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Here's how to make sure your pets return home if they're lost
Bill Choy | Siskiyou Daily News
The Siskiyou County Humane Society is implementing new strategies to ensure lost pets get home quickly and safely, which allows them to keep the shelter free for dogs and cats that don't yet have loving homes.
The best way to ensure your furry friend will be returned to you if they're lost? Proper identification including microchips or ID collars.
People need to abolish the 'old school' mentality, (that) losing a pet means you are a bad owner, and shift to the more enlightened attitude that things happen and, in many cases, are beyond pet owners control, said Siskiyou Humane Society Executive Director Kim Latos.
Nationally, fewer than 2.5% of stray cats and 22% of stray dogs without microchips entering the shelter system are reunited with their families.
Losing a pet can be one of the most stressful times in your life, Latos said. Most pet owners these days treat their pets like children or at least consider them part of the family."
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