Return to Owner

Returning lost pets to their homes frees up your resources, keeps families together and lets the community know just how much you care about its people and animals.

In this section you’ll find strategies to boost your return-to-owner rates, including the best ways to use social media, and how to empower owners and engage the community in the search.

The power of microchipping, tags, dog licensing, and safety net programs are explored and explained so you can promote them persuasively to adopters and others.

Tips

3 Reasons to Support Veterinary Telemedicine

Learn what veterinary telehealth is and how it can increase access to veterinary care, reduce fear in canine and feline patients, and support animal shelters

Research

Retention of Pet ID Tags and Outcomes for Lost Pets

If shelters provide ID tags and put them on adopted or found animals, the likelihood immediately improves that those pets, if lost, will return home.

Tips

Empower Owners, Engage Your Community to Boost RTO

Looking for ways to increase the number of lost pets returning to their owners? Read about a winning model that empowers pet owners and the wider community.

Webinar

How Are Lost Pets Found?

We reveal the results of a national survey that examined how people find their lost pets, and provides tools to support your reunification efforts.

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Safety Net Programs

Ideas and initiatives to help keeps pets safe at home.