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HOW THEY ARE LOOKING TO REUNITE THOSE PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS. >> THE DISTANT BARKS OF A DO THE POPS AND BAN TO -- FROM JULY 4, LEADING TO WHIMPERS AND CRIES. >> HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COLLECT ALL THE DOGS IS SCARED FROM THE FIREWORKS. >> FRONT STREET ANIMAL SHELTERS SAW FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF STRAY ANIMALS THAN A REGULAR FRIDAY. MEANING AND ALREADY FU SHOULDER JUST GOT. >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME DOWN AND GET THEIR PETS. WE NEE TO GET THEM NEW-HOME >> THE SHELTER HAS IMPLEMENTED LOST PETS TEXTING PROGRAM. >> PEOPLE C TEXT THE WORD ASTRAY. THAT IS GOING TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH EVERY STEP. SEND THEM TUTORIAL VIDEOS. IT IS LIKE A 911 FOUR LOST PETS. >> ALONG WITH IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM, THEY ARE MAKING IT EASIER TO REUNITE PETS WITH OWNERS BY WAVING LOST PET FEES. >> FOR ANYONE WHO LOSES THEIR PET, WE DON’T WANT MONEY TO A ISSUE. WE ARE WAVING -- WAIVING RETURN OWNER FEES. FIREWORKS CAN CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MAKE SURE IT IS QUIET. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE IDENTIFICATION. >> >> THEY ARE ALS OFFERING FREE ADOPTIONS. YOU CAN COME DOWN AND GET ONE

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The day after the Fourth of July is the busiest day of the year at animal shelters across the U.S. The shelters are taking in pets that were frightened by the holiday’s fireworks and ran away from home.Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter saw four times the number of stray dogs and cats just in its first hour of being open Friday.“We’ve been running around like crazy just trying to collect up all the dogs that were scared from the fireworks from the night before,” Sacramento Animal Control Officer Sean Colan said. Four dogs were found on Sacramento streets Friday morning, while another eight were dropped off with shelter staff. Two kittens were also turned in. “Every year, we get flooded with lost pets,” said Ryan Hinderman, with Front Street Animal Shelter. “Fortunately, this year, we have a new strategy!”New for 2019, to help reunite lost pets with owners, the shelter has implemented a new lost pets texting program.“People can text the word 'Stray' to (916) 555-888, and that’s gonna guide them through every step of finding their pet,” Hinderman explained. “It will show them all possible animal shelters, tutorial videos. It’s like a 911 for lost pets!”The shelter will hold pets for seven days if they have an ID tag or microchip and three days if they do not before putting them up for adoption. “We want people to come down and get their pets if they’re lost, but we’re also really full and need to find pets new homes if owners don’t come for them," Hinderman said.Along with the new texting service, Front Street is also waiving all reuniting fees for pet owners.“For anyone who loses their pet, we don’t want money to be a barrier, so we’re waiving all of our normal return-to-owner fees through July 14,” Hinderman said.For those looking to help find a new pet a forever home, they waived those fees, too. All adoptions are also free until July 14.