One page. Three states: safe, lost, home.
One permanent page per pet. It is a private profile on an ordinary day, a public lost page when your pet is missing, and a good-news page when they are home.
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Not lost
An ordinary day
A quiet profile that is not listed anywhere or indexed by search engines. If someone nearby reports finding a pet that fits, they see its photo and can message you, even before you know your pet is out. Only registered pets can show up, which is the reason to make the page on a calm day. If your pet wears a tag, a scan opens this page.
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Lost
Your pet is missing
The same page becomes public: photos, description, the general area, a sighting feed, a printable flyer, and two big buttons for anyone who sees or finds your pet.
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Home safe
Your pet is home
You update it once. Everyone who opens the link, from any post or flyer, sees that the search is over.
When your pet goes missing
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Start the page
Add photos, a description and where your pet was last seen. No account is needed until the last step.
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Confirm your email
Enter the 6-digit code we email you. The page goes live at its own link.
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Share the link and the flyer
Post the link in neighborhood groups and texts yourself, and print the flyer the page generates.
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Read sightings in one place
Anyone can report a sighting or message you from the page without an account.
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Mark your pet as home
One tap changes the page, and every post and flyer that points to it now shows the good news.
Why the form asks for so much
The page asks for several photos and a dozen details. Every answer makes the flyer clearer and helps a stranger decide whether the animal in front of them is yours.
- A straight-on face photo is what people recognize first.
- A full-body photo from the side lets people judge size.
- A close-up of markings settles "is it or isn't it".
- Indoor-only or outdoor changes where people should look. Indoor cats that slip out are usually hiding within a few houses.
- Shy with strangers changes the advice the page gives: do not chase, report instead.
What happens with sightings
Anyone can report a sighting from your page in under a minute, with no account. You get an email, and the sighting joins the timeline and the map on the page, so neighbors can see where to look next.
You see the exact spot. Everyone else sees a general area. You can confirm a sighting or hide one that is wrong.
What is coming next
Photo matching for found animals, and alerts to nearby owners, need many registered pets in one area to be useful. They will arrive neighborhood by neighborhood, starting in Austin. Everything on this page works today without them.