Zocdoc founder returns with Shadow, an app that finds lost dogs
Every year, around 10 million pets go missing in the U.S., and millions of those end up in shelters where they aren’t always reunited with their owners, due to their lack of identification or a microchip. A new mobile app, Shadow, aims to tackle this problem by leveraging a combination of a volunteer network and A.I. technology to help dog owners, in particular.
The startup is working in partnership with animal shelters and rescue organizations around the U.S. to pull in photos of the dogs they’re currently housing, then supplements this with photos pulled from social media platforms, like Twitter and Facebook.
DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett
By Forum Staff
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is awarding $1 million in grant funding to Animal Care Centers of NYC to support their operations and fund key programs, including those aimed at keeping pets and their families together and preventing shelter relinquishments throughout the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.
In addition to providing grant funding, ASPCA officials indicated that the organization is committed to continuing to support ACC’s efforts through a multi-faceted collaboration, which includes providing veterinary care for owned pets living in underserved communities, spay/neuter services for homeless animals, and the transfer of dogs and cats, including victims of cruelty and neglect, to the ASPCA Adoption Center in New York City.
Man, woman and dog make an exit from a moving plane
A man, a woman and their dog used the emergency slide to exit from a moving Delta Air Lines plane at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York
BusinessToday.In | December 23, 2020 | Updated 13:57 IST
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A man, a woman and their dog used the emergency slide to exit from a moving Delta Air Lines plane at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. They were later arrested for their recklessness.
The two passengers opened a cabin door, activating the slide, and took off as the Delta flight was taxiing out of the runway at around 10:55 a.m on Monday, reported The New York Times.