Community-Based Return to Home Lost Pet Efforts

Shelters in the United States are in crisis.  Intake is up 4% this year, and adoption is down 10%. Cages are full, fosters are overwhelmed and euthanasia rates are climbing.  Keeping lost pets that have a happy home out of shelters is more critical than ever.

Pet Lover Geek digs deep into community driven returned to home efforts. What things can pet parents and their community do to keep local lost pets out of local shelters, and get them home quickly and safely. 

Host Lorien Clemens is joined by Kristen Hassen, animal welfare and return to home expert, to explore programs from across the world that help reduce stray and lost animal intake in community shelters.  With decades of experience in the animal welfare industry, most recently, Kristen served as co-founder of the Human Animal Support Services project, a collaborative of more than 2,000 animal welfare organizations and 10,000 individuals that work together to transform animal services in the U.S. and Canada. 

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