Wednesday 29 June 2011

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Saturday 25 June 2011

SPCA Procedures for Lost Pets

In 2008 the SPCA took in 1,052 lost dogs (representing about 41 percent of all dogs taken in).
On average, about 45 percent of lost dogs are claimed back by their owners. The majority of lost dogs we take in do not have any identification on them such as collars with licences/owners’ particulars, or microchips. This means there is no way for us
All pets taken in by the SPCA that are deemed to be 'lost' will be scanned for a microchip, advertised in the 'found' column, Straits Times Classifieds for two consecutive days and kept for one day after that, to enable the owner to come forward to claim their pet. SPCA's Lost and Found service is also advertised in the Lianhe Zaobao twice monthly requesting that people who have lost their pets to call the SPCA.
 to trace the owner.
If no one claims the pet, the SPCA will then consider it for adoption under our usual adoption criteria, which is based on health, temperament, age and availability of space. If the pet is selected for adoption it will be quarantined for ten days prior to being put up for adoption. If the animal does not meet the adoption criteria it will be humanely euthanased.