How to Search for a Dog by Tag Number
If you've ever lost a dog, you know the heart-wrenching panic that is usually associated with it. This is why keeping identification information on your dog at all times is so important. Even if your pooch has even just its rabies tag on, that little number that is pressed into the tag can be the dog's ticket home. If someone finds your dog and it has its rabies tag on, that information can help you reunite with your lost pooch. Furthermore, knowing how to find information from that tag number is just as important when trying to find a lost dog's owners.
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Instructions
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Locate the name and number of the veterinary hospital, shelter or clinic that administered the vaccine on the tag. In addition, there will also be an identification number on the tag---that is the dog's rabies tag number. Typically, that information is on the top and bottom of the tag.
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Call the veterinary hospital and give the employee the rabies tag number. The employee should be able to enter the number into the hospital's database and the animal's information should display.
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Give your information, such as name and number, to the employee. For privacy reasons, the owner's information will likely not be released to you, rather, your information will be taken and the employee will contact the owner and have him call you.
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Tips & Warnings
If you've found a dog that doesn't have a collar or tag, take it to a veterinary hospital or shelter to have it checked for a microchip. If a chip is found, the employee can locate the owner's information and hopefully get in contact with her.
Avoid taking a dog to a shelter if you have found one. According to the Humane Society of the United States, only about 15 percent to 20 percent of dogs in shelters are ever reclaimed. Instead, post fliers of the dog, visit animal hospitals and use the Internet to try to locate the owners of the dog. Only use the shelter as a last resort.
Websites, such as nationalmissingpet.com and awolpet.com, are available to help owners find their missing pets. Both services provide tags for the dog and can alert local animal hospitals and facilities about the missing pets.
References
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