Last Updated on April 1, 2026
PawBoost for Shelters & Humane Societies
Boost visibility for your stray intakes for free with PawBoost.
If you know anything about PawBoost, you probably know us as the AMBER Alert for lost pets. Over 7 million pet lovers are signed up for our local lost & found pet alerts, and we’ve helped reunite over 2 million lost pets with their families.
But did you know: PawBoost has teamed up with major shelter software companies to increase return-to-home rates by getting more eyes on stray intakes.
Watch this video to learn how it works:
Why become a PawBoost partner shelter?
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Get more eyes on your stray intakes. At partnered shelters, strays are automatically add to PawBoost’s Lost & Found Database—the largest and most widely used lost pet database in the world—where they receive over 400,000 views per month. In addition, a daily post featuring new stray intakes is shared to your local PawBoost Lost Pets Facebook community.
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It works automatically. When a pet’s status changes to returned home, adopted, transferred out, etc., the pet is removed from PawBoost – no manual processes required. Works for shelters running on Chameleon, Petpoint, Shelter Buddy, Shelterluv, and Animal Shelter Manager.
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It’s free! And setup is as easy as sending a pre-written email.
Why is it important to recommend PawBoost on my shelter’s website?
Found pets don’t have to become shelter intakes.
When community members post found pets to PawBoost, 25%* are reunited with their families – that’s 3x the national average return-to-home rate for shelter intakes in 2024. That’s intake diversion in action. Even better: when pet owners report lost pets to PawBoost, 48%** are successfully reunited – nearly half.
*25% figure is based on outcome data for over 260,000 found pets posted to PawBoost in 2024
**48% figure is based on outcome data for over 440,000 lost pets posted to PawBoost in 2024
What this means for your shelter:
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Fewer unnecessary intakes
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More kennel space for animals who truly need it
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Reduced workload for staff and volunteers
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Improved outcomes for animals
Here are 3 easy ways you can educate your community about PawBoost’s free, effective tools:
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Feature PawBoost on your website (highest impact). Our playbook features copy, logos, banners, and other helpful assets to help you spread the word about PawBoost.
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Put up our print flyers. Print and prominently display our flyers at your shelter – they’re helpful for the public seeking lost pets or surrendering found animals.
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Share our helpful resources. Share our lost pet resources with your community and shelter staff, such as our blog posts, videos and more.
PawBoost works with 235 shelters across 41 states and provinces.
Interested in a free PawBoost partnership to help boost your return-to-home rates?