ROANOKE – This is one of the busiest weeks for local animal shelters as they are flooded with calls from pet owners looking for their lost dog or cat. That's because statistically, more pets go missing during the Fourth of July than any other week of the year due to fireworks. “The ratio is pretty good, but we are expecting more to come in this week,” Warner said, noting with the July 4th holiday falling in the middle of the week fireworks can be expected all week long. Like RCACP, he said many shelters have online pages for missing pets. Post pictures and information of your missing pet on social media and online forums.