Is Your Pet in the Pound ?

Cats

What To Do When You Have Lost Your Cat

• Don't just wait for it to come back. It may be in the pound, it may be injured or it may be in someone's backyard.
  
• Check around your neighbourhood. Go to the places that the cat visits, such as the park, nearby bush land or your neighbours shed. Check local shopping centres and schools.
  
• Contact the Mundaring Ranger Service as soon as possible to see if the cat has been impounded.
  
• Check Animal Shelters and local Veterinarians.
  
• Advertise in the paper or on the radio. Put up notices on shopping centre notice boards or put notices in letterboxes. Give a description of cat and your name, address, and telephone number. Offer a reward.
  
• Sunrise is a good time to look for your cat, as this is when it is more likely to be on the move.
  
• Cats may wander a long way. Notify neighbouring Councils and Veterinarians. If you have moved recently, your cat might try to return to your former address.
  
• Keep looking for several weeks. Sometimes people find a cat and don't report it to the Rangers straight away, as they are worried that the cat might be destroyed.

 

Lost Cats in the Pound

The Shire is required to keep a cat for at least 72 hours before disposing of it.