Did you know that 1 in 3 pets will become lost at some point during their lives? The San Diego Humane Society alone takes in around 19,000 stray pets per year, and only 22% are reunited with their families. To help increase the number of found...
The experts at PetLink microchips have created a helpful list of tips on finding dogs and cats that have gone missing. Of course, microchipping is key to finding lost pets. Make sure your new pet is microchipped and get into the habit of updating your microchip...
No matter how careful you are as a pet owner, sometimes dogs or cats go missing and it can be difficult to track them down. Besides traditional collar tags and microchips, pets can now wear “smart” ID tags too. According to an article on the website...
A 2-year-old Canadian cat named Loli escaped her home and went missing in 2010. Her owner was never able to locate her and assumed she was lost forever. Fast-forward 12 years, when Christine De Castro got a call from Vaughan, Ontario Animal Services saying her cat...
National Check the Chip Day is coming soon, a time to remind pet owners to get their pets microchipped, and to confirm that all your information with the microchip company is accurate and up to date. Why is microchipping so important? According to the American Animal...
The Humane Society of the United States invites everyone to show their appreciation for animal shelters and the dedicated people who work in sheltering during the first week of November each year. Shelters are safe havens for homeless pets, and of course a great place to...
The owner of Angelo’s Pizza in Matawan, New Jersey came up with a great idea to help find missing pets in his neighborhood: posting lost pet flyers on pizza boxes! He got the idea after a regular customer’s cat went missing. Luckily the cat was found...
A study of former pet parrots living and breeding in the wild (called “naturalized” parrots) was recently published in the Journal of Ornithology. The findings show that our escaped pet birds are living, and in many cases thriving, in nearly all US states, including those with...
The Ballejos family of Paradise, California reunited with their Akita Kingston 101 days after he went missing during last year’s devastating Camp Fire. Kingston jumped out of their truck while they were evacuating, and the family never gave up hope that they would find their dog...
The San Diego Humane Society is sharing a heartwarming story about the incredible journey of a Bengal cat named Mufasa. Five years ago, Mufasa was a kitten, living with his owners in Yuma Arizona. He went missing and his owners never gave up hope that they...
A recent article in The New York Times highlights some amazing work being done by dedicated California animal advocates. Many pet cats fled their homes during the devastating wildfires that swept through Sonoma County. Quite a few of these cats remain missing. A woman named Jennifer Petruska...
Few things are more distressing to pet owners than losing a dog, cat, or other beloved pet. Unfortunately, pets go missing all the time, and the statistics show that un-microchipped animals that get brought to shelters only have around a 20% chance of being reunited...
A German Shepherd named Molly vanished from her home in North Carolina 4 years ago. Her owners tried to find her but they were unsuccessful and assumed Molly was gone forever. Then a dog who looked an awful lot like Molly showed up at their...
We've heard a lot of amazing animal-reunion stories this year, mainly as a result of grateful owners who found their pets after serious storms. Facebook has become an unexpected helper in making many of these reunions possible.Full article on PawNation...