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Do phone call length and repetition really matter when it comes to finding a lost dog or cat? The answer is yes, and I’d like to explain why.

When your dog or cat is lost and you select Pet Amber Alert’s phone service as part of your alert package, our dispatchers spring into action to call every house in the neighborhood your pet was last seen.

But here’s what you may not know about these phone alerts.

We use up to 60 seconds to provide detailed information about your lost pet. 

This means we have plenty of time to provide specific details about your pet’s name, descriptions and last-known whereabouts… plus your contact information along with our web address.

Our lost-pet phone alerts include something no other lost-pet finder does. We repeat your critical information.

You see, other lost-pet services offer just the “30 seconds or less” phone alerts. This only gives them time to provide your pet’s info once.

Studies have proven that repeating the info twice is much more memorable and helpful.

Neighbors and pet-care locations tend to remember the following critical facts after hearing our phone alerts:

• This is a Pet Amber Alert (recognized as a trusted, national program)
• Your first name, noting that you’re a neighbor (mentioned 2 times)
• Your pet’s name (mentioned 3 times)
• Your pet’s physical description (mentioned 2 times)
• The PetAmberAlert.com website

Usually this level of detailed, repeated information takes close to 50 seconds… and it really does help your neighbors recall the information when they find your pet.

“A neighbor heard the phone Amber Alert and called me. He had Arti taken by Animal Control. We were able to get him immediately. I cannot thank your organization enough. I can now sleep at night knowing my pet is safe and secure. Thank you so much.” Helen Sutton Cat Named Artichoke Found with Phone Alert in Denver, CO 80206

When your beloved pet is missing, make sure you take advantage of the full 60-second phone message for your best chance at a reunion. PetAmberAlert.com is the only service offering 60-second phone alerts to help you find a lost dog or cat..

Questions about our phone alerts? Leave a comment here, or contact a Certified Pet Detective.

- Mark

Certified Pet Detective and Founder, PetAmberAlert™

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PetAmberAlert vs. Findtoto: What is the best way to find a lost pet?

Two days ago, I was walking my dog in our neighborhood… and a woman drove up to me with a frantic look on her face. She said, “Have you seen a fluffy white cat wandering around?”

I said, “I’m sorry, I haven’t. But I’ll keep an eye out. What’s your cat’s name?”

She said, “Whitey… and we live just over there.” She pointed to her house down the street and then drove off.

As I continued on my walk, I could see her slowly driving up and down nearby streets, searching for her cat.

Ugh. My heart went out to her.

That’s the toughest way to try and find a lost cat or dog.

Driving down streets and asking neighbors, one-by-one, is a painfully slow and often fruitless way to find a lost
and possibly frightened pet. The other approach many people take is to post flyers on telephone poles. This is
slow, painstaking and will reach only a limited number or people. A missing pet is an emergency and time
is of the essence… the community needs to know your missing pet’s name, description and your contact
information… NOW!

Unfortunately, this rarely works. Most people who see your pet may not know have seen the flyer and don’t realize he or she is missing.

PetAmberAlert.com’s lost-pet finder system is your best chance at reuniting with your pet.

Most pet parents come to us after exhausting their own efforts. They know they need professional assistance, and
they choose us because of all we offer, including our success rate.

But we know we’re not the only service available. If you’re not sure if PetAmberAlert.com is the right method for you, we invite you to compare what we offer.

PetAmberAlert.com vs. other Lost-Pet Finder Systems (ie. FoundToto, LostMyDogy)

This chart lists all we do and how it helps you more than any other service.

	PetAmberAlert.com	Other Alert Services
CERTIFIED Pet Detectives handling your case, personally trained by Private Investigator Karin TarQwyn, America’s #1 pet detective
Posters automatically dispatched at once to hundreds of veterinary hospitals, shelters, police stations, pet stores, other organizations		“Print ready” – you have to print and post them yourself`
Posters feature a Smartphone QR Code for instant access to your online contact info.
Phone Alerts
Phone calls accepted/approved as a National Do Not Call (DNC) Exemption
Descriptive and precise Phone Alerts up to 60 seconds for better recall
Phone Alerts using LOCAL numbers (people tend to ignore 800-number callers)
Alerts posted in social media, the largest followings in the industry: Your Facebook reach Your Twitter reach	33,705 followers 10,454 followers	1,383 followers 2,088 followers
Email blast capability: Just hit SEND to notify your contacts at once
Pet ID Tag/GPS for ongoing protection
Number of lost pets found to date	100,000+	Under 4,000
Maintained in national Lost Pet Database	Kept in listings 2+ years	Deleted after 90 days
The true Pet Amber Alert service, est. 2005 Others may call themselves the original. But with us, you’re getting the first and most recognized true Pet Amber Alert service. It’s our name and nationally recognized brand, which means more people will see and remember your lost-pet alert.

