The Louisiana SPCA estimates that 15,500 animals required rescue, and that 80 - 85 percent of these animals were
never reunited with their owners.
While the success stories mean a happy ending for cats like Cully, many more are
never reunited with their owners so Cats Protection microchips an estimated 31,000 cats a year.
We see animals come into the shelter every day that are
never reunited with their owners.
Unfortunately, many of these dogs are
never reunited with their owners, and instead are rehomed to new adopters who may not realize that they have adopted someone else's dog.
The appeal comes as new figures from the UK's leading feline welfare charity show that nearly three quarters of stray cats are
never reunited with their owners.
Almost a quarter (23 %) of the cats taken in by Cats Protection last year were strays and around 72 % (7,000) of these were
never reunited with their owners, most likely due to a lack of identification.
That means 97 % of the cats that come in are
never reunited with an owner!
Most of these beloved companions are
never reunited with their owners.
Nine out of 10 pets without a microchip are
never reunited with their owners: don't let this happen to your pet!
Not exact matches
According to Home Again, 1 in 3 pets will become lost sometime during their lifetime, and without ID 90 % of those pets will
never be
reunited with their
owners.
But cats actually outnumber dogs as companion pets in the U.S. Unfortunately, cats are not as well identified as dogs, either
with collars and tags, or
with microchip registration, which puts cats at a great risk of
never being
reunited with their
owners, if lost.»
And based on numbers of animals that are
never found, this accounts for 110,000 dogs and 645,000 cats annually that are owned, but unable to be
reunited with their
owners.
Cats are not as well identified as dogs,
with collars and tags, or
with microchips and registration, putting them at great risk of
never getting
reunited with their
owners if ever lost.
Sometimes cats are able to be
reunited with their
owners because of a microchip, but more frequently, the strays are
never reunited or are left behind.
If you find an animal, keep in mind that someone is most likely looking for this pet, and if you don't report it to your shelter, the
owner may
never be
reunited with his or her animal.