Please report your cat missing as soon as possible, as this maximises the chances of it being found.
Look in:
- all rooms, cupboards, boxes and drawers in your home, shed and garages
- ask your neighbours to check their homes and outbuildings too
- any household appliances which a cat could fit into – e.g. washing machine, tumble drier, microwave
- vehicles, gardens and hedgerows (watch for snares)
- the lost and found section of your local newspaper
- your local community noticeboards - e.g. library, newsagent, supermarket
Have the following information available:
- Your address and telephone number
- Description of your cat including any distinguishing features
- If your cat was wearing a collar / ID disc
- Whether your cat in micro-chipped, and the number if possible
- When and where it was last seen
- Recent photos of your cat
Inform:
- your neighbours, your postman and milkman, your newspaper delivery person
- put up posters in the immediate vicinity and up to 2 streets away, as male cats in particular can have a large territory
- the police and the cleansing department of your local council
- local veterinary surgeries and local schools (children are very observant of animals)
- your local community noticeboards - e.g. library, newsagent, supermarket
- your local CP branch (for Telford & District see our Lost and Found page)
- other local organisations - see www.catchat.org/adoption/shrop.html
- Animal Search UK – 01432 761 406 or www.animalsearchuk.co.uk
- Pets Bureau – www.petsbureau.co.uk
- The UK Missing Pets register – www.nationalpetregister.org
If your cat returns, please contact all of these organisations so they know to stop looking for your cat.
We urge people to get their cats micro-chipped, as this makes it much easier to trace the owner should they become lost again.