What To Do If Your Dog Becomes Missing
It is important to always keep a watchful eye on your beloved pets to ensure that they do not become a part of the vast stray population. If your dog or pup does happen to get lost, there are measures that you can take to optimize your likelihood of retrieving your friend.
- Always keep your pet properly identified.
This includes: -
- a current dog license tag
- personal identification including the dog's name and home phone number
- any other pertinent tags, such as vaccination tags or microchip tags
- Keep available a current photograph
- Contact all dog control officers, animal shelters and veterinarians in your area
- Place a lost report with Lost and found pets Broome County's facebook page, news outlets and scan 'Found Ads' daily
- Place fliers in as many locations as possible & offer a reward
- Notify your neighbors
- If the animal is microchipped or tattooed, notify the organization where the pet is registered
AND - Visit your local animal shelters every other day!!!
Dog Control
List of Broome County Dog Control PHONE NUMBERS and LOCATIONS Where Their Strays are Housed:
- City of Binghamton - 607.772.7158 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Barker - 607.727.8175 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Town of Binghamton - 607.217.8857(Humane Society)
- Chenango - 607.727-6645 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Colesville - 607.693.1592 (B.C. Humane Society)
- Conklin - 607.217.8857 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Dickinson - 607.648.4801 x8 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Fenton - 607.648.4801 x8 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Kirkwood - 607.775.4353 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Lisle - 607.849.4652 (Tammy Hamlin)
- Maine - 607.862.0035 x8 (B.C. Humane Society)
- Nanticoke - 607.201.8902 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Sanford - 607.201.8479 (Delaware Valley Humane Society)
- Triangle - 607.692-4311 x23 (Tammy Hamlin)
- Union - 607.786.2940 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Vestal - 607.748.1514 x319(Vestal Vet)
- Windsor - 607.655.3118 (Broome County Dog Shelter)
- Village of Whitney Point - 607648-4801 x8 (Humane Society