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The mission of Project Bobo is to help our communities to find ALL lost pets!
ON FOOT SEARCH
Search a three- to five-block radius from your home
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If you call out, stay out! Give your pet time to get to you
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Bring a favorite treat or squeaky toy
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Use a satellite map to determine likely paths and hiding places
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Cat owners: Look up! Your cat could be in a tree. Bring towels or blankets as the cat may have feral tendencies
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Dog owners: Warn people to not chase your pet. Crouch at pet level as the dog may have wild tendencies
NOTIFY NEIGHBORS & POLICE
List your "lost pet" information with neighborhood websites (e.g. Nextdoor, Facebook, HOA, Community newsletters, etc.), to get the word out about your pet and notify the local police
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Abandon communities who censor – spend valuable search time elsewhere! Stay positive! Ignore naysayers!
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See Lost & Found Online Resources below
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See Veterinarians & Pet Services below
Tell your nearby neighbors; your pet may take shelter in their garages, shrubs, yards, crawl space
FLYERS & BUSINESS CARDS
Create and distribute "lost pet" flyers, business cards, or magnets:
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Door-to-door with neighbors (No flyers in mailbox! It's illegal.)
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Community mailbox or infobox area
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Local businesses, shelters, rescues, groomers, kennels, pet sitters
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Services & Community: US mail, trash, school bus, FedEx, UPS, Mailbox Etc, schools, HOA
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Magnets for cars or business card size
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Cats owners: feral cat colony managers
USPS Mailers
Sample information to include - less is more!
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Pet Picture, Name; Male/Female; Neutered/Spayed; Chipped Y/N; Collar Color; Reward (optional); Phone Number; Last seen intersection/area, Date lost
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Provide various haircuts of pet, if appropriate
Example flyer pricing:
SIGNS
Create "lost pet" signs and post around neighborhood
Keep it simple
Make it readable from a car
Include picture, phone number, color, breed, reward (if applicable)
Check your signs regularly - they may be taken down by city, HOA, thieves
Example sign pricing:
Signs.com custom yard signs ~$250 for 30 double-sided 24"x18" + 30 H wire stakes 10"x30"
Amazon.com blank yard signs ~$89 for 20 24"x18" + 20 H wire stakes 10"x30"
Additional Reference:
MICROCHIP - DO THIS IMMEDIATELY!
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Register and update your pet's microchip information
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Call your microchip vendor and report your pet missing
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Microchips is not a GPS – let your vets and shelters know in case someone finds your pet and checks for microchip
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Learn about the Microchip Quagmire from Find Bobo's search
VETERINARIANS
Contact your local veterinarians
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See Veterinarians & Pet Services below
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Partner with vets for a neutral pet drop-off
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Fax vets your missing pet flyers (note faxes may not be in color): 7 free fax services
SHELTERS & RESCUES
Visit your local animal shelters and rescues frequently:
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Leave a flyer with various people
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Volunteers, employees, and staff may not talk to each other
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Check deceased pet list
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Search shelter websites for all breeds (see list below)
HUMANE TRAPS
Set up a humane trap on your porches or where pet escaped
Make sure it's covered
Clean trap and change food daily
Do this soon! Don't let your pet find food elsewhere
Example trap: Havahart Large Trap $49.97
ONLINE SEARCHES
Check "found pet" ads everywhere - daily!
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See Lost & Found Online Resources below
ONLINE & FACEBOOK RESOURCES
See Lost & Found Online Resources below
Contact Project Bobo is you have additional recommendations!
