July 13. 2011
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Fireworks Cause Lost and Found Pet Numbers to Rise
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“Not all of them are lost or m iss­
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what we see in a typical three-day
holiday w e ek e n d ,” said M ike
O sw ald , the D ire c to r o f the
M ultnomah County Animal Shel­
ter.
After the Fourth o f July H oli­
day weekend, M ultnomah County
Animal shelter said they have re ­
ceived a drastic increase of lost
and found anim als brought into
their shelter in Troutdale.
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Oswald explained pet owners
and residents often d o n ’t know
what to do when they have lost an
anim al, and it can be a difficult
experience. “If you have lost your
dog or cat, com e to the shelter in
T routdale,” he said. “This is the
one place for people to look and it
is critical for people to look.”
The sh elter, w hich is open
seven days a week, exists to serve
all o f the cities within M ultnom ah
County. “Animal welfare and pub­
lic safety are our priorities,” he
said. “We receive around 8,000
anim als a year.”
He explained their first jo b as a
shelter is to find the owners o f the
anim als. ““This is why licensing
and m icro chipping is so im por­
tant,” he said. “The dogs and eats
that end up in the shelters rely on
their ow ners.”
He said the reason for the high
level o f anim als brought into the
shelter over the holiday weekend
can be traced to the noise levels
throughout the county. “Pets and
fireworks don’t mix well,” he said.
“They frighten the pets, and when
pets are frightened they tend to
run.”
Beginning on Saturday, July 2,
through Tuesday July 5, he said
the shelter received a total o f 73
dogs and 60 cats from the county.
“We are the com m unity animal
shelter,” said Oswald. “We get all
o f the lost, stray, injured, sick
anim als in the com m unity.”
In addition to lost and found
dogs, the shelter also provides
opportunities for pet adoptions.
Com ing up on Saturday, July 16,
M ultnomah County Animal Shel­
ter welcom es the entire com m u­
nity to "Petlandia," for its fourth
annual pet adoption party.
The event will be held from 11
a.m. to 8 p.m. at the shelter, which "
is located at 1700 W est Colum bia
River Hwy.
For more inform ation, go to
ww w .m ultcopets.org