This Isn't a Pet Problem. It's an Infrastructure Problem.
Right now, somewhere in America: A family is posting flyers for their lost dog. That exact dog was just brought to a shelter three miles away, but no one knows. A rescue coordinator is calling fifty foster families one by one, trying to find emergency placement. Half won't answer. The animal dies while she's still making calls.
A shelter is at capacity. Twenty miles away, another shelter has empty kennels. They have no way to know about each other.
A foster family wants to help but doesn't know who to contact.
A volunteer sits idle while transport is desperately needed.
A vet has critical medical records that never reach the new caretaker.
We're not losing 3.1 million animals a year because people don't care.
We're losing them because the infrastructure to connect everyone who cares doesn't exist.