Results: Pet Rescue
If you found a stray dog or cat,how would you handle the situation?
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Would you attempt to trap and bring it in to the evts to have them scan for a microchip? I would contact a rescue group to borrow a humane trap .
33%
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567 votes
I would just bypass the animal, its not my issue to resolve.
24%
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403 votes
I would post online to a rescue group to see if someone could trap and bring into a local rescue
31%
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524 votes
Other (please specify)
12%
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206 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 4.06% | 69 | |
| N/A | 0.47% | 8 |
| NA | 0.35% | 6 |
| none | 0.24% | 4 |
| not sure | 0.18% | 3 |
| depends on the situation | 0.12% | 2 |
| no | 0.12% | 2 |
| yes | 0.12% | 2 |
| depends | 0.12% | 2 |
| It depends on the situation. | 0.12% | 2 |
| I would call it to me. I couldn t trap it. Then I would take it to the vet to check for a chip. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ot would depend on my home situation, we would take the pet in | 0.06% | 1 |
| looked after it | 0.06% | 1 |
| keep the dog or cat for myself | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would try to grab it myself and call animal control to come get it | 0.06% | 1 |
| Eat it | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would take it to the vet to check for a microchip | 0.06% | 1 |
| Take it to the police station! | 0.06% | 1 |
| My wife would take it to the Humane Society! | 0.06% | 1 |
| would keep it till some one came for it | 0.06% | 1 |
| If I thought it was worth it, I'd see if I couldn't entice the dog indoors and then see if the owner could be found | 0.06% | 1 |
| Just call the SPCA | 0.06% | 1 |
| I WOULD TRY BY HAND AND THEN CALL tORONTO aNIMAL SERVICES | 0.06% | 1 |
| post on facebook | 0.06% | 1 |
| Just feed it and buy a cat house | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'd call the appropriate agency for help. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would trap it myself and post looking for the owner | 0.06% | 1 |
| No microchip | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends on the situation and the animal | 0.06% | 1 |
| Trap myself & take to a rescue place. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have taken dogs to our local shelter | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would call animal control to help | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on where and what | 0.06% | 1 |
| I WOULD TRY TO GET AT IT WITH A LOVING & CARING AND TREAT IN HAND APPROACH, WHICH USUALLY WORKS | 0.06% | 1 |
| Feed it | 0.06% | 1 |
| Humane society | 0.06% | 1 |
| In answr to the question you asked in #1, "yes". | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would make sure there was food and shelter. | 0.06% | 1 |
| what? | 0.06% | 1 |
| SPCA | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would notify the police | 0.06% | 1 |
| Depends on the dog and whether it would be safe to catch it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the animal | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would first try to catch the animal myself. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Living in a large complex, the office often posts pictures of lost pets. | 0.06% | 1 |
| That depends on the outside elements. I would call animal rescue | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would contact the dog warden and then wait with the dog until they got here | 0.06% | 1 |
| i might just take it home | 0.06% | 1 |
| Call Animal Rescue and let them deal with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| call animal authorities | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would first check for a number on the collar. If there is none I would take a picture of the animal and post it on nextdoor | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would call the local animal control and let them handle it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| save it and contact groups for support. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Call the local animal institute that saves animals | 0.06% | 1 |
| scan for microchip | 0.06% | 1 |
| Pick it up and walk around the neighborhood to find the owner. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Depends on animal, situation, place.. ect | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have humane traps, I would trap and take to vet | 0.06% | 1 |
| Eat it sell it to a Chinese restaurant | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would just feed it | 0.06% | 1 |
| bring it home, make sure it's fed and post online about a lost pet | 0.06% | 1 |
| use neighborhood social media page | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would see if it would come to me, if not, I would post online so that owner could find their pet. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have my own trap and have helped many cats to get neutered. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would take it to see if it was chipped. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would try to capture it myself and take to a vet to be scanned for a microchip. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would catch it and take it to work and scan it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| did this; adopted him; died at 17 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Of no owner name/address on the color, take to a vet to look for microchip | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would see if I could find the owner | 0.06% | 1 |
| would take home and then post | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would make sure a rescue group scans it for an owner chip. | 0.06% | 1 |
| If I could catch the animal I would go online and find out if somebody was missing a pet, if not then I'd take it to the resuce | 0.06% | 1 |
| try to find the owner, if none, I would keep | 0.06% | 1 |
| Call the humane society to come get the animal. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Try to catch it on my own | 0.06% | 1 |
| If the animal were friendly, bring it to a vet to see if it had a microchip | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would notify animal control and rescue groups in the area, but I would also let them know that I am keeping my eye on the rescue as well, that way they hopefully will have less chance of falling trough the cracks. | 0.06% | 1 |
| If nobody owned or cared for it, I would find it a good home (I have in the past). | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have caught several stray dogs on my own and either found the owner or gotten them to a rescue organization | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| not enough information | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would take it home and post flyers around the neighborhood | 0.06% | 1 |
| i would feed it and give it water and hope to build it s trust | 0.06% | 1 |
| Collect the animal without a cage and take to local vet and post online that it has been found and where it could be picked up | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the dog I found one a few years ago and just left my yard gate open and put out some food and once the dog was in slipped the gate closed took a pic and posted online owner contacted me and picked up the dog . The weather was good . | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not applicable | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would set food & water out and let it come to me, then take it to a rescue. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It would depend. I have done some rescues. | 0.06% | 1 |
| just catch it and take it to the vet myself | 0.06% | 1 |
| Try to find the pet's owner | 0.06% | 1 |
| call police | 0.06% | 1 |
| call the place | 0.06% | 1 |
| Contact animal control for them to rescue | 0.06% | 1 |
| No animals in my home | 0.06% | 1 |
| Take it to the vet. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I WOULD TAKE IT TO A VET. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I usually take them in and it drives my wife nuts!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would feed it and rescue it take to vet and adopt if noone wants them | 0.06% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would post it on next door and attempt to trap it . | 0.06% | 1 |
| Call City Hall or Humaine Society | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would check to see if the pet is missing and the owners are seeking it's return | 0.06% | 1 |
| ? | 0.06% | 1 |
| Much as I'd want to, I'm unable to do things like this. | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends if the animal seems friendly or agressive | 0.06% | 1 |
| Trap if needed and take to vet, as suggested in the paragraph. | 0.06% | 1 |
| coax the animal into my car and then call a humane group | 0.06% | 1 |
| hold the animal and post on Penticton group to see who's it is | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would trap it myself. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I've always been able to coax them with treats and either leash them or cage smaller pets and take them to the vet. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Go to a local vet and have it scanned | 0.06% | 1 |
| keep it | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would phoned the SPCA and alert them to the situation | 0.06% | 1 |
| I would call my town's animal control to come and get the animal. | 0.06% | 1 |
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