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Lost
and Found:
Every 25 seconds someone somewhere in
England and Wales dials
0300
1234 999
~ the RSPCA's national cruelty and advice
line ~ for help.
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For animals  in
South Bucks
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As from 6 April 2008, the way
in which members of the public report a stray dog has changed. Here are the
Numbers to be used in the event of finding a stray:
 CHILTERN
DISTRICT COUNCIL
01494 732058 (Office Hours)
01494 586519 (Outside Normal Office Hours)
AYLESBURY
VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL
01296 585605 (This Number is Continually Manned 24
hours a Day)
WYCOMBE
DISTRICT COUNCIL
01494 421737 (Office Hours)
01844 343407 (Outside Normal Office Hours)
SOUTH
BUCKS
DISTRICT COUNCIL
01895 837264 (Office Hours)
01895 837625 (Outside Normal Office Hours)
Injured
dogs found outside office hours should be
reported to the RSPCA Helpline 0300 1234 999 |
If
you find or lose a dog you should FIRST contact your local council
. Your local council is legally responsible for taking in
stray dogs and they employ a Dog Warden to do this.
There
is a Lost & Found Register for Cats, phone
01494 676702;
you can also phone Lois on
01494 488174.
The Society also has a Special
Operations Unit with a team of undercover
inspectors investigating a variety of illegal acts of animal cruelty including
organised dog-fighting, hunting, live transport issues, badger baiting, wild
bird trapping and puppy farming.
If
you lost or found your pet in the South Bucks area, you can list it on this
website ....
You
can list your lost Pet at
AnimalSearchUK.com
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Why
Should You Micro-Chip Your Pet?
 More than 120,000 stray dogs were reported in 2000, but that figure has
since been dramatically reduced thanks to micro chipping.
All dogs and cats should be
microchipped to ensure that your pet can be returned to you if
it gets lost. Thousands of pets are lost and some are sadly stolen each year - many are
never reunited with their owners.
An owner on average has 7 days to reclaim a pet,
otherwise they are re-homed or in some cases when rescue homes are full - put to
sleep. A MORI survey published in 2000, reveals that an estimated 17,000 healthy
dogs a year are destroyed in the UK.
Lost pets often end up in animal homes that are
already filled to capacity, this can be both distressing to the animal and the
owner - especially to an older person whose only companion is their beloved cat
or dog. However, the distress to owners and their pets can be easily prevented.
A microchip is the most simple, quickest and surest way of getting a lost pet
back safe and sound.
It is a small device the size of a grain of rice
which is implanted painlessly under the animal’s skin. Once a pet is
microchipped it cannot be removed or lost like other methods of identification,
such as collars. Animal Homes, vets, police and dog wardens have scanners which
can read the microchip’s details, revealing a unique code number identifying the
owner’s name and address.
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A
couple from Dorset have been reunited with their long-lost pet after nearly
three years - all thanks to the 'magic'
of a microchip.
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June 2008
Brambles, a Saluki cross greyhound, was stolen from
the garden of her owners' home in Dorchester in September 2005 and had not
been seen since.
Her owners had given up hope of finding the two-year-old dog - until a lucky
coincidence brought Brambles home on Friday, 31 May.
The RSPCA received a call from a member of the public to report that some
young boys were mistreating a dog near Cribbs Causeway, Bristol.
When RSPCA Inspector John Atkinson arrived at the scene and scanned the dog
for a microchip, the results revealed that Brambles had been reported to the
Society as stolen three years previously.
An emotional reunion
Shortly afterwards, Brambles was reunited with her
owners, who now live in Blandford. Owner Sarah Thornewill said: "It was
brilliant to have Brambles back, and a very emotional moment all round.
"After so long, we thought that we would never see Brambles again, but this
just goes to show how worthwhile microchipping is."
June is National Microchipping Month
Brambles' incredible story comes during June, which is
National Microchipping Month, established by the Kennel Club and backed by
the RSPCA. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the benefits of
microchipping, which allows lost or stolen pets to be identified.
Inspector John Atkinson said: "The RSPCA has been able to reunite cats and
dogs who have been given up for lost with their owners months, or even
years, after they first went missing thanks to a microchip.
"Sadly, the Society often has to find new homes for animals because there is
no way of tracing their owners.
"In addition, I'd urge all responsible owners who have their pets
microchipped to update their details with the microchipping database
whenever they move house. It's very frustrating to find a pet with a
microchip which cannot be traced."
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