| Why has include
lost and found information in a feature about Pet Retention? To put it very
simply, studies have shown that we need to rethink both our ideas of
WHERE stray pets come from and how to search for our own pets when they
become lost.
Why?
What's the first thing that happens when we lose our pets? We make
up 8 by 11 flyers and post them everywhere. We call Animal
Control.
What's wrong with that?
Studies have shown that people who find a lost pet are often unwilling
to call Animal Control because they are afraid the pet will not live to
tell the tale. Most people try placing ads online and on the radio
first. By the time the pets are brought to Animal Control or a
shelter, the grieving and heartbroken owners have given up the search
and have stopped going to the shelter to look.
At the end of the day, every lost
pet that is successfully reunited with their family is one less pet that
will enter the shelter system. Better still, every reunion
represents the Ultimate Happy Tail .... staying Friends for Life. |
