New Website Helps Locate Lost Pets With Free Alert Service
Lostandpound.com Launches lost and found pet website that alerts various authorities for free when a pet is lost anywhere in the United States.
CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) September 24, 2006 -- Lost and Pound, LLC announced today the national launch of Lostandpound.com. The lost and found pet website is the first of its kind to send out electronic email alerts for free to various authorities when a pet is lost anywhere in the United States.
www.Lostandpound.com offers a free service that allows pet owners to post pictures and descriptions of their lost pets including the location where they were last seen. Upon entering this information, a LOST PET ALERT is sent immediately via email to a combination of participating veterinarians, animal shelters, police stations, media outlets pet service companies and “neighborhood watch volunteers” within a 15-mile radius of where the pet was lost. Additionally, there is a section of the site where people who find lost or stray pets can post those pets’ information.
“When we lost our dog for a day last year, it was one of the most emotional experiences of our lives,” said Peter Lubell, Lost and Pound president and founder. “We realized that there was no immediate and effective resource that would allow us to quickly disseminate information about our dog to multiple locations and people. Lost and Pound provides a quick, easy and free service that will effectively shorten the time that a pet is lost.”
According to the Humane Society of the United States, between 6 and 8 million dogs and cats enter animal shelters each year, most of which are stray or lost pets. Due to the overpopulation of animal shelters, 3 to 4 million of these dogs and cats are euthanized each year. Only thirty percent of dogs and 2-5 percent of cats are reclaimed by their owners from shelters each year.
When a pet is lost, owners are advised to conduct a search that includes knocking on neighbors’ doors, visiting area animal shelters and hospitals, reporting their lost pet to the local police department, creating and posting signs around the area where the pet was lost and putting an ad in the local newspaper.
http://www.Lostandpound.com reduces the amount of time it takes an owner to take these steps. After entering the pet’s basic description and information on their last known location, the site automatically sends an email alert to the proper outlets, makes the user aware of where their alert was sent, creates a lost pet poster to hang in the area and posts their lost pet in a central database for anyone to search. This reduction in time increases an owner’s chances of locating their lost pet before they are picked up and taken to the pound, kidnapped, hurt or killed.
"As a veterinarian and a rescue group board member, it is heart breaking to see so many pets become separated from their families,” said Scott Rovner, D.V.M., owner of the Roscoe Village Animal Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. “Lostandpound.com is a great resource for every veterinarian and animal lover around the country."
Lostandpound.com is available to pet owners with internet access in all fifty states and can be used for pets of any kind. The company is working to add more outlets to receive the LOST PET ALERTS by forming partnerships with national, state and local pet and animal welfare organizations throughout the country and by asking pet owners and animal enthusiasts to join the network. Initial marketing of the site will take place through veterinarians’ offices and informational packets given to new pet owners.
“It is our goal to make Lostandpound.com a household name in the pet industry within the next five years,” added Lubell. “Through the help of veterinarians, animal shelters, local authorities and our network of volunteers, Lostandpound.com will play a large role in cutting down on the number of euthanized pets each year by expediting the process by which lost pets are reunited with their owners.”
For more information on Lostandpound.com, please visit http://www.lostandpound.com.
About Lostandpound.com
Founded in 2006, Lostandpound.com is a free web-based resource established to help pet owners nationwide reunite with their lost pets as quickly and safely as possible. The site is the first of its kind to send out electronic email alerts for free to various authorities – and the public – when a pet is lost anywhere in the country. Through Lostandpound.com, pet owners can quickly post pictures and descriptions of their lost and found pets including the location where they were last seen. Upon entering this information, a LOST PET ALERT or FOUND PET ALERT is sent immediately via email to a combination of veterinarians, animal shelters, police stations, media outlets pet service companies and “neighborhood watch volunteers” within a 15-mile radius of where the pet was lost or found. In addition, Lostandpound.com makes the user aware of where their alert was sent, creates a lost or found pet poster to hang in the area and posts their lost or found pet in a central database for anyone to search.
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