ADS & MEDIA & DIRECT MAILING
Place "lost pet" ads: newspapers, websites, Facebook, Craig's List, television, billboards
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Free - Create a Facebook page
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Free - Craig's List (Pets and Lost & Found communities)
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Free - Community newsletters
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$$$ - Create a Facebook Page Ad (from $1/day to unlimited)
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$$$ - Clear Channel Billboard (~$1200 for 1 week, 1200 rotations times per day at 5-7 seconds, 1 side)
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$$$ - Orlando Sentinel (~$700 for 1 Sunday ad, 4.915"W x 5.25"H, color)
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$$$ - Project Bobo has not researched TV ads
READING RESOURCES
LOST & FOUND ONLINE RESOURCES
TIPS FOR POSTING ON FACEBOOK:
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CREATE only 1 Facebook post for your Lost Pet - allows you to update only 1 post versus creating multiple posts
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SHARE your post to multiple Facebook pages - allows you to gain a following on 1 post versus starting a new following each time
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COMMENT on your post rather than make a new post - keeps your original post relevant and your followers updated
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BE MINDFUL of each page's rules - refrain from over-taxing the community and outstaying your welcome
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MAKE your own lost pet's page - allows you to pay to boost a post and generate your own pet's following
LOST & FOUND WEBSITES
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Craig's List (Lost & Found) - valid 45 days, requires refresh
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Craig's List (Pets) - valid 45 days, requires refresh
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Edgewater Animal Shelter (Rescue/Shelter)
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Live to Purr Another Day (Shelter/Rescue)
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Orange County Animal Services (AKA Animal Control, 311)
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Orange County Forums (Shelter/Rescue)
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Orlando Cat Café (Shelter/Rescue)
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Pet Alliance Of Greater Orlando (Shelter/Rescue)
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Pet Finder (Shelter/Rescue)
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Pet Harbor - valid 30 days, requires refresh
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SPCA of Orlando (Shelter/Rescue)
LOST & FOUND FACEBOOK PAGES
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Read Only Pages
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Cats for Sale for Free in Florida (Cats)
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CritterAlert US - Lost and Found Pets; Dogs, Cats & Birds - United States (list your pet here: www.critteralert.com)
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Live to Purr Another Day (Cats)
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List Your Pet on these Pages
(Search Facebook for BREED SPECIFIC pages too!)-
Lost & Found Animals in Orange, Seminole, & Volusia Counties - FL
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Lost & Found Pets in Waterford Avalon Eastwood Stoneybrook UCF East Orlando
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Lost and Found Pets West Orange County FL - Ocoee, Winter Garden
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Lost Cats Florida (Helping Lost Pets)
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Lost, Found & Rehoming Pets of Downtown Orlando and surrounding areas
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Lost, Found and rehoming pets for Hunters Creek and South Orlando area
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Lost, Found, Rehoming, Abandoned & Abused pets of Central Florida
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Lost/Found Pets Casselberry,Sanford,Longwood,LkMary,WinterSpr,Maitland,Alta
- Lost /Found Pets Osceola County FL
- Orlando, FL - Lost Dogs, Cats & Pets (PawBoost)
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VETERINARIANS & PET RESOURCES
Name | Service | Allows FB Post | Address | City | State | Zipcode | Phone | Fax | Email |
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24/7 Animal Hospital of Orlando | Veterinarian | Unverified | 8742 White Rd | Orlando | FL | null | 407- 298-3807 | 407-298-3806 | epho247@gmail.com |
24Petwatch | Microchip - Website | N/A | null | null | USA | null | null | null | null |
434 Animal Hospital | Veterinarian | NO | 212 E State Rd 434 | Longwood | FL | 32750 | 407-331-1161 | 407-331-9660 | animalhospital434@yahoo.com |
A Pet House Call: Caspermeyer | Veterinarian | Unverified | 8528 Lake Bosse Dr | Orlando | FL | 32810 | 407- 298-3116 | null | drjacki@4pawshousecalls.com |
