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A ll A b o u t P e ts – 1 5 w a y s to p re v e n t B y M e tro N e w s


D e s p ite th e s a d n e s s, u n c e rta in ty a n d d is ru p tio n to m illio n s o f p e o p le ’s liv e s, th e n o v e l c o ro n a v iru s C O V ID -1 9 h a s p ro v id e d s o m e s ilv e r lin in g s. O n e s u c h p o s itiv e s id e e ffe c t o f p e o p le b e in g a s k e d to s p e n d m o re tim e a t h o m e is th e o p p o rtu n ity fo r in d iv id u a ls a n d fa m ilie s to o p e n th e ir a b o d e s to n e e d y a n im a ls.


e t a d o p tio n s h a ve in cre a se d a s p e o p le h a ve fo u n d m o re p e rso n a l tim e to d e vo te to co m p a n io n a n im a ls. Th e P e t H e a lth N e tw o rk sa ys th a t


p e o p le e xp e rie n cin g lo n e lin e ss fro m b e in g a p a rt fro m o th e rs o fte n tu rn to p e ts to h e lp th e m fe e l b e tte r. Lu ck y D o g A n im a l R e scu e in V irg in ia b ro u g h t in 1 4 9 a n im a ls fro m h ig h -k ill sh e lte rs in M a rch 2 0 2 0 a n d a d o p te d 1 3 4 in a sin g le w e e k , m a tch in g th e a g e n cy’s m o n th ly a ve ra g e. D a ta o n N e w Y o rk C ity a n im a l sh e lte rs in d ica te s th a t, a s o f e a rly M a y 2 0 2 0 , 4 3 .5 p e rce n t o f sh e lte rs w e re e xp e rie n cin g a n in cre a se d d e m a n d fo r a d o p tio n sin ce th e C O V ID -1 9 o u tb re a k . A s p e t a d o p tio n s in cre a se, n e w p e t


p a re n ts a re u rg e d to re m e m b e r to ta ke e ve ry p re ca u tio n to ke e p th e ir co m p a n io n s sa fe a n d se cu re. Th e su m m e r m o n th s ca n b e a p rim e tim e fo r p e ts to b e co m e lo st. In cre a se d th u n d e rsto rm s a s w e ll a s fire w o rk s d isp la ys ca n frig h te n p e ts. A lso , m o re tim e sp e n t o u td o o rs m a y m a ke it e a sie r fo r “ e sca p e a rtists” to fin d th e ir w a y o u t o f b a ck ya rd s o r g e t fre e fro m le a sh e s. Th a n k fu lly, th e re a re so m e ste p s p e t o w n e rs ca n ta ke to ke e p p e ts sa fe.


ID a n d c o lla r : P e ts s h o u ld w e a r c o lla rs w ith a tta c h e d id e n tific a tio n a t a ll tim e s . T h is s h o u ld in c lu d e a n u p -to - d a te c o n ta c t n u m b e r. ID ta g s c a n b e m a d e a t p e t s u p p ly s to re s o r a re a v a ila b le a t th e A n im a l H u m a n e S o c ie ty fa c ilitie s .


P e t p r o o f : H o m e o w n e rs m a y h a v e


to m a k e a d ju s tm e n ts to th e ir y a rd s a n d h o m e s to e n s u re p e ts


c a n n o t e s c a p e . S o m e d o g s a n d c a ts c a n c lim b o v e r ta ll fe n c e s o r d ig u n d e r n e a th . S p e a k w ith y o u r


v e te rin a ria n a b o u t h o w to p e t- p ro o f y o u r p ro p e rty .


M ic r o c h ip : M ic ro c h ip s a re s m a ll d e v ic e s th a t a re im p la n te d u n d e r th e p e t’s s k in .


S t e r iliz a t io n : A H S s a y s s tu d ie s


s h o w th a t p e ts th a t h a v e


b e e n s p a y e d o r n e u te re d a re le s s lik e ly to ro a m fo r m a te s a n d p o te n tia lly g e t lo s t.


L e a s h p e t s : P re y in s tin c t c a n b e h ig h a n d e v e n th e m o s t w e ll-b e h a v e d p e ts m a y a c t d iffe re n tly w h e n a w a y fro m h o m e . A s e c u re c o lla r/h a r n e s s a n d le a s h w ill h e lp k e e p p e ts s a fe o n w a lk s . N e w p e t p a re n ts s h o u ld fa m ilia riz e th e m s e lv e s w ith th e s te p s to h e lp p re v e n t lo s t p e ts .


A b o u t th e s iz e o f a g ra in o f ric e , m ic ro c h ip s e m it a lo w ra d io fre q u e n c y th a t c a n b e re a d b y a h a n d h e ld s c a n n e r. V irtu a lly a ll v e t o ffic e s a n d a n im a l s h e lte rs a re e q u ip p e d w ith s c a n n e rs . M ic ro c h ip s a re d e s ig n e d to la s t th e p e t’s life tim e , a c c o rd in g to H o m e A g a in , a m ic ro c h ip c o m p a n y .


O n c e th e p e t is re g is te re d , th e c h ip w ill lin k to a re c o rd o f o w n e r in fo rm a tio n th a t c a n b e u p d a te d e a s ily o n lin e .


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