Lost pets this Fourth of July? The Sherwood Sun wants to help
Fireworks can send pets running. If yours is missing, we'll help spread the word.
SHERWOOD, Ore. — Every Fourth of July, frightened dogs and cats escape through open doors, jump fences, or slip away during fireworks. If your pet is missing this holiday weekend, the Sherwood Sun would like to help reunite local families.
You may have even spotted me walking the Woodhaven neighborhood shaking a bag of treats and calling for my own missing cat, Noiret Trouble — yes, Sherwood's friendliest cat who inspired the Sherwood Sun's local comic strip Small Pets, Big Hearts.
An indoor cat, Noiret slipped out late Tuesday night, but was found early Friday morning. Like many indoor cats, he appeared to be hiding close by.
If you lost or found a pet this weekend in Sherwood, enter the details here and email a photo to us at editor@sherwoodsun.org
We'll do our best to share local lost and found pet notices with the community throughout the holiday weekend.
Even if you're not missing a pet, you can help by keeping an eye out for unfamiliar animals in your neighborhood. Many lost pets don't travel far — they're simply hiding until they feel safe enough to come out.
Here's a list of some of the things I did to help Noiret come home that you could try, too:
- Update his microchip and mark him missing
- Post his description and missing notice to local Facebook groups, PetCo Love Lost, PawBoost, LostMyKitty, Cat Adoption Center, my veterinarian, and Washington County Animal Services
- Post missing flyers on nearby mailboxes
- Knock on neighbors' doors to ask about checking garages, cars, backyards, sheds, hiding places like crawl spaces or under decks, and cameras
- Walk the neighborhood gently calling his name, and look after dark with a flashlight to illuminate his eyes
- Leave out his food, his bed, and his toys (even my dirty sock, for the scent)
- Set up a security camera to spot him if he comes by
And now that he's home, I've added a GPS tracker to his collar.
Thank you, Sherwood, for looking out for one another.
— Jules Rogers, founder, editor, neighbor
Jules Rogers
Jules Rogers
Jules Rogers
