Public scanners make it easier for anyone to help a lost animal. Hall County Animal Services in Georgia has installed public microchip scanning stations to help lost animals get home faster. The first stations are now available at the Hall County Animal Shelter and Laurel Park Dog Park, where anyone can use them 24 hours a day. If someone finds a lost dog or cat, they can scan the animal's microchip and contact the guardian right away. Shelter staff say they often receive los

Prevention is the best protection against becoming lost. July is Lost Pet Prevention Month, a campaign focused on helping animals stay safe and avoid becoming lost in the first place. An estimated one in three companion animals will go missing during their lifetime. In the U.S. alone, roughly 10 million dogs and cats are reported lost each year. One of those animals was Lola, a dog from Georgia who once saved her family's lives by alerting them to a house fire in the middle o