this service might come in handy. I just found out about it today but if your dog or cat gets lost or escapes from your yard or home this may help find it. The link is
http://www.findtoto.com/ It's a nationwide service that phones all the homes, not cell phones, in a particular area to alert them to a lost pet. The Greyhound Pets of America in Longwood, FL just used them to find a greyhound that escaped from the foster mom's home. The grey was spotted in less than an hour after the alert went out and returned to GPA.