Another way that CCPR helps the community is to network when we learn of a missing or found pet. Almost daily our volunteers receive emails, calls and see social media posts and immediately spring into action. Information is distributed to everyone on our regular email list (which is different than the newsletter list), who in turn forwards and shares the information with everyone in their reach. In this way we have been successful in reuniting pets with their owners.
For example, in early August a homeless Chihuahua was saved from being run over by a car. Good Samaritans scooped her up and contacted us. Her medical exam estimated her age to be between 9-12 years old, plus she had some health issues. A generous donor agreed to pay for her medical bills and then another family stepped up willing to take her in permanently. Throughout all of this, her information was being shared on our Facebook page and eventually it funneled back to her original owners. We learned that Chica Pooh had gotten out of her collar when walking on a leash visiting friends two months before! Chica Pooh ran to her family when they were reunited and there wasn't a dry eye in the room.
However, often times there isn't a happy ending. The sad truth is that many dogs don't have collars, identification tags, or microchips. And you probably know that almost all cats have no form of identification at all. In these cases, the only way to find their homes is to network, network, network.
Here's a link to an informative article called What to Do if Your Dog Goes Missing that covers most of the bases. We would like to suggest one major addition to this list: and that's to post the information on Facebook or other social media sites you use. Even if you don't personally use social media, find someone who does and enlist their help.
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