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Keep text minimal so drivers can read it in 3 seconds."},{icon:j,title:"Post to DFW-specific networks",body:"Nextdoor (your neighborhood + adjacent ones), Pawboost, Petco Love Lost, and Facebook groups like 'Lost & Found Pets DFW', 'Lost Dogs of Dallas', 'Lost Pets of Fort Worth', 'Lost & Found Pets Collin County', and 'Lost Pets of Tarrant County'."},{icon:d,title:"Call every DFW shelter daily",body:"Texas stray hold is only 72 hours (3 days). Phone descriptions miss pets constantly — you must visit in person. Check Dallas Animal Services, Fort Worth Animal Care, SPCA of Texas, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Arlington, Irving, and Garland shelters."},{icon:u,title:"Set a feeding station",body:"For shy/scared dogs and indoor cats: place a worn shirt, food, and water at the escape point. Add a wildlife/trail camera ($30 on Amazon) to confirm sightings. Do NOT chase — call them in. Most lost cats hide within 3 houses for 7-14 days."},{icon:v,title:"Update microchip + check often",body:"Confirm your microchip registration is current (24PetWatch, AKC Reunite, HomeAgain). An unregistered chip is useless. Check Petco Love Lost daily — its facial recognition matches your photo against shelter intakes across DFW."}],N=[{title:"1. Approach safely",body:"Crouch sideways, avoid eye contact, offer food. If aggressive or injured, do not handle — call Dallas Animal Services (311 in Dallas) or your city's non-emergency animal control."},{title:"2. Scan for a microchip — free",body:"Any vet clinic or shelter in DFW will scan for free, no appointment needed. This is the single fastest way to reunite a pet with their family. Please do not skip this step."},{title:"3. File a 'found' report",body:"Report found pets to the shelter for the city you found them in. List the pet on Petco Love Lost, Pawboost, and Nextdoor with one photo + cross streets only (withhold one identifying detail to verify true owners)."},{title:"4. Post in our community",body:"Submit the pet to our free Community Pet Listings — our network reaches DFW pet lovers and we cross-post to partner rescues across the Metroplex."}],F=[{name:"Dallas Animal Services",phone:"(214) 671-0249",area:"City of Dallas"},{name:"Fort Worth Animal Care",phone:"(817) 392-1234",area:"City of Fort Worth"},{name:"SPCA of Texas",phone:"(214) 742-7722",area:"DFW region"},{name:"Plano Animal Services",phone:"(972) 769-4360",area:"Plano"},{name:"Frisco Animal Services",phone:"(972) 292-6588",area:"Frisco"},{name:"McKinney Animal Services",phone:"(972) 547-7297",area:"McKinney"},{name:"Allen Animal Services",phone:"(214) 509-4378",area:"Allen"},{name:"Arlington Animal Services",phone:"(817) 459-5898",area:"Arlington"},{name:"Irving Animal Services",phone:"(972) 721-2256",area:"Irving"},{name:"Garland Animal Services",phone:"(972) 205-3570",area:"Garland"}],S=[{question:"How long do DFW shelters hold lost pets before adoption or euthanasia?",answer:"Texas state law requires a minimum 72-hour stray hold for pets with no ID and 6 days for pets with ID, a license, or a microchip. After that hold, pets can legally be made available for adoption, transferred to rescue, or — at high-intake DFW shelters — euthanized due to space. Daily in-person visits to every shelter in the Metroplex are critical during the first week."},{question:"Is microchip scanning really free at DFW vets and shelters?",answer:"Yes. Every shelter, vet clinic, and most pet stores in Texas will scan a found pet for free with no appointment. There is no legal or ethical reason for a clinic to refuse. Microchips are the #1 fastest way to reunite a lost pet — but only if the registration is current with the chip company."},{question:"What if I can't keep a found pet while searching for its owner?",answer:"Surrender the pet to the municipal shelter for the city you found it in (not where you live). They are legally required to take it and begin the stray hold. Leave your contact info as a potential adopter — if no one claims the pet, you may get first right to adopt after the hold period."},{question:"Does Shelby Shelter help with lost & found pets in DFW?",answer:"Yes. We run a free Community Pet Listings board where you can post lost or found pets to our DFW-area network. We also cross-post urgent cases on our social channels and connect finders with partner rescues when a pet needs temporary fostering during the search."},{question:"What if my cat is lost — is it different from a lost dog?",answer:"Very different. Indoor-only cats almost always hide within 3-5 houses of home for 7-14 days, silent and motionless from fear. Do NOT call loudly or organize search parties — it pushes them deeper into hiding. 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