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• Contact Animal Control or the Police Department by calling 422-2142.
• Next step would be to call the Animal Welfare League at 708-636-8586.  Lost pets can be redeemed between Monday through Friday from 11 am to 7:30 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm.

• Search the Neighborhood - Walk and/or drive through your neighborhood several times every day.  The early morning hours and sunset every day.  The early morning hours and sunset are prime times for finding lost pets.  Question neighbors, joggers, postal carriers, garbage collectors and newspaper carriers and ask them to keep an eye out for your pet.
• Use the Power of Scent - Place a recently worn article of clothing in your yard; for cats who usually stay indoors, place their litter box outside.  Familiar scents can bring them home.
• Advertise - Post flyers at all public places-grocery stores, community centers, churches, etc.  Place an ad in the classified section of your local paper.  Offer a reward if possible.  Caution:  To protect your self from pet-recovery scams, leave out one of your pet’s identifying characteristics so you can verify the honesty of any caller who claims to have found your pet.
• Notify Others - Call your local veterinary clinics, especially those that offer boarding.  Injured pets are often taken directly to a veterinarian for care prior to transfer to an animal shelter.
• File a Report - Even if there have been suspected cases of pet theft in your area, don’t assume that your pet is the latest victim.  Pets are far more likely to stray from home and get lost than be stolen.  However, if you have evidence that leads you to believe your pet has been stolen; notify your local police and animal control departments immediately.
• Don’t Give Up!!  - Keep searching even when you have little hope left.  Animals that have been lost for months have been reunited with their owners.
• And the Next Time… - Protect your pet from getting lost again.  Always keep a collar and identification tag on your pet.  An ID tag is a lost pet’s ticket home.  Ask you local animal care and control agency if permanent methods of pet identification such as microchips are available in your area.  (The Animal Welfare League offers AVID microchips).
• License your pet as local law requires.  Other important steps include keeping your pets supervised at all times and have them spayed or neutered.  Finally, keep a photo of your pet on file in the event he or she strays again.