Keep Hope Alive pt.2

     Still feel like your aimlessly searching for your beloved lost animal? Don't throw in the towel just yet. The moments where all seems lost are the times that you need to buckle down the most. Here are a few more tips to help you continue your search for canine or feline friend with purpose and due diligence.
   
     Remember to take advantage of opportunities like placing free "Lost Ads" in local newspapers and fliers like the Pennysavor,  Recycle, etc. Also, periodically check the "Found & For Sale Ads". Especially if your dog is a puppy, purebred or exotic looking, make sure you check the for sale ads in all local newspapers. Sadly, some people try to take advantage of other's pain and turn it into profit. Which is why you must continue to search these ads even if it has been months since your pet has been missing.
 
    Deceased Animal Pick-up. It isn‘t something that we want to think about, but it is necessary. You want to eliminate all possibilities of what may have happened to your dog. Call Dead Animal Pick-up, otherwise you may never know. Research in your area to find out what services are used to pick-up deceased animals. Sometimes it is the Sanitation Department, and other times it is Animal Control. You may have to call multiple times to track down a helpful person and to get an answer. Expect to repeat this task every few days. Even if your pet was wearing a collar or is microchipped, you need to contact them. Usually they will not call you. 

     When you do speak with someone, ask when was the last time they picked up a dead animal in your area. This forces them to go back through the files and will tell you how often they are called to pick-up dead animals in your area, as well as how accurate their records are. If they haven‘t  retrieved a deceased animal within the last week or two there is a good chance they will not be accurate in their tracking of animals they pick-up.