{"id":548,"date":"2017-07-25T16:55:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T16:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhs.designthisdev.com\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2024-07-03T13:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T20:08:18","slug":"what-to-do-if-you-have-found-a-pet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/lost-and-found\/what-to-do-if-you-have-found-a-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do If You Have Found a Pet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What To Do It You Have Found A Pet<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1011\" src=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cat-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/napahumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cat.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 85vw, 350px\" \/>Contact the Napa County Animal Shelter at 707.253.4382 to see if a missing pet report has been made. If no report has been made, file one right away.\u00a0If the pet was found in or near the Town of Yountville, City of St. Helena, or City of Calistoga you will also want to contact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Town of Yountville, call the Napa County Sheriff&#8217;s Department Yountville substation at 707.944.9228<\/li>\n<li>In the City of St. Helena, call the St. Helena Police Department at 707.967.2850<\/li>\n<li>In the City of Calistoga, call the Calistoga Police Department at 707.942.2810<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take the pet to the <a href=\"https:\/\/napahumane.org\/our-work\/spayneuter-vaccinations-microchipping\/about-our-clinic\/\">Napa Humane Clinic<\/a>, any veterinary clinic, or the Napa County Animal Shelter to have him\/her scanned for a microchip. This is a routine procedure that all shelters and vet clinics will provide for free. If the animal does have a chip, the scanner will be able to read the owner\u2019s contact information stored within it.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1528329097403205\/\">Missing Pets of the Napa Valley<\/a> facebook page to see if anyone has reported that they have lost the pet that you have found.<\/p>\n<p>If these efforts fail to identify the owner, the next step is to make Found Pet flyers. Here are some basic tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create colorful flyers that will stand out. Or, you can use a downloadable &#8220;Found Pet&#8221; flyer with fillable fields <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petbond.com\/flyerentry.php?pid=128177\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Include a picture of the stray, the animal&#8217;s general description, and your\u00a0telephone number.\u00a0\u00a0Make sure the text is large enough so that the flyer can be\u00a0read from\u00a0a\u00a0distance.<\/li>\n<li>DO NOT include your address or your full name, to minimize the risk of fraud and identity theft.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s also important to withhold some of the animal&#8217;s specific identifying characteristics from the photo\/description on the flyer.\u00a0 This will help you determine on the phone if a caller is really the owner of this particular animal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Post the flyers in your neighborhood on telephone poles and other street structures, at stores (grocery stores, drug stores, video stores, gas stations, and the like), veterinary clinics, groomers, local parks, etc. When posting at a veterinary clinic or groomer\u2019s, take a moment to tell the staff about the stray you found. It\u2019s possible that the animal&#8217;s owner has visited or will visit them as well to ask about their lost pet.<\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"http:\/\/sfbay.craigslist.org\/\">craigslist<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/city\/napa--ca\/\">Napa Nextdoor<\/a> to see if anyone has posted that they are missing a pet. You may also want to post a found pet report \u2013 following the same guidelines as for flyers \u2013 on various community websites and\/or your local newspaper(s).<\/p>\n<p>Be cautious in dealing with all callers (or emailers) claiming to be the animal\u2019s owner.\u00a0Some unscrupulous people may try to claim other people\u2019s pets, especially purebred ones. Be sure that they can accurately describe the missing animal before agreeing to meet.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s best to meet self-identified owners with the animal in a public place, such as a store parking lot during daylight hours.\u00a0Try to avoid giving callers your home address. If you must invite callers to your home, make sure another adult can be there with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019ve found a stray pet but <u>cannot<\/u> keep him\/her for any period of time:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FOR DOGS:<\/p>\n<p>If you are in the City of American Canyon, the City of Napa, The Town of Yountville or the unincorporated areas of Napa County, call Napa County Animal Services at 707.253.4517 for them to come pick up the dog.\u00a0 Please note that there may be a delay (up to several hours) between your call and the time that Animal Services is able to respond. You could also transport the dog yourself to the Napa County Animal Shelter \u2013 provided the dog is friendly and you feel this is safe for you to do.<\/p>\n<p>The City of St. Helena and the City of Calistoga do not contract with Napa County Animal Services, which means that they are unable to pick up stray animals in these areas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the City of St. Helena people who find stray animals can take them straight to We Care at 1345 Charter Oak Ave. from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, without calling the police. After-hours cases can still be reported to St. Helena Police at 707.967.2850.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the City of Calistoga call <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg xo1l8bm\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthBayAnimalServices?__cft__[0]=AZW1rPGdmoHV0XERYshNpI7e4eeX9kj7HprO5I9aqWBBaFFBPZ8PZ04dgq2gBTPZU-ojGre6vL8AuR6R4h2hPLJO9SKwIvHeSkJY-TAqZfjMFwoLvVdXG2n_juLrCSwblrCf_wRxVQylUQTPjCjC94nCCXG0f4Bu7MOVyYdhaTobsDwtq-NMQIcR15HScKMKjdHmsrTKxKg5ZCkaiPPTttvT&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\">North Bay Animal Services<\/span><\/a><\/span> (based out of Petaluma) at 707.762.6227 or the Calistoga Police Department at 707.942.2810.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FOR CATS:<\/p>\n<p>There is no agency or organization in Napa County responsible for picking up stray cats. You have the option of transporting the stray cat to the Napa County Animal Shelter (if you can safely handle and transport the cat). Or, call Napa Humane at 707.252.7442 to discuss alternatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the stray looks abused\u2026should you still search for the owner?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t automatically assume that a stray in bad shape has been mistreated or neglected by its owner \u2013 a number of other innocent causes may be to blame.\u00a0For example, a long-haired animal can easily become matted, filthy, and full of foxtails within days of getting lost.\u00a0A cat can find himself accidentally locked in someone&#8217;s garage for a week, causing him to become very thin and dehydrated.\u00a0A pet might be wounded by a car or wild animal.\u00a0Some pets have terminal illnesses, or are simply elderly and frail.\u00a0All of these pets likely have an owner that is heartsick about their pet being missing. Please make every effort to locate the owner of a found pet.<\/p>\n<p>However\u2026 if you have good reason to believe that a pet you found truly is in danger from its owner, contact Napa County Animals Services at 707.253.4517 to make a report, and relinquish the pet to the Napa County Animal Shelter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What To Do It You Have Found A Pet Contact the Napa County Animal Shelter at 707.253.4382 to see if a missing pet report has been made. 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