WHERE TO POST ONLINE ABOUT MISSING PETS
FACEBOOK (These are all clickable links)
NL MISSING PETS (missing pet postings interactive group - get the word out fast about a missing or found pet)
NL Missing Pets (general information page + add a lost/found pet portal)
Lost Pets NL (promoting the Helping Lost Pets website in Newfoundland and Labrador + subscribe button)
NL Pet Finder (Note: While NL Pet Finder has a following of nearly 3000 people, it is not tended & missing pet notices stay hidden in the Posts by Others sidebar)
Lost and Found Pets in Central Newfoundland
GPAC-NL (Greyhound Pets of Atlantic Canada)
Happy Valley-Goosebay SPCA group
Happy Valley-Goosebay SPCA page
Happy Valley-Goosebay SPCA News and Thanks group
SCAPA (No-Kill, No-Cage Animal Shelter)
Corner Brook Scaredy Cat Rescue group
Corner Brook Scaredy Cat Rescue page
Sunshine Kitty Rescue, Corner Brook, NL
Lost and Found Cats Corner Brook
Pets Lost and Found Corner Brook
corner brook pets, free,for sale, lost and found
Bird and Small Animal Rescue page
Bird and Small Animal rescue group
K-Rock 102.3 Grand Falls-Windsor
Central Newfoundland Morning Show - CBC Radio 1
The Newfoundland & Labrador Buy & Sell Magazine, Inc.
Made in NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Newfoundland and Labrador Classifieds
St. John's and Area Classifieds
Clarenville & Area Online Yardsale
The NEW Grand Falls-Windsor Buy And Sell
The NEW Lewisporte Buy and Sell
Corner Brook Community Listings
IMPORTANT:
There are THREE main missing pet Facebook pages/groups where missing pets from all over the province can be listed: (1) NL Helping Missing Pets (group), (2) NL Lost Pets Network (page), and (3) Lost Pets NL (page).
Use these THREE main pages/groups to notify people of missing pets and be sure to have a listing added to the St. John's SPCA webpage at St. John's SPCA - Lost and Found web page - many people are not on Facebook and the SPCA web page is a logical place that people might think to look online.
WEB SITES
Lost and Found Pets NL - Twitter
Lost and Found Pets, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Email Group (Google Groups)
St. John's Humane Services - Lost and Found page - View found pets
Conception Bay South Humane Services - Lost and Found web page
St. John's SPCA - Lost and Found webpage - View Strays and Add a Missing Pet or Found Pet Ad
Heavenly Creatures - Lost and Found webpage
St. John's Veterinary Hospital - Lost and Found webpage
The lost and found link on www.vocm.com (link is in a box on left hand side, scroll down half way)
Newfoundland Classifieds under Announcements and Events (Lost and Found) and Pets (Miscellaneous)
ADVANTAGES OF LISTING MISSING PETS
AND SIGHTINGS ON HELPING LOST PETS
Some lost pets get home quickly whereas others take a while, sometimes quite a while. There are still many missing pets out there, some very long-term now, and their owners should consider listing them on the Helping Lost Pets (HeLP) database. HeLP was developed by Rob Goddard, a pet rescuer residing in Ontario. HeLP is a truly Canadian pet recovery registry, and unlike many other missing pet registries HeLP is entirely FREE to use.
Missing pet notices remain front and center in the HeLP database whereas older listings tend to get lost in old timelines on Facebook pages. Don't let the opportunity to recover your pet slip past you simply because your missing pet report is buried in hundreds of old reports from weeks or even months ago. On HeLP your missing pet report will always be visible and easily found.
You can add a missing/found pet directly to the Helping Lost Pets website (HeLP) by (1) using the active Lost/Found Pet Portal button above. Alternatively, (2) you can visit the main website at www.helpinglostpets.com using a PC (to access the full site) or a Tablet/Smartphone (mobile version).
BE SURE TO TURN ON THE TRACKING FEATURE!
Once you have listed your lost pet or a pet you have found you will receive an email which contains links to create a FREE Poster. This poster may be printed or shared on Facebook, PINNED on Pinterest or even Tweeted.
If you need additional guidance, there is a tutorial that shows you how to create the poster and post it to this Facebook Page and other Facebook pages at http://www.helpinglostpets.com/put-your-poster-on-facebook.aspx Best of luck getting this missing pet back
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The Telegram newspaper publishes lost and found ads for FREE
VOCM Radio will make on-air announcements 726-5590
Coast 101.1 Radio - call 754-1011, e-mail onair@coast1011.com
Go on Open Line to let people know about lost or found pets. Local Callers: 273-5211, Long Distance: 1-888-590-VOCM (8626)
Call the various taxi companies (Newfound, Jiffy, Co-Op, Northwest and City Wide) and ask them if they would do you a favour and keep an eye out for your missing pet. Leave your name and number and a description of your missing pet. Taxi drivers are on the road 24 hours and cover a lot of places.
WHO TO CALL
PLACES TO FILE A MISSING PET REPORT
Be sure to notify the municipal Humane Services/Animal Control. SPCA, and Veterinary Clinics in your own local area.
In the St. John's and surrounding area:
St. John's SPCA: 726-0301 (direct line 576-8598), website
City of St. John's Humane Services: 754-2489, website
Animal Control, City of Mount Pearl: 748-1016, website
Animal Control, Town of Torbay: 437-6532, website
CBS Humane Services: 834-6552, 834-6528, website
Town of Paradise: 782-1400, website
Avalon Animal Hospital, Logy Bay Road: 754-1750, website,
Torbay Road Animal Hospital, Coaker's Meadow Plaza: 753-0506, website
St. John's Veterinary Hospital, Freshwater Road: 722-7766, website,
Topsail Road Veterinary Clinic: 747-5353
Paradise Animal Hospita:l 782-1107, website
Sunrise Animal Hospital, Mount Pearl: 368-7981, website
Woodpath Cat & Dog Hospital, CBS: 786-1571 or 786-4605, website
Baccalieu Trail Animal Hospital, Carbonear: 596-4520, website
VOCM 590 and Hits FM 97.5: 726-5560 (phone) and 726-4633 or 753-6984 (fax)
KIXX Country and Classic Hits 99.1: 726-2549 or 726-5590 (phone) and 753-4420 (fax)
CBC: 576-5000 (phone) and 576-5234 (fax)
VOWR: 579-9233 (phone) or 579-9232 (fax)
OZ FM: 726-2922 (phone) or 726-3300 (fax)
Cable: 753-7175 (phone) or 753-7541 (fax)
The Telegram: 364-1313 (phone) and 364-4884 (fax)
Shoreline, CBS: 834-2169 (phone) and 834-4364 (fax)
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE ON POSTERS AND TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
- Type of pet (cat, dog, bird, rabbit, snake, etc.)
- Date and time that pet went missing or was found
- location where pet went missing or was found, and circumstances
- age of pet if known (adult, puppy/kitten, elderly, etc.)
- Description of the pet (size, breed or breed mix, specific colours, distinct markings or eye colour, length of fur, etc.)
- Any identification features such wearing a collar/harness, dragging a leash, collar with tag, microchip, or tattoo, etc.
- Any special health concerns, medication requirements, and/or personality characteristics such as nervous, fearful, etc.
- Reward (if offered) - it is usually best not to specify the amount
BE SURE TO PUT POSTERS AT NEAR BY VETERINARY CLINICS, MUNICIPAL POUNDS, SPCA/RESCUES, PET SHOPS, PET GROOMERS, and DOG PARKS - Lots of pet loving people will see them in those locations.
More Information:
Missing Pet Partnership - Posters 5+5+55
Pet Detective.ca - Posters
