Finding Their Way Back Home: Increasing Return to Owner Rates

An estimated 40% - 60% of shelter animals are "strays" or in reality, lost pets. Many of these lost pets do not need a new home - they had a good home and need a little help getting back there. Helping Lost Pets (HeLP) and Lost Dogs of America (LDOA) partner to assist pet owners to find their missing pets. With this free national database service, within minutes of a pet being listed, email alerts are sent to shelters and vet clinics in the area that have joined, volunteers are starting to network using Facebook, Twitter and other social media. The owner can easily create flyers, too. Learn how HeLP and LDOA are leading the way towards a centralized, national database where shelters, vet clinics, volunteers and the public can all share the same lost and found pet listings. 

Presenters: Bob Goddard and Kathy Pobloskie

Keep companion animals in their homes and neighborhoods , Managed Intake for Owner Surrenders, Admissions & Intake, RTO, return to owner