Why Pet Licensing Is the Key to Community Safety and Shelter Sustainability - In communities across North America, local animal services, shelters, and governments face a shared challenge: how to protect pets, reunite them with their families, and reduce the burden on already overcrowded shelters. The solution? A surprisingly simple yet profoundly effective tool: pet licensing. Licensing is often misunderstood as a bureaucratic formality, but in reality, it […]
Free Pet Safety Infrastructure: How NPRS and HomeSafe® Are Revolutionizing Pet Reunification - Every year, millions of pets go missing in North America. Some slip through an open gate, others run off during a storm or escape while traveling. For pet owners, the panic sets in immediately. For shelters, a lost pet often arrives scared, untagged, and unknown—one of hundreds, if not thousands, needing care. What happens next […]
The Digital Transformation of Pet Licensing: Why It’s Time for Municipalities to Modernize - In today’s increasingly digital world, government services are undergoing a sweeping transformation—from how residents pay parking tickets to how they file taxes and register to vote. Yet, one critical service has remained surprisingly analog in many municipalities: pet licensing. For decades, pet licensing has relied on outdated systems: paper forms, manual data entry, in-person renewals, […]
One Tag, One System: The Future of Pet Identification is Here - When it comes to protecting pets and keeping communities safe, identification is everything. But for years, pet ID systems have been fragmented, outdated, and ineffective—creating confusion for owners, bottlenecks for shelters, and compliance headaches for municipalities. Paper records. Multiple tags. Microchips with limited reach. Owners juggling renewal dates, registration systems, and emergency contact methods. The […]
DocuPet on the Intake Podcast: How We Alleviate the Licensing Burden and Support Shelters - Our Chief Strategy Officer, Jackie Rose, joined the Intake podcast to discuss how DocuPet has transformed the management of pet licensing programs in communities across North America. By improving return-to-owner (RTO) rates, our licensing solution helps lost pets return to their families faster, reduces shelter intake, and generates vital funding for animal welfare organizations. Jackie […]
What is HomeSafe®? - 1 in 3 in pets will become lost during their lifetime. Certainly, pet owners never plan to lose track of their pet, but the harsh reality is that it happens, even to the most prepared. Besides obvious stress and heartbreak for the owner, a lost pet also brings hardships to their community by requiring funds […]
Des Moines and DocuPet Begin New Pet Licensing Partnership August 13, 2025
Animal Resource Center of the Inland Empire Partners with DocuPet to Simplify Dog Licensing July 1, 2025
Deschutes County Launches New Pet Licensing Partnership with DocuPet July 1, 2025
DocuPet and Virginia Beach Introduce Streamlined Pet Licensing Partnership June 25, 2025
DocuPet and Waterloo Introduce Modern Pet Licensing Solution June 24, 2025
DocuPet Brings Hassle-Free Pet Licensing and Lost Pet Protection to Napa County June 18, 2025
