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Missing a pet is something no animal lover ever wants to think about, but you can take action.

Deep breaths. Whether you’re missing your dog, cat, bird, reptile, or any other form of best friend, PetPosters+ is here to help you with next steps.

Lost Pet Quick Action Plan

Seven steps, in the order that matters.

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    Search close to home

    Make sure you’ve checked any hiding spots your pet could be holed up in.

    ClosetsBasementsAtticsUnder porchesBeneath decksIn or around parked carsSheds or barns
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    Try a treat

    If your pet has a favorite treat, try shaking the bag or waving a laser pointer.

  3. 3
    Talk to neighbors

    Ask your community to check their properties and keep an eye out for your pet.

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    Contact vets and shelters

    Provide a good photo, description, and your contact information so they can notify you if someone brings in your pet.

  2. 5
    Post in local social media groups

    Start with community boards on Facebook and Nextdoor, then post on as many forums as possible.

  1. 6
    Print and distribute lost pet posters

    Hang them up around your neighborhood, in local businesses, and on community bulletin boards.

    Design a poster
  2. 7
    Send a direct mail blast

    Mail is incredibly engaging and reaches every mailbox in the neighborhood, whether or not they have a social media account.

    See how to send mail

Why Direct Mail to Find Your Lost Pet?

  • Social posts get buried.Your neighbors could miss your social media post on their busy feed.
  • Posters get missed.They might not see your posters.
  • Shelters don’t always get the call.They might not check with the vet’s office or local shelter to be on the lookout for lost pets.

However, they’re always checking their mailbox.

Direct mail has an open rate of around 90%, which means most recipients look at, read, and keep it.

Put that power to work for finding your missing companion.

Print and Direct Mail Can Help Find Your Missing Pet

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Design, target, and send all in one place.

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Let your neighborhood know about your lost pet with a proven service like direct mail.

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Address List

Don't worry about having addresses for your neighbors. Our address lists are incredibly accurate and ready for your campaign.

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Templates

Choose a customizable template for lost pet posters, postcards, social posts, and more so you can get the word out quickly.

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Templates

Design With Canva

Create your design in Canva, then print and send with PetPosters+.

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Free Informed Delivery®

Neighbors get a preview of your mail piece in their inbox. Anyone enrolled in USPS Informed Delivery sees a clickable thumbnail linking straight to your URL.

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Free Informed Delivery®

How to Send Missing Pet Mail

Three phases, start to finish. You design it and pick the streets, and we print and mail it.

Pick a template or bring a Canva design, then add your pet’s photos and your contact info.

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    Select a template, upload your own design, or create one in Canva.Tip: Look for Canva items that say “mailing” if you’re interested in using direct mail.
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    Choose First Class Mail for the fastest delivery.
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    Click Customize.
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    Fill in your information and make sure you add good photos to help identify your pet.
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    Click Save & Checkout.
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Pick a radius around your home or specific streets. No addresses needed.

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    Click the blue Create Address Lists button.
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    You’ll see several options, but we recommend:
    • Radius List: Enter your address, then select how many mailers you want to send. You’ll see a circle on the map of all the addresses on your list.
    • Street List: Enter the street name you want to send your mailers to without house or unit numbers. Add as many streets as you would like.
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    Click Next, read and agree to the terms and conditions, then Create List.
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Add your free Informed Delivery® preview, check your details, and check out. We print and mail it.

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    Select your FREE Informed Delivery® image. This is a clickable digital preview of your mailer for enrolled recipients.Tip: You can make your preview image go to a website of your choice or an XpressLinks contact form.
  2. 10
    Make sure all your information is accurate.
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    Check out and send. We’ll handle the rest.
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Have questions? We’re happy to help.

Case Study: Finding Floofy

She’d used direct mail to sell houses. Then she used it to find her cat.

“I only wish I had thought of it earlier”

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Floofy went missing while Naomi’s family was staying at their vacation home. There was a clock on the search, they were due back home so their daughter could start school.

She tried what most people try. Shelters. Neighbors. Facebook. Drones. Scent-tracking dogs. Then her sister, on a phone call, mentioned real estate postcards.

Naomi had worked in real estate and used direct mail there. She’d never thought to use it to find a pet.

“I liked that I could choose the postal route and eliminate areas that I didn’t think he had made it to.”

Instead of blanketing a whole ZIP code, she mailed only the neighborhoods Floofy could realistically have reached.

Then the calls started.

“I did get a lot of calls and leads from it. Way more than I had gotten before. I do believe it helped spread awareness and only wish that I had thought of it earlier in the process.”

Floofy turned up three miles away, letting himself through a dog door and eating another cat’s food. The homeowner had been on vacation, which is the part Naomi keeps coming back to:

“If she hadn’t have been out of town on vacation she probably would’ve seen the postcard.”

The mail reached the right street. The person who needed to read it was in another state.

Would she recommend it?

“Yes I would. In fact, I used other services like drones and scent tracking dogs (yes I’m crazy) and honestly I would recommend this over either of those.”

Choose your routes and get your postcards out.

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Putting the Print in Paw Print

We’re print and direct mail experts, but we’re also pet lovers just like you. PetPosters+ brings super-fast turnaround times, world-class customer service, innovative technology, and 25 years of print and direct mail experience to help you get your best friend home.
  • Super-fast turnaround
  • World-class service
  • Innovative technology
  • 25 years of experience

Have questions? We’re happy to help.

Frequently Asked Questions

Orders placed by 4 PM CST will be printed and sent to USPS the very next business day!

Choose either the Radius List or the Street List. Other lists have slower delivery speeds and order minimums.

You can find your USPS®-provided tracking in your order history under “status”.

No need to know any addresses. Our mailing list options populate the recipients for you. Learn more about where the data comes from here.

Absolutely, you can select “Send Sample Card” during checkout to send a sample to an address you choose. Additionally, you can opt to receive a high-resolution PDF of your mail piece.

After you place your order, you have 10 minutes to cancel it. Due to our extremely fast turnaround time, we can’t guarantee cancellation outside that 10-minute window. Contact order support for more information.

Any undeliverable pieces will go to the sender’s address.

Direct mail is highly effective and easy to use. Direct mail open rates are around 90%, which means your neighbors will look at it, read it, and keep it, making it more likely they will remember it if they spot your lost pet.

PetPosters+ is powered by Xpressdocs, and we lead the industry in print and direct mail with fast turnaround times, excellent customer care, powerful technology, and 25 years of experience in print and direct mail.
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