Putting an ad on Craigslist, and posting flyers in your neighborhood will also increase the chances
of reuniting the pet with its owner.
The objective was to dramatically increase the «live release rate,» which is the standard many shelters use to measure their effectiveness in terms
of reuniting pets with owners, having them adopted to new homes, or transferring them to rescue groups.
Not exact matches
They used the lessons
of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy to save animals and help to
reunite owners with their
pets.
September 11: Readers were moved by the story
of a Park Slope
pet owner who was
reunited with his beloved cat and shower buddy after putting up more than 1,000 missing cat posters around the area.
More and more lost
pets are
reunited with their rightful
owners because
of lost
pet websites.
According to the Humane Society
of the United States, many more lost
pets could be
reunited with owners given the right tools and support.
I speak for everyone at the HEAT and AmericanAirlines Arena when I say our hope is two-fold: to
reunite lost
pets with their
owners and to encourage South Floridians to consider adopting a furry friend who is in desperate need
of a new home.»
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.
And social media teams scour the Internet for reports
of lost
pets, helping
reunite them
with owners.
If you are able, consider donating to your local animal control organization or Humane Society in times
of disaster, to help other
pet owners reunite with their loved ones.
Microchip
pet trackers and identification tags where responsible for
reuniting 15 %
of lost dogs
with their
owners.
A
pet without identification has little chance
of being
reunited with its
owner.»
To help
reunite the
owners with their
pets as quickly as possible, it is important to go through proper channels.Municipal Animal Control is the first point
of contact when you lose or find a
pet.
The NHSPCA makes every effort to
reunite stray animals
with their original
owners and the information you provide will be used to cross reference strays as they come in
with our list
of lost
pets.
Practical ways to reduce this rate include: spay & neuter your
pets; properly id your
pets (even indoors - only
pets can accidentally escape) so that a lost
pet can be
reunited with you; when moving, put a temporary tag on your
pet with a phone number
of someone who will know how to reach you; keep licenses current — this funds the shelters and license information is used to
reunite pets with their
owners.
In addition to managing community cats through sterilization programs such as TNR, it is important to that
owners: spay and neuter
pet cats before they can reproduce at 5 months
of age; keep
pet cats indoors, safely confined to their property, or walked on a harness and leash; and provide visible identification, so if
pet cats go missing they can be
reunited with their
owners.
Over the years we've had some truly amazing stories
of lost
pets reunited with their
owners.
To increase the odds
of reuniting lost
pets with their
owners a high tech option is available in the form
of a microchip.
A huge SHOUT OUT to the scores
of volunteers who dedicate themselves everyday to
reunite lost
pets with their
owners.
a. To ensure all animals are treated humanely; b. To find homes for all adoptable animals; c. To make every effort to
reunite lost
pets with their
owners; d. To promote spaying and neutering as a way
of controlling
pet over population; e. To offer guidance to anyone who asks our help
with a
pet; f. To come to the aid
of any injured animal; g. To provide euthanasia when it is determined to be in the best interest
of the animal.
«This app is special because the technology allows dog
owners an immediate way to search for the
pet and hopefully be
reunited with their four - legged family member in a very short period
of time.»
For the reasons discussed above in relation to adoption and placement, the ASPCA supports the granting
of specific authorization for shelters to reduce or waive fees to
owners seeking to reclaim their
pets and encourages shelters to regularly and consistently use this tool to
reunite more
pets with their families.
That's right, Santanna Williams has the important job
of reuniting lost
pets with their
owners.
This will help ensure the best possible chance
of the
pet being
reunited with his or her
owner who may already be calling or visiting that shelter.
Through our extensive network
of foster families, Nuzzles & Co. provides a safe and loving environment for these displaced
pets, while they await
reuniting with their
owners.
Local Pet Detectives have
reunited hundreds
of pets with their
owners By Helen Ravenel Hammond Charleston Animal Society has its very own Ace Ventura: Pet Detective!
While many humane organizations worked tirelessly to move
pets from Lamar - Dixon to waiting shelters across the country where they could be
reunited with owners, some
pets were scooped up in the name
of «saving them» and sent to other parts
of the country
with little or no effort to locate 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.»
But animal advocates agree that the decrease in euthanasia has been dramatic, driven mostly by successful spay - neuter programs and, more recently, by savvy adoption campaigns, greater efforts to
reunite lost
pets with owners and the proliferation
of advocacy groups both small and large that have swept in to help municipal shelters, often poorly funded and sluggish.
In ARL's crisis foster program, for example, the vast majority
of pets are eventually
reunited with their
owners, and the amount
of time they spend in foster care has decreased.
Microchip implants can help
reunite lost
pets with their
owners, so
Pet Medical Center
of Edmond recommends having your
pet microchipped.
When animals are brought to the SEAACA Animal Care Center, they are held for a specific number
of days to allow
owners to
reunite with their lost
pets.
«Addressing» the Issue The Humane Society
of the Pikes Peak Region combines good data collection
with animal reports by zip code to
reunite pets and
owners.
The
pets listed here each traveled great distances and
reunited with their
owners hundreds, sometimes thousands
of miles away.
Pasco County Animal Services strives to save the lives
of abandoned animals in our care, protect animals from cruelty,
reunite lost
pets with their
owners, and protect people and
pets in our community.
They used the lessons
of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy to save animals and help to
reunite owners with their
pets.
The Windham County Humane Society works to
reunite lost
pets with their
owners by providing this online listing
of pets, both lost and found.
What you have to keep in mind when faced
with these heart wrenching stories is the good that will be done for each animal — the homes that will be found for the ownerless animals, the
reuniting of lost
pets with tearful
owners, and the healing
of animals that are brought in injured.
Rescuers and volunteers in Mexico City have already begun the process
of trying to
reunite lost
pets with their
owners.
As
of May 31, according to information published on AKC's Companion Animal Recovery Web site, nearly one million
pet entries appear in a data base which has helped to
reunite 51,586 lost
pets with their
owners.
As part
of its campaign, Cats Protection is urging cat
owners to «chip their
pets and keep their records up to date so they are able to
reunite more missing moggies
with their
owners.
«Jonquil from Animal Healings has since
reunited me
with both cats... Jonquil is God's guardian angel
of lost cats and God's gift to distressed
pet owners.»
A photo
of a cat
with whiskers singed in the North Bay fires has been shared thousands
of times as the Sonoma Humane Society seeks to
reunite owners and lost
pets.
Our ACS Intake Staff is able to proactively seek the
reuniting of a found
pet with its
owners or additional placement for a
pet should its
owner not be located.
Our shelter, in conjunction
with Pinellas County Animal Services and the SPCA
of Tampa Bay, is a part
of the «Return to
Owner» Task Force in a collaborative effort to
reunite lost Pinellas County
pets with their
owners.
PetLink
reunites thousands
of pets with their
owners every year.
Throughout the course
of the year, the APA helped over 2,600 animals find new, loving homes and helped
reunite over 200 lost
pets with their
owners.
Over the course
of two weeks, American Humane's emergency responders cared for hundreds
of animals, distributed thousands
of pounds
of pet food and provided hundreds
of doses
of medication all while working to
reunite these
pets with their
owners.
Since we first responded, American Humane, our volunteers, and local animal organizations like the Humane Society
of Louisiana, LSU, Dog People
of Livingston, and Big Sky Ranch have helped
reunite pet owners with their best friends, distributed thousands
of pounds
of pet food, and provided support and assistance to thousands
of animals during their greatest time
of need.
The advice compiled here is based on over a year
of full time experience working
with pet owners to help recover lost
pets, and helping to
reunite found
pets with owners.