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<\/p>\nThe Fourth of July is the scariest time of year for fur babies. Check out this infographic to see how the holiday impacted our pets:<\/p>\n
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Cause<\/strong> Overview<\/strong> Who Handled the Pressure?<\/strong> Top 3 States<\/strong> The good news is: There were many happy reunions for missing fur babies because of the work the Rescue Squad! Treat every day like a holiday and keep your pets safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On July 5-7th 2017, the number of lost and found pets reported to PawBoost was 115% higher than June\u2019s average. Fur-tunately, 38% of the pets were reunited!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5],"tags":[17,28,72,27,36,31],"class_list":["post-144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts","category-lost-pet-prevention","tag-fireworks","tag-found","tag-july","tag-lost","tag-pet","tag-prevention"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOver this holiday, the resounding blasts and flashing lights can feel like a kind of attack on our pet\u2019s senses causing them to run off as they attempt to escape the noise and lights.<\/p>\n
\nOn July 5-7th 2017, the number of lost and found pets reported to PawBoost was 115% higher than June\u2019s average.<\/p>\n
\nWho handled the holiday better? Compared to dogs, cats kept their cool. There was a 22% increase in missing cats reported. Dogs couldn\u2019t handle the pressure quite so well with a 165% increase in reports. More dogs than cats were later reunited with their families; 46% of dogs were reunited, compared to 29% for cats.<\/p>\n
\nThe states that had the most pets reported were California, Texas and Florida. There was a 178% increase in West Coast fur babies reported in California, with 40% later reunited. Down in Texas, fur babies shook in their boots causing a 60% increase in reported pets, with 34% reunited. In the Sunshine State, fur babies reported increased by 81%, with 38% reunited.<\/p>\n