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Commissioner recounts dog-tag mixup, says licensing and correct contact info help reunite pets and owners
Summary
A commissioner described a glitch that routed off-hours pet-finder calls to 911, delaying notification to an owner. He said the dog was returned and urged residents to license pets and keep contact information current on tags.
A Beaver County commissioner used a work-session update on Feb. 18 to describe a recent incident in which a found dog’s tag initially failed to connect people with its owner because of a system routing error.
The commissioner said someone found a dog and the tag named the owner, Sandy Egley, but a glitch in the county’s system routed off-hours tag calls to 911 rather than to the cross-reference that pairs tag numbers with owner contact information. "Make a long story short, the dog is fine," the speaker said, but added the case showed a flaw in the system and delayed the owner being contacted.
The commissioner urged residents to license dogs and ensure phone numbers and addresses on tags are current so animals can be returned promptly.
No formal policy change or vote was recorded at the meeting; the report functioned as an advisory reminder to the public.