When you compare services, nothing works better than PetAmberAlert for locating your lost pet.
Comments? Questions? Please share your comments here or visit our FAQ page.

- Mark Jakubczak
Certified Pet Detective and Founder, PetAmberAlert™

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” How can I possible describe your service other then totally efficient, the out reach was amazing and you did make a miracle happen! How else does a small lovebird make it from Daly City to Petaluma in three days and then find herself back in the arms of her family in San Francisco! “

Clients Personal Story: I received a phone call from a man named Chris in Petaluma CA. At5:30pm. He told me he thought he had my bird . This is his story: he was attending a wake for his father in law in Daly City on March 19. He heard a group of crows squawking outside a window and looked down to see a small green bird starting to be pecked at. He opened the window and she flew in and landed on his brother inlaws arm. He went out and bought a cage and some food for her. One of his wife’s cousins took a picture of this bird inside the cage with her phone. Chris took the bird back to his home in Petaluma and bought some more toys and pellet nibbles for her. [...]

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Losing a pet is a devastating experience. Many reports have been received about scammers who are defrauding heartbroken pet owners in order to line their own pockets and we advise pet owners who have issued an amber alert to be wary of the following pet scams:

“Scammers play on your emotions”, said Mechele Agbayani Mills, President and CEO of BBB. “Pet owners who have lost their animals are easy targets for those whose sole intent is to make a quick buck.”

The Pay-Me-First Scam: The lost pet owner receives a phone call from a person claiming that they have the lost pet in their possession. This person asks that the reward money be sent to them before they return the pet. If the pet owner refuses, they will often threaten to hurt the pet in order to pressure the pet owner into sending money. Once the scammer receives the money, they are never heard from again.

The Truck Driver Scam: Someone claiming to be a long-haul truck driver tells you that he came across your pet while on his route. He then asks you to send him money so that he can send your pet back to you, or he may ask you to wire him money to board your pet until he can send your pet back with another truck driver who’s heading your way.

The Tag Team Scam: You receive a call from someone who says that they think they have your pet. After talking to you for a while and getting information about your pet, they apologize and say that they’re sorry, but it turns out that it’s not your pet after all. They then give all the information about your pet to a partner. This is a set-up — in a short time, the scammer uses the information received about your pet only to have a second person call and claim to have found your pet who will try collect any reward money in advance..

The Airline Ticket Scam: Someone calls and claims that your pet somehow ended up in another state. They ask you to send money for a kennel and an airline ticket in order for them to ship your pet back to you. Once the pet owner sends the money, the scammer walks away with it, leaving the owner without their pet and with less money in their bank account.

BBB provides the following tips to keep from falling victim to a pet loss scam:

1. If you must place an ad, include only essential information. Refrain from providing information about unique markings or physical attributes.

2. If you get a call from someone who claims to be out-of-state, ask them for a phone number where you can call them back.

3. If a caller claims to have your pet in their possession, ask them to describe something about the pet that wouldn’t be visible in pictures which may have been posted.

4. Never wire money to anyone you don’t know.

Many pet owners have also had their pets microchipped, as this preventive measure has proven to be effective in bringing lost pets home.

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Jack the cat, at large at John F. Kennedy International Airport since escaping from his cage in the American Airlines baggage claim area two months ago, has been found.

The missing cat got loose in the airline baggage center at JFK on Aug. 25, after Karen Pasco checked Jack and another cat in as cargo. A day later, parts of the airport were shut down in preparation for Tropical Storm Irene.

Since then, more than 16,000 Facebook fans of Jack the Cat is Lost in AA Baggage at JFK have been following search efforts that have included at least two Jack the Cat Awareness days, a PetAmberAlert and the hiring of a pet detective.

“I’m relieved and happy that Jack has been found,” Pasco said. “He needs some time to get back in health after the ordeal, but is in good hands with the vets who are taking care of him.”

