Lost pets never lose hope Identification programs have expanded to offer microchipping daily as a new service. Microchip Madness month in August provided new ID to more than 3,400 animals this year. We maintain our own microchip database for Oahu’s animals and are one of the only shelters in the nation to do so. Nearly 25,000 new records were added to our database this year.
Helping the lost
An astounding 20,109 dogs and cats arrived as strays in 2012 and that represents about 76 percent of dog and cat admissions. Many of those are potentially lost animals. When we spearheaded the 1995 cat law, which required outdoor cats to have identification, it increased the number of cats we were able to reunite with their owners. In a 2009 study, the nationwide returnto-owner rate was 1.8 percent for cats. On Oahu in 2012, the rate of return for cats was 6 percent.
Find their way home
Pets Reunited with Owners
2,961
Missing Pet & Found Pet Reports
5,649
Microchip Records Added Dog Licenses Issued
24,843 5,886
Nani was recently reunited with her owner, Casey Pelkey from Hawaii Kai, after being lost for nearly two years.
Special thanks to Microchip Madness veterinary partners Aina Haina Pet Hospital Animal Clinic of Honolulu Animal Hospital of Hawaii Animal House Veterinary Center Blue Cross Animal Hospital Feather and Fur Animal Hospital Haiku Veterinary Clinic Hawaii Kai Veterinary Clinic
Island Veterinary Care Kailua Animal Clinic Kalihi Pet Clinic Kapalama Pet Hospital King St. Pet Hospital Kokua Pet Clinic Makai Animal Clinic Newtown Veterinary Clinic
Ohana Veterinary Hospital The Cat Clinic The Pet Doctor VCA University Animal Hospital Wahiawa Animal Hospital Waianae Veterinary Clinic Waipahu-Leeward Veterinary Clinic
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