PET SEARCH AND RESCUE INC

What PET SEARCH AND RESCUE INC does

Pet Search and Rescue, Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2005 and headquartered at 304 Horseshoe Bend, Boerne, Texas. The organization's stated mission is to help lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets in US communities by networking animal welfare groups with the general public through community-level database websites. Its flagship product is the "City Wide System," a central database platform that links municipal animal care services, animal shelters, spay and neuter facilities, and pet owners within a defined geographic community. The platform is delivered through community-branded portals such as SApets.com (San Antonio), BoernePets.com, KerrvillePets.com, and GalvestonCountyPets.com, with SApets.com reported as a fourteen-year initiative (launched 2005).

The technical architecture centers on three components: (1) the City Wide System database that aggregates lost, found, pound, and adoptable pet records per community; (2) the Pound to Lost Cross Reference module, which performs nightly batch matching of pound intake data against posted lost-pet reports and emails owners of potential matches; and (3) Privacy Flyer®, a registered trademark licensed from Pennington Technical Arts, which generates lost-and-found flyers while keeping owner contact information confidential. The organization states the software and database development is led by technology-focused staff, and that all products are offered at no cost to either animal welfare organizations or the general public.

Pet Search and Rescue does not sell software as a commercial product. All services are provided free of charge; the organization funds operations through donations, grants, and fundraising activities administered by dedicated board members. Revenue mechanics are essentially absent on a commercial basis, and the customer base comprises municipal animal control entities, shelters, spay/neuter facilities, and individual pet owners — none of whom are billed. Marketing is conducted through earned media (KENS 5, KSAT, Chicago Tribune, Galveston Monthly, Action Magazine, Boerne Star), organic social media (Facebook, Twitter), YouTube videos, and community events. The organization is governed by a seven-member board of directors and has no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, or subsidiaries.

Name

PET SEARCH AND RESCUE INC

Legal name

Pet Search and Rescue, Inc

Website

https://petsearchandrescueinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pet Search and Rescue, Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that builds free community-level database websites networking animal shelters, municipal pounds, spay/neuter facilities, and pet owners to reunite lost pets and promote adoptable pets across US communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Welfare Software

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (81291)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Rescue Operations (AFAEALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA), Lost & Found, Reunification & Microchipping Programs (BPAGAIAL)

Keywords

• Pet recovery software
• Lost pet database
• Animal welfare technology
• Community pet portal
• Stray animal matching

Headquarters

HQ city

BOERNE, Texas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Community Database Services: Free database portal services for communities to network lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets. Usage is free to organizations and the general public. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, the organization operates on donated funds and grants rather than service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pet Search and Rescue Inc builds and operates free, community-level database software and web portals that network animal shelters, municipal animal care services, spay/neuter facilities, and the general public to track and reunite lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets. Its three core services are the City Wide System (a per-community central database portal), the nightly Pound to Lost Cross Reference (automated matching of pound intakes against lost pet reports with email alerts), and Privacy Flyer® (a lost/found flyer generator that keeps pet owner information private). All services are provided free of charge to organizations and the public.

Product overview

Pet Search and Rescue, Inc offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its City Wide System as the core product. This community-wide portal serves as a central database for networking animal welfare organizations and the public on lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets. The platform includes three key services: community database websites (such as SApets.com, BoernePets.com, KerrvillePets.com, and GalvestonCountyPets.com) that act as portals for local pet networking; the Pound to Lost Cross Reference module that performs nightly automated matching between shelter intakes and lost pet reports; and the Privacy Flyer® module for generating lost/found flyers while maintaining pet owner privacy. The organization operates exclusively as a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on reducing pet deaths at pounds and reuniting lost pets with their families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SApets.com: Community-level database portal for lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets serving San Antonio area.
• BoernePets.com
• KerrvillePets.com
• GalvestonCountyPets.com
• Privacy Flyer

Products and services

• City Wide System A community-wide portal and central database system that networks animal welfare groups, shelters, spay & neuter facilities, and the general public to track lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets within a community. Offered free to organizations and the public.
• Privacy Flyer® A lost/found flyer generator and database system that keeps pet owner names and contact information private while still enabling effective pet recovery. Privacy Flyer® is a registered trademark of Pennington Technical Arts licensed to Pet Search and Rescue, Inc.
• Pound to Lost Cross Reference A daily cross-reference service that compares pets entering pounds and shelters against posted lost pet records, automatically emailing lost pet owners when possible matches are identified by breed and other characteristics.
• SApets.com A community-level database website for San Antonio, Texas that networks the San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS), animal shelters, spay/neuter facilities, and the public to reunite lost pets with owners, support no-kill efforts, and increase adoptable pet exposure. Free to use.
• BoernePets.com Community-level pet networking website serving the Boerne, Texas area for lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets.
• KerrvillePets.com Community-level pet networking website serving the Kerrville, Texas area for lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets.
• GalvestonCountyPets.com Community-level pet networking website serving Galveston County, Texas for lost, found, pound, and adoptable pets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lost pets returned home faster through automated matching
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner14-year partnership providing SApets.com database system that networks ACS with shelters, spay/neuter facilities, and the public. The system helps lost pets get identified and retrieved from ACS, supports no-kill efforts, and educates the public on spay/neuter programs.
• Animal Shelters (Various)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with animal shelters to integrate shelter pet data into community-wide database portals, enabling lost pet matching and adoptable pet exposure.
• Spay & Neuter FacilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegration of spay & neuter facility data into community databases to educate the public on spay/neuter programs and support pet population control efforts.
• Pennington Technical ArtscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensing partner for Privacy Flyer® trademark. Pennington Technical Arts holds the registered trademark and has authorized Pet Search and Rescue to use the brand for their lost/found flyer generation and database system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PetSearchAndRescue
• Facebookfacebook.com/PetSearchAndRescueIncdotOrg?fref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pet-search-and-rescue-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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