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www.petfbi.org Pet FBI was founded in 1998 by Maresa Fanelli, a retired French professor looking for a way to consolidate information about lost and found pets in Ohio. From a distressing experience trying to locate a lost cat, Pet FBI was born as an interactive online database for lost and found reports, a kind of gigantic electronic bulletin board where guardians and good Samaritans alike can readily connect. There is no cost to users of the system, which serves all of Ohio. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit group based in Columbus, Ohio, but we also have several County Coordinators in other parts of the state. We are a small organization with a big mission. There are about fifty active volunteers. As of this January 2008 over 17,000 reports have been submitted to the Pet FBI database, making it the most comprehensive source of information about lost and found pets in Ohio. As Pet FBI becomes better known, it is more and more effective. Currently, about a third of the pets are reported as reunited with their guardians, but there are probably more if we count reunions that are not reported. PET FBI OUTREACH In October of 2002, we expanded our mission beyond lost-and-found information to include a spay/neuter outreach assistance program. Pet FBI OUTREACH was created to support a number of Pet FBI volunteers who had been actively engaged, at their own expense, in TNR (Trap-Neuter Release). This program provided hands-on and financial aid for elderly and limited-income people and people who are caretakers for colonies of feral cats. In 2007, Colony Cats, which had been supported by the Pet FBI OUTREACH program, was spun off to focus on TNR and rescue and adoption, Pet FBI OUTREACH continues to support central Ohio spay/neuter programs through personal donations, internet sales, and public events. For the founder's personal story, CLICK HERE. We welcome new volunteers and donations!
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