No one ever plans to lose a pet, but there are a few precautions you can take to ensure their safe return. Immediately contact Friends for Life if you are unable to locate your pet. Your cat has been microchipped, so, in the event that it is found, veterinarians and animal rescue agencies can scan it for the identification number. Friends for Life will then be contacted and will contact you. If your other pets have not been microchipped, you should be aware of that California State Law only requires stray animals to be held at animal shelters for five business days … animals housed in shelters longer than that are destroyed.

Here are some suggestions from the SPCA on recovering your pet:

1. Always have a current photo of your pet available. It will help you in your search and will also serve as proof that a particular pet is yours.
2. Keep current identification on your pet by licensing them, using identification tags.
3. Know the number of your animal's microchip implant. All Friends for Life animals are microchipped before adoption. If you lose the number, please contact us. We keep all of the microchip numbers on file and will help you find your lost pet.
4. Go to the shelters in the area. The shelters in Sacramento are:
   

   Sacramento City Animal Control
   2127 Front Street
   Sacramento, CA 95818-1106
   (916) 264-7387
   (916) 264-5011 (After hours)

   Sacramento County Animal Control
   4290 Bradshaw Road
   Sacramento, CA 95827-3896
   (916) 368-7387
   (916) 875-5000 (After hours)

   Sacramento SPCA
   6201 Florin-Perkins Road
   Sacramento, CA 95828-1095
   (916) 383-7387

5. Fill out lost cards at all of your local shelters.
6. Post "lost and found" signs at local shelters, at your veterinarian's office, and around your neighborhood.
7. Check the "lost and found" in the newspaper daily.
8. Call Pet Finders at (800) 666-LOST. They keep a list of lost and found animals and send a printout to local animal shelters.

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