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What to do if you're pet goes missing in the UAE

Statistics show 1 in 3 pets will go missing in their lifetime and with an estimated 2 million pets in the UAE alone, we’re here to help you in your time of need. 

We’ve put together a list of things you can do to help find your dog or cat quickly and efficiently. Don’t forget you can register your pet on our app, where we’ll do everything we can to help reunite you with your fur kid.

Lost and found pets in the UAE

Please know that registering your microchip with a vet isn’t a guarantee in protecting your pet should they go missing. Your pet may be registered with the vet, however, not automatically registered with the municipality. This is something I’d recommend checking with your vet as soon as possible.

If your pet isn’t microchipped, don’t worry, we can still help you!

Help, I've lost my pet in UAE!

When a pet goes missing, the first few minutes / hours are critical, especially during the summer months in the UAE. The easiest way to remember what steps to take is S.P.A.C.E (Search, Pet Poster, Alert the community, Contact the vets and municipality, Educate others).

SEARCH FOR YOUR PET!

As soon as you realise your dog or cat is missing, start searching! We know that dogs can cover a larger area and travel further, so if possible, get a search party together and start looking for your dog straight away. Cats tend to stay closer to their homes, so your cat is probably closer than you think. Check with neighbours, workers and with any shops close to your location. Check bushes and any construction sites, making sure you keep checking in the same areas, especially abandoned buildings. 

LOST PET POSTER!

You need to get the word out there as quickly as possible to as many people as possible. The easiest way to do this is by creating a missing pet poster. Our app auto generates this for you, you just need to register your pet as missing on our app. We include critical information to help identify your pet and we share this information with our pet community of over 8,000 people ONLY in the UAE! Your missing pet poster is then published on our LOST page on our website.

ALERT THE COMMUNITