Agency to hold tag day for dogs.Byline: The Register-Guard Dogs and cats that have identification - collars and tags, licenses or microchips - are much more likely to be returned to their owners if they get lost. On Saturday, the Lane County Animal Regulation Authority will join with animal control agencies nationwide to encourage pet owners to properly ID their animals. LCARA Manager Mike Wellington says that 90 percent of dogs handled by the agency's animal control officers lack licenses, identification tags or microchip implants that have owner information. A study several years ago by the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy surveyed 1,000 animal shelters and found that because of inadequate ID, only 16 percent of lost dogs
Lost Dogs have been called a country music supergroup, but they consider themselves to be a roots and alternative music group. and 2 percent of lost cats are returned home. On Tag Day tag day n. A day on which collectors for a charitable fund solicit contributions, giving each contributor a tag. this weekend, LCARA will be open for dog owners to license their animals at 3970 W. First Ave., off Bertelsen Road in west Eugene. Owners must provide proof of rabies rabies (rā`bēz, ră`–) or hydrophobia (hī'drəfō`bēə), acute viral infection of the central nervous system in dogs, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, and other animals, and in vaccination. The cost of licensing drops dramatically when animals have been spayed spay tr.v. spayed, spay·ing, spays To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal). [Middle English spaien, from Anglo-Norman espeier, to cut with a sword or neutered neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. ; a one-year license costs $10 for an altered pet but $25 for an intact one. Wellington recommends the following if a pet becomes lost: Don't wait in the hope the pet will return home on its own. Search the neighborhood; alert neighbors. Notify LCARA (682-3647) and fill out a lost-animal card. Visit local shelters daily. LCARA accepts stray dogs from Eugene, unincorporated parts of the county and several cities but not Florence or Veneta. LCARA operates 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Saturday. Greenhill Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of takes stray animals only from Veneta. Use a good-quality photo of the pet to make "lost pet" signs for the neighborhood where it most likely might be found. Inform veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
Place ads in local newspapers in case someone found and kept your pet. Respond to "found" ads that have any similarity to your pet's description. - Randi Bjornstad |
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