Concept

The idea for Delaware Pet Alert was conceived several years ago. One afternoon, while I was visiting my mother at her house, I saw a dog running back and forth across the highway. After several attempts of calling the dog he finally ran up to me. He was a beautiful, tall and slender Greyhound. I was pleased to see he had a collar but to my surprise he didn't have a tag. That afternoon I called every local vet and shelter to see if anyone had reported their dog missing. 

Vision

It was at that time I realized that Delaware needed a central location where pets could be reported lost and found. After several days and just by chance I was able to locate the dog's owner. I was told that the dog did have an id tag but that a few days before he ran away from home his tag had fallen off. I found out that he also had a microchip. I, like so many others, never thought about checking for that. Even if they think about it, very few people will take a found pet to a vet to check for a microchip. Microchips are good but shouldn't be your only form of id. I wondered ... how could pets be reunited with their people if they didn't have an id? After spending several years thinking about this incident it was finally time for me to step up and do something. Delaware Pet Alert has been created to provide a centralized location where information about lost and found pets can be obtained. It works with and without id. It's compatible with any type of id - tag, microchip, rabies tag etc. It even works if your pet loses their id. It is a lost pet alert system for the State of Delaware.

Mission

Our mission is to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of pets of people who live in Delaware by providing a 24/7 lost pet prevention and recovery service.

Values

•      Having passion in everything we do

•      Respecting pets and their people

The success of our purpose greatly depends on public awareness. Please spread the word about Delaware Pet Alert to everyone you know.

From Our Family to Yours,

Marjorie