How You Can Help Abandoned or Lost Pets?

If you com across an animal that has obviously been abandoned (that is, it looks frightened, unfamiliar with its surroundings, ill-fed, and dirty), help it.

If it is friendly and you are able to approach it, find a suitable leash/rope or carrier and take it home. After that, call an animal welfare organization to see if they have fosterers available to take the animal in. If the animal is in good shape, young, and friendly, the SPCA too may be able to put it up for adoption.

If you can adopt the animal, all the better! Call a welfare society or see a vet for advice about caring for your new pet. If you can't adopt, and the welfare groups have no fosterers but you want the animal to live, perhaps you will be generous enough to sponsor its maintenance elsewhere?

If you cannot catch an animal that clearly needs help, yet runs away from you despite your efforts, some welfare organizations have volunteers who may be able to help you catch it. However, not all have sufficient manpower, so try your best first.

Do no confuse sterilized strays with abandoned pets. Sterilized strays are cared for by animal welfare volunteers. You will recognize them by their familiarity with where they live, and their healthy appearance.

Also, if you see a young kitten on its own, do not take it away. Its mother is probably out looking for food and will be very distressed if she returns to find it missing. To be certain, remain at a distance to observe. You may have to wait a long time, or return later in the day to check. If the mother is still caring for the kitten, let her do her in peace.