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Be sure to
post the found pet
on this website. Once you register, you
will get important phone numbers to call and will be able to print a
poster (with our without a photo).
Search this website to see if the pet is already listed as lost.
Click here to search.
If you find the pet listed, contact the phone number
shown. Lost cats can survive a very long time outside so if you see a cat
on the site that was lost a year or two or more ago and it sounds like the
cat you found, call the phone number anyway! You never know. You may
have a match!
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Contact the Animal Control Officer (ACO) in the
Town where the animal was found.
(Click here for a list of ACOs.)
The ACO will come and get it. (Most
ACOs do not pick up cats.) Try to find out where the ACO is taking
the pet so if we locate the owner, we will know where to find it.
Important! Call the
Poughkeepsie Journal.
They will post an ad for 4
days free of charge for a "found" pet. This is a great way to get the word out
that the pet was found.
If you have found a cat and wish to have the DCSPCA take it, you
must first call them to set up an appointment. If they do not have room
for the cat, ask to be placed on their waitlist. If you get on their
waitlist and are unable to keep the cat until they can take it, you may
have a find a relative or friend to "foster" it. If you find a home for
it, please be sure the home is a loving and safe one. Post the cat on
this website and in the Journal before you give the cat away so the owner
has time to claim it. If the cat is not spayed/neutered, please consider
getting it done. Ask the DCSPCA about doing it. You should also go to FriendsofAnimals.org on the Internet
to obtain a Spay/Neuter Certificate that greatly reduces the cost and
gives you a list of Vets in the area who honor these certificates. There
are a couple of Vets who also include some shots. Anything you can do to
help reduce the stray cat population is GREATLY appreciated.
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