Our Organization
The Power of ONE – How a Centralized Database Can Get More Lost Dogs Home and Save Lives
Can you imagine if there was ONE place where every lost and found pet in North America was listed? Can you imagine if every shelter, vet clinic, police department and animal control facility listed all of their found pets in ONE database? Can you imagine if all of those places directed owners who had lost […]
Let Us Help You Track a Dead End Microchip
The good news: The found dog turned into your shelter, animal control facility or vet clinic has been scanned and he has a microchip! The bad news: The microchip reaches a dead end. Either it was never enrolled by the shelter, rescue, vet clinic or owner or it was not updated with current contact information. […]
Fireworks and Reuniting Lost Dogs with Their Families
In preparation for July 4, experts from Lost Dogs Illinois and Lost Dogs of Wisconsin will give you practical advice to offer support, resources, and tips to worried families searching for their lost dogs. Teaching people how to find their lost pets and avoid common mistakes can avoid heartbreak for many people and animals. Click here […]
Beware of Scammers Who Prey On People Who Have Lost Their Pets
Our services are FREE. Beware of pet recovery services who will scam or mislead you by: 1. Charging for something you can get for free or 2. Not providing the services they promise. Currently, a company called Pawboost (also operating as FindFido) is contacting people who have filed a report with our sister organizations (via the […]
April 23rd is National Lost Dog Awareness Day!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23 is National Lost Dog Awareness Day National Lost Dog Awareness Day reminds us not all stray dogs are homeless Wales, Wisconsin – April 23, 2016 will be observed as the third annual National Lost Dog Awareness Day. Lost Dogs of America celebrates this special event to shed light on the number […]
Over 30,000 Dogs Reunited in 2015 Through Lost Dogs of America and Helping Lost Pets!
We are thrilled that we helped reunite over 30,000 dogs in 2015. As you can see – the states where we have had organizations the longest, have the most reunions. As the other groups gain traction and become more well-known, their numbers will rise also. We are proud to protect the human-animal bond by keeping […]
Where Could My Lost Dog Be?
ASPCA’s Position Statement on Shelter Responsibilities Regarding Lost Pets
The ASPCA has recently released a Position Statement on Responsibilities of Animal Shelters. We are very pleased that they have put a high emphasis on shelter transparency and proactively reuniting lost pets with their families. Below are some excerpts from this Position Statement. Does your local shelter or stray holding facility do these things? We […]
How the HeLP System Can Help
At Lost Dogs of America we are striving to preserve the owner/animal bond by keeping families together. Look at how using ONE centralized database can help! This dog in Illinois was posted as both lost and found on the Helping Lost Pets system – the system we use at all of our LDOA sister sites. […]