Pet Reunification Specialist To Be Hired By Pasco County Using Grant

LAND O’ LAKES, FL — Pasco County’s lost pet population will benefit from a $35,000 grant that Petco Love just awarded to Pasco County Animal Services.

Animal services will use the money to hire a pet reunification specialist to help find the owners of animals brought into the shelter as strays.

The specialist will be responsible for:

• Microchip scanning
• Provide pet owners tools to find lost pets
• Pet license and microchip registration
• Social media/website posting

“Last year, we took in nearly 3,300 stray dogs and cats, but only 573 were returned to their homes,” said Pasco County Animal Services Director Mike Shumate. “We want to get stray pets back to their owners as quickly as possible. This generous grant from Petco Love will provide more resources to make that happen. We encourage pet owners to microchip and license their pets to help us get them home as soon as possible.”

Petco Love is a national nonprofit organization that has awarded over $300 million since 1999 to help with adoption and other lifesaving efforts.