Kitties!
I was working last Saturday morning when the phone rang--I answered and got a computer generated message--and I almost hung up, thinking it was a telemarketer. But just as I was about to press END...I heard "PET AMBER ALERT...PET AMBER ALERT!" So I listened and found out a Border Collie Woofie named BRINKS was lost in our neighborhood!
(To our foreign readers, an "Amber Alert" is a PSA that goes out for missing children.)
The message was detailed and informative, told me ALL about BRINKS, and a number to call if he was found/seen. I wrote the number down and called to find out more about BRINKS, like what part of our neighborhood was he last seen? And guess what? When I called I got BRINKS’ dad on the phone, and BRINKS was already home! Somebody else had seen BRINKS after getting the same phone call and got him to come to them.
Apparently, PETAMBERALERT.COM is AWESOME. It's available in the US and Canada. BRINKS’ dad found the site, signed up, and it automatically faxed and emailed ALL the surrounding VETS and SHELTERS.
Then, if that wasn’t good enough--it calls EVERYBODY [like me] within a THREE MILE radius, BRINKS lived two miles away from us!
(BRINKS didn’t even live in our 'hood, thank Cod...we don’t need any woofies here, and you know what happens to strays that show up at our door.)
Check it out: PETAMBERALERT.COM
It does cost money to use--but they're worth it, right?
Pets are priceless!
Happy Monday!
XX The Daddy XX
That sounds like a very cool service!
ReplyDeleteThe Daddy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for this information! I never knew about this and hope to never need them but if I do, this is great to know!
I hope you, Trish and all the kitties had a wonderful Christmas!
Amber a lert for pets! What a fabulous idea!
ReplyDeleteWes will has to look into it.
Kisses
Nellie
Most humans I have met are crazypants.....thank you for this information!
ReplyDeleteHow fantastic! I hope this will be worldwide soon. PS love the Daddy's shirt!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a great initiative. We're so happy for a happy ending for Brinks and his family. We wish there was a similar service here. We know too many pets who have either wandered off, gotten lost or stolen that may have been found with this Pet Amber Alert.
ReplyDeletethat's some goof info, thanks for passing it along. I hope I never need it! Yea for Brinks.
ReplyDeleteoh, and what is that on your head?!
Neither my human nor I knew this service existed! What a great idea - thanks for letting us know!
ReplyDeleteWOW - that's amazing as to how fast that works. Yea for Brinks is right!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fantastic idea. So what if it costs money - responsible pet owners should have money for our food and care (and treats).
ReplyDeleteWe are glad Brinks found his home and went nowhere near you guys.
Thanks for the info! This is a great idea and happy to have such a good recommendation from your daddy.
ReplyDeleteOh anything to help out lost pets is amazing!! Yay for this service - brilliant! So glad Brinks was found and returned home to his family!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely happy ending!! And yay for dad blogging in capitals! I blog in !!! all the time and I'm borderline normal! LOL! Take care
x
What a clever idea! And merry Katmas for yesterday....
ReplyDeleteOutstanding. A great, truly heartwarming story for the season. Thank you for letting us know. We never heard of AmberAlert, and we live in the USA. And -- never mind about the CAPS and the shirt -- does anybody see the eyes, and the hat? Or is it just me. Not only receiving Mars in my fillings. Now I'm seeing things too? Say it ain't so.
ReplyDeleteWe have been getting those phone calls for a couple of years, but the mom is so brain dead she didn't know the name of the service. Thanks for telling us. We think its a wonderful idea!
ReplyDelete(Pee S. We always suspected the dad was a little crazy pants. We remember all the fun he had with the fake arm.)
We have been getting those phone calls for a couple of years, but the mom is so brain dead she didn't know the name of the service. Thanks for telling us. We think its a wonderful idea!
ReplyDelete(Pee S. We always suspected the dad was a little crazy pants. We remember all the fun he had with the fake arm.)
We think it is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteSome things are good to know, and at the same time, hope we never have to use them!
It is good to see Daddy Crazypants!
~ The Bunch
That is so cool, we will sure check it out!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea. We hope it comes to the UK.
ReplyDeleteUmmm, what is that on your daddy's head?
That is a wonderful service...so glad it worked for Brinks and that he didn't end up as a member of your family!!!...uh I mean...oh you know,
ReplyDeletePurrs,
Cory
We are so thrilled Brinks made it home! What a great service for lost pets! Um, you don't need a woofie at your house...you have the catio to keep yous safe.
ReplyDeleteDaddy!
ReplyDeleteThis is GREAT! ESPECIALLY if the critter is a known ESCAPE ARTIST and tries to RUN OUT THE DOOR at every opportunity!
Pee Ess: CRAZYPANTS ROCKS!
What a great idea...
ReplyDeleteWow! What a wonderful service!! Thanks for telling us about it!
ReplyDeleteHope you all had a very Merry Christmas!!!
Morning to you all!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful PSA from your Dad about a wonderful service. Thank Goodness Brinks got home for Christmas!!
We just caught up on your last few days!!
We missed you a ton but we are BACK!!
Hugs Madi and Mom
That is a very cool idea! It's fast acting like that that finds a lost pet. We're happy for Brinks :) We didn't know about Pet Amber Alert - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletePip, Smidgen, Minnie, Holli
Oh yes, we had an amber alert call for a dumbhead woofie who had decided to go sight-seeing couple of months ago. It's a very nice service.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't know about this but it's a great idea! We see missing pets signs when we go walking and Mommy always tries to find them but if we got a call sooner it'd certainly help a lot more. Thanks for telling us!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a realy good idea and wow it worked fast to get the woofie home safely. Got to be good... Hugs GJ xx
ReplyDeleteDADDY SHOUTS A LOT!
ReplyDeleteHe wouldn't need a telephone to make himself heard around the neighbourhood if one of the horde got misplaced!!! :)
We've never heard of Amber Alerts for pets...but what an awesome idea!! We are glad that Brinks was found and is home now!!
ReplyDeleteWe never heard of that before but what a great idea! What a happy ending!
ReplyDeleteWe never heard of that before but what a great idea! What a happy ending!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a fantastic service, never knew about it.
ReplyDeleteI also never knew about it and I THANK YOU for bringing this to our attention!
ReplyDeleteI just tweeted it and posted it on Facebook and I tagged you!
xoxoxo
What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWe love and appreciate you guys very much!
Cheers! Yay! Hurray!
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea!
ReplyDeleteHope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
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What a great service--and so glad the Brinks story had a happy ending! Hope you all hadded a wonderful Krissymouse (I also hope poor Humiliated Felix got an extra-special treat!)
ReplyDeleteWe didn't know about this but will definitely be checking it out. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like an awesome service - I'll have to look into it some more. I had no idea this even existed.
ReplyDeleteNice work, Daddy!
ReplyDeleteBut, uh, I think the cats need to stop insulting Mommy's fashion sense so often and, uh, maybe mention yours once in a while! ;)