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Also also (it's like PPS), I do think the article needs to be rewritten/possibly renamed, excellent place to start would be the 20 some odd sources I've found. It's not esoteric by a long shot though.--
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Linda K. Lord; Thomas E. Wittum; Amy K. Ferketich; Julie A. Funk; Päivi J. Rajala-Schultz (2007). "Search and identification methods that owners use to find a lost dog".
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This article doesn't seem to cover a particular pet recovery service, just the concept of a pet recovery service.
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than any of the things you mentioned. It's like dogtags but with a computer network. Also there is a
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