WACO, Texas — The City of Waco is receiving recognition for a new tool designed to help families reunite with their missing pets faster.

The Lost Pets Waco interactive map was developed through a partnership between the city and the Pet Circle Regional Animal Center. For years, shelter staff have dealt with the same challenge seen across Central Texas — overcrowded kennels and a steady stream of lost animals. Now, this new online map is providing pet owners with a quicker way to locate their missing companions.

“Waco, like most growing cities, needed a way for owners to quickly find their animals when they get out,” a shelter spokesperson said. “This map lets people see where a pet was picked up, sometimes even before it makes it to the shelter.”

The map displays photos and pickup locat

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