On Tuesday night, American Airlines announced the good news on Facebook:

“American Airlines is happy to announce that Jack the Lost Cat has been found safe and well at JFK airport. American’s team of airport employees have been focused on the search effort since Jack escaped on August 25, 2011. Jack was found in the customs room and was immediately taken by team members to a local veterinarian. The vet has advised that Jack is doing well at present.”

Bonnie Folz, a New York-based search coordinator, saw Jack last night. “It was great to know it’s him and to know he’s safe,” she told msnbc.com. “He looked fabulous to me. His eyes are big and beautiful and bright, although he’s lost some weight and he needs some grooming. He’s on IV and is having some tests to make sure he’s OK.”

American Airlines said once Jack is ready to travel, the airline will fly him to California to be reunited with his owner.

In a report of the incident filed with the Department of Transportation and included in the Air Travel Consumer Report issued this month, American Airlines reported that, “The clerk responsible for transporting the kennels to the FIS area loaded one kennel on top of another, and while the kennels were stationary and waiting to be loaded on the aircraft, the kennel positioned on the top fell to the ground. The impact of the fall caused the kennel to separate and the cat escaped.”

by Harriet Baskas

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When any child is missing, a local Amber Alert is issued and the surrounding area, even the nation, goes to work to locate the child and return them safely home to their loved ones. PetAmberAlert.com is based on the very same principle to help spread the word rapidly about your lost dog, lost cat, or any type of lost pet!

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When you pet becomes lost in the city, it is important that you act quickly. Pet Amber Alert is your one-stop resource in helping with lost and found dogs and cats. After we have put together a comprehensive list of contact information and other identifying characteristics of your pet, we issue an alert that very same day. With our recognizable name and large social media following, we work to ensure that no lost dog in Los Angeles stays that way for long.

Lost pets move fast—moving quickly out of your neighborhood to unknown areas that pique their curiosity. We create a professional lost dog poster that we then send via email and fax to animal shelters, pounds, vets, media outlets, animal control, pet stores and other agencies that are inside a 100 mile radius. Using the latest technology, we can contact thousands of your neighbors to alert them of your lost dog. California is full of people willing and eager to help return lost pets to their owners—we let them know of your need.

With too many lost dogs in Los Angeles, the animal shelter does lethal injection when its owner cannot be located. However, with Pet Amber Alert, your lost cat or dog is in our database, which means that you have a much better chance of someone recognizing your pet so that it can return safely to your home.

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PetAmberAlert.com has successfully reunited hundreds of lost pets with their owners, even in huge places like New York City. If you have lost your beloved pet, we can help you put the word out so you won’t be alone in your search. We reach out to your neighbors and all the usual suspects (shelters, pet stores, animal control, etc.) and involve them all with your efforts.

Lost pets can move really fast, so you have to act quickly to increase the chances of bringing them home safely. Even in New York, a lost dog could easily wander for miles. Once you submit your information to us, we will immediately send out the phone and poster alerts with photos, descriptions, and any other relevant details to make sure that people will recognize your dogs or cats and know exactly who to contact.

The process is simple. We will gather the necessary information about you and your missing pets and use it to create and send an effective poster to shelters and other pet-related businesses. The phone alert will also go out with your personalized, recorded message. Within minutes, hundreds or even thousands of people will know about your missing cat or dog, and you will have a much better chance to get your beloved animals back safe and sound.

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Lost pets can move fast, but we can move faster. At PetAmberAlert.com we have a long history of reuniting pets and owners, and we can send out phone and poster alerts to make sure that people in your community know what to look for. There are a lot of places for dogs and cats to get lost in Charlotte, but with enough people watching out for your pets, you will have a much greater chance of bringing them home.

Our system is designed to alert people and businesses in a radius of 10 to 100 miles from where your missing cat or dog was last seen, so the shelters across Charlotte will be able to contact you if your pet shows up. We start by gathering a little information about your pets (description, breed, name, etc.) and a photograph and use it to create some effective posters. We will then send this information along to Animal Control, the local shelters, and anywhere that other pet owners might gather. The more information we can circulate, the more it will help others recognize your pet and contact you about it.

We will also send phone alerts to the people in your community, because sometimes a poster just isn’t enough. Your personalized message will inform your neighbors of your loss and encourage them to keep an eye out for your missing pet. Animals can cover a lot of ground, but if you act quickly, you can make sure the alert moves faster.

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