters using a recent photo, give details such as breed, age, sex, colour, what colour collar the dog is wearing and the area the dog was lost in
- Ring all local pounds and give a description of your dog. Check in with the pound regularily to see if your dog has been picked up by the warden.
- Ring your local Garda station with a description.
- Let the local vet surgeries know, who ever finds the dog may bring them in to a vet to check for a microchip
- Put up posters in pet shops
- Ring local animal shelters with a description
What to do if you find a dog - Have a good look at the dog to see if it has been injured before you touch it, animals in pain can bite
- Check if it has an ID tag, and ring the number if it does
- Bring it to the nearest vet to scan it for a microchip
- If possible take a photo and do up a 'found' poster, giving a description of breed, sex, age, colour, collar colour, if it has any disctinct markings, and the area you found it in.
- Report the dog to the local Garda station and pounds.
- Put up posters in local vets, pet shops, and newsagents.
- Ring local animal shelters with a description
Useful Numbers - Ashton Pound - 01 8383236, 01 8683038 (Dublin City Council and Fingal areas)
- Dunboyne Pound - 01 8026676 (South Dublin area)
- Foster Ave Pound - 01 2783564 (Dun Laoighaire Rathdown)
- Louth Pound - 042 9382398
- Dogs Aid - 01 8347134
- Blue Cross - 01-4163030
- Animal Rescue Group - 01 2895284
- Dogs in Distress - Marie 086 2573180, Susan 086 3636109
- Clondalkin Animal Aid - 01 4592514, 01 4594018
- DSPCA - 01 4935502/04
Useful Websites to search
Every year hundreds of animals are lost and never re-united with their families, it is VITAL to put a ID tag on your dog to ensure they are returned to you, did you know it is illegal not to? Microchipping is another way of ensuring your dog will be identified.
|
