Animalert, the free app to
find a lost dog or cat.
Every minute counts when your pet goes missing. Animalert complements your search on the ground by instantly sending a geolocated alert to citizens around you. The free solidarity network that takes over.
The app for a lost dog and for a lost cat alike
Dog, cat or any other companion animal: Animalert fires the same real-time geolocated alert around the spot where they went missing. To track down a lost pet, every minute counts, and the service stays 100% free for every family.
Find a lost dog
The lost-dog app that alerts your neighbourhood within seconds. People near the spot of the disappearance get a notification, keep an eye out and let you know the moment they cross paths with your companion.
Find a lost cat
The lost-cat app thinks of the quietest escape artists too. You mark the last place they were seen, the neighbourhood is alerted and checks garages, cellars and gardens all around.
A mobile app or a free lost-pet website: Animalert brings both together. You report from the app, and every shared alert stays viewable by anyone, with no account and no fee.
How do you mobilise your neighbourhood?
Send a precise report (2 min)
Enter the name, species, a description and a few photos of your pet, then drop an exact GPS marker on the map. A caring interface guides you step by step.
The app alerts locally
Your neighbourhood gets notified. That is the moment to share the poster auto-generated by Animalert on social media, or print it to back up the digital alert with a physical presence on the ground.
Follow the sightings safely
Receive a notification as soon as a user crosses paths with your companion. Exchanges are secure: you know exactly who has seen your information.
What is the best app to find a lost pet?
Animalert is a 100% free mobile app that uses geolocation to send a real-time alert to citizens in the immediate vicinity of a lost dog or cat. This local mutual-aid network mobilises the neighbourhood and gets the search started instantly.
Technology built for emergencies.
Favourite Places Alerts
You can't be everywhere! Save your home or workplace. Animalert watches over these areas and notifies you if an accident or a disappearance is reported there, even when you are on the other side of town.
The Citizen Widget
The "Shazam of lost pets". Keep an eye on the stray pets of your neighbourhood right from your lock screen, without even opening the app.
Automatic Posters & Stories
Stop losing 2 hours on Word. Animalert instantly generates your printable poster and formats your alert to share in one tap as an Instagram story or Facebook post. (With an option to hide your phone number.)
Offline Mode & Eco-design
Built to weigh only 30MB, the app caches alerts. You can browse saved reports even in the middle of a forest with no signal, all while saving your battery.
A non-profit, not a company
Animalert is run by a non-profit association (French loi 1901). No paid options, no ads: helping each other find lost pets should never depend on a family's budget.
Non-profit association
Animalert is registered as French non-profit association no. W 751 273 035. A transparent public-interest project with no profit motive: the app stays free for everyone, today and tomorrow.
Alongside town halls
Animalert is built to support town halls and relay alerts to their residents and their services.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
Is the app really 100% free?
Yes. Unlike other platforms that charge for visibility options, Animalert is completely free. There is no paid "boost": every reported pet gets the same maximum, instant alert to the local community.
How does the geolocated alert work?
When you report your dog or cat as lost, the app sends an instant push notification only to citizens with the app who are within a close radius. This immediately mobilises the people able to act on the ground.
Do I need to be at the exact place of disappearance to launch the alert?
No. You can place a precise marker on the app's map at the spot where your pet was last seen, even if you have gone back home or are somewhere else.
Is my phone number public?
Protecting your privacy comes first (GDPR). The choice is entirely yours: you can hide your phone number and favour contact through your social media (Instagram) or by email. You can also see who has accessed your information.
Can Animalert be used for a found or injured animal?
Absolutely. Animalert is a complete mutual-aid network. If you come across a stray, injured or endangered animal, you can create a report in 2 minutes to alert its family or the competent local authorities.
What happens if I have no signal during my search?
The app was designed for the field. It caches data (Offline Mode), so you can browse saved reports and the pet's details even in an area with poor mobile coverage.