I've lost my pet – what do I do?

If your pet has gone roaming, here are some things you can do to try and find them.

1. Visit the Toowoomba Regional Animal Management Centre. (ph 131 872) Any unidentified animals are taken to the animal holding facility. It's important you visit daily to identify your pet and claim him/her as soon as possible. The Animal Mangement Centre is located at 393 Anzac Ave, Toowoomba.
2. Contact all your local vets. Often pets are handed into a vet by a passer-by who is concerned with the animals' welfare. Describe the look of your pet not the breed. It's very hard to determine a breed of an animal when you do not know its origin.
3. Go for a walk around your neighbourhood. Do a door knock and ask if your pet has been seen. Be prepared to travel a fair distance. Even a small dog can cover a large distance given the time. You may have to take the car. Remember to call out your dogs name while you look. Your pet may be resting somewhere nearby.
4. Check the web. Browse websites of rescue agencies: Toowoomba Pets, Animals lost in Toowoomba, and the RSPCA, who may have located your pet.
5. Check with Toowoomba Regional Council's surrounding councils. Your pet may have wandered into another local government area.

Our surrounding councils are:

• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Western Downs Regional Council
• Southern Downs Regional Council
• Somerset Regional Council
• South Burnett Regional Council
• Goondiwindi Regional Council