Animal shelters in the metro Atlanta area say they see a sharp rise in reports of missing dogs on July Fourth and the days after.
PetAmberAlert.com says more dogs are reported missing during the Fourth of July holiday period than any other time of the year, because of fireworks.
“It does get pretty busy. We do get an uptick of animals running loose that are scared, because of all the noise and chaos,” said Gwinnett Animal Shelter Division Director Katrina Helman…