Finding a Lost Pet
By Jean Hofve, DVM Finding Lost Pets With the warm weather of summer, windows and doors are often open, and pets can get out and lost more easily. Several studies have recently been published about lost dogs and cats. The numbers are disturbing. Less than 2% of cats entering shelters were reunited with their owners, and only 53% of lost cats were ever found. For dogs, 34% were recovered from a shelter, and another 18% were identified and returned home from information on the tags they were wearing; overall, 71% ...