AKC REUNITE CELEBRATES THIRTY YEARS AS THE WAY HOME FOR LOST PETS

Associated Press

24-02-2025

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AKC Reunite, the largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service provider in the United States, is thrilled to celebrate thirty years as the gold standard in the industry, protecting millions of pets including dogs, cats, ferrets, horses, and birds. AKC Reunite was founded in 1995 as an affiliate of The American Kennel Club, Inc. with a simple mission – to encourage the microchipping of pets and help lost pets get back home.
'We at AKC Reunite are committed to being the way home for lost pets. In addition to our around-the-clock in-house call center where you can always speak to an AKC Reunite team member, we also have an operating reserve to ensure the pets enrolled with us are protected for years to come,' said Tom Sharp, President and CEO of AKC Reunite. 'Pets enrolled with AKC Reunite are protected for life!'
At the time of this momentous milestone, AKC Reunite encourages all pet owners to take action and do a quick pet microchip safety check. This can be done by looking up a pet's microchip ID number with the American Animal Hospital Association. If the microchip is not linked to a lost pet recovery service, the pet is not traceable back to their owner. Action should be taken immediately to enroll the pet's microchip with a reputable recovery service, like AKC Reunite.
Proceeds go toward their 501c3 not-for-profit mission supporting the animals that enrich our lives through Scanner Donations to animal shelters, Pet Disaster Relief and Preparedness, which helps local emergency management teams provide emergency pet sheltering in preparation for or in response to a disaster and our K9 Cop Matching Grant Program, which awards grants to police departments nationally to help purchase K9 police dogs.
AKC Reunite
The way home for lost pets.
AKC Reunite, an affiliate of the American Kennel Club®, is the largest non-profit pet microchip identification and recovery service provider in the United States. Since 1995 AKC Reunite has helped pet owners reunite with their lost animals via identification and 24/7 pet recovery specialists, enrolling over 10 million companion animals and recovering more than 650,000 lost pets. AKC Reunite microchips are a popular choice of pet professionals throughout the country for permanent pet identification.
AKC Reunite has donated more than $10 million since 2002 for pet-related causes including disaster preparedness and relief like the AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer donation program. AKC Reunite also has the Adopt a K-9 Cop matching grant program to help police departments acquire new K-9 officers. For more information visit www.akcreunite.org or follow us on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/akcreunite).