Lost your dog or cat? Start here.

The first hours are the most important. Use our checklist to know who to call, and make a poster now. If your pet can be in fields or woods, find out how a drone with a thermal camera can help.

1. Act in the first hour

Report the loss to the council, the microchip database and local vets. Our checklist tells you who to call and in which order.

Read the lost-pet checklist

2. Make people look

A clear poster with a good photo gets results. Our free tool makes a print poster and a social media image. Your photo stays on your device.

Open the poster maker

3. Search from the air

A thermal drone can search a large area in minutes. It sees body heat through long grass and in the dark, where a person on foot cannot see.

How drone searches work, and who does them

Do you fly a drone?

Many lost pets are never searched from the air, because no pilot is near. Whistlehome is building a UK network of pilots who search for lost pets, some free of charge and some for a fee.

Become a searcher