A Pet's Palace | Sitters | Unverified | 11709 S. Orange Blossom Trail | Orlando | FL | null | 407-857-0705 | null | null |
AAHA Universal Pet Microchip Lookup | Microchip-Universal | N/A | null | null | USA | null | null | null | null |
ACA MARRS | Microchip - Website | N/A | null | null | USA | null | null | null | null |
AKC Reunite | Microchip - Website | N/A | null | null | USA | null | null | null | null |
Above & Beyond Pet Sitting | Sitters - PSI | Unverified | null | null | FL | null | 407-252-3143 | null | null |
Absolute Fabulous Pet Sitter | Sitters | Unverified | null | Winter Park | FL | 32792 | 407- 620-3886 | null | null |
Affiliated Veterinary Specialists (Maitland) | Veterinarian | Unverified | 9905 S US Hwy 17 92 | Maitland | FL | 32751 | 407- 644-1287 | 407-644-9075 | vet@AVSspecialists.com |
Affiliated Veterinary Specialists (Waterford Lakes) | Veterinarian | Unverified | 11011 Lake Underhill Rd | Orlando | FL | 32825 | 407- 644-1287 | 407-644-9075 | vet@AVSspecialists.com |
Affordable Spay Neuter Vaccine Clinic Pl | Veterinarian | Unverified | 10892 W Colonial Dr | Ocoee | FL | 34761 | 407- 614-8975 | null | null |
All 4 Pets (Avalon, Orlando) | Groomer | YES | 425 Avalon Park Blvd | Orlando | FL | 32828 | 407-282-4406 | null | null |
All 4 Pets (Conway, Orlando) | Groomer | YES | 5126 S. Conway Rd | Orlando | FL | 32812 | 407-930-2666 | null | null |
All 4 Pets (Narcoosse, Orlando) | Groomer | YES | 10651 Narcoossee Rd | Orlando | FL | 32832 | 407-271-8869 | null | null |
All 4 Pets (Winter Park) | Groomer | YES | 7612 University Blvd | Winter Park | FL | 32792 | 407- 571-9253 | null | null |
All Creatures Animal Hospital | Veterinarian | YES | 5745 Pershing Ave | Orlando | FL | 32822 | 407- 277-6027 | 407-275-8931 | allcreaturesorlando@gmail.com |
All Creatures Pet Grooming-Milk District | Groomer | Unverified | 2411 E South St | Orlando | FL | 32803 | 407- 228-2855 | 407-228-2023 | allcreatures123@gmail.com |
Allyson's Pet Grooming | Groomer | Unverified | 33 Primrose Dr | Orlando | FL | 32803 | 407- 894-9862 | null | info@AllysonsPetGrooming.com |
Animal Clinic 192 | Veterinarian | NO | 2840 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy | Kissimmee | FL | 34744 |
407- 847-4472 | null | null |
Animal Clinic of Windermere Inc. | Veterinarian | YES | 1909 Maguire Rd | Windermere | FL | 34786 | 407- 876-3676 | 407-876-5610 | null |
Animal Companion Pet Sitting Service | Sitters - PSI | Unverified | null | null | FL | null | 321-396-7900 | null | info@animalcompanionph.com |
Animal ER | Veterinarian | Unverified | 7313 Lake Underhill Road | Orlando | FL | 32822 | 407-273-3336 | 407-992-8600 | null |
Animal Eye Associates Pa (Maitland) | Veterinarian | NO | 9901 S US Highway 17/92 | Maitland | FL | 32751 | 407- 349-3846 x1 | 407-629-0602 | animaleyegroup@gmail.com |
JOIN PROJECT BOBO EVENTS
ABOUT PROJECT BOBO & FIND BOBO
PROJECT BOBO was born out of my hope to spare other lost pet parents the frustration of sorting through and organizing information and resources available on the internet by consolidating my findings about searching for lost pets in one location. It evolves daily.
Bobo, my beloved, 8 year-old Persian, went missing on April 19, 2019 and we are still looking for him. He sneaked out by accident.
The minute I discovered Bobo was missing, we began our foot search for 48-hours straight taking half-hour breaks every 2 hours. When our foot search yielded no results, we began researching techniques and resources on finding lost pets. Our foot search continued for 45 straight days.
Every day we learned and tried something new. At the end of each week, I we wished we tried a new technique earlier. We wasted tons of valuable time learning. Today, we would search differently, with what we learned.
FIND BOBO is dedicated solely to the search for Bobo. The experience and process has taught me how wonderful and kind our community members are and how we help each other through a tough and emotional process. You all inspired me to share my research and create PROJECT BOBO!
Thank you to 3 AMAZING teenagers: Sammy (L), Isabel (C), and Eloise (R), who volunteered to spend their summer afternoon placing 500 flyers about FIND BOBO and PROJECT BOBO in our community. Not shown is mom, Silvia, who drove them and is a wonderful role model!
Thank you, BOBO for reminding us all about community!
Since its inception, PROJECT BOBO has sponsored many Baldwin Park First Friday Festival events, appeared in local news on TV and in print, featured in Baldwin Park Magazine, and has a resource website and corresponding Facebook page to help others with their search for their missing pet.
The mission of PROJECT BOBO is to help our communities find ALL our lost pets.
There is no silver bullet method. Searches are highly personal and you should try methods that you think might work for you and where your time and budget allows. We truly hope the information helps you find your furry family member and gives you a springboard to start your search. We still look for Bobo!
Sincerely,
Vickie
CONTACT
Thank you for your interest in Project Bobo.
For more information or suggestions for improvement, feel free to get in touch and I will get back to you soon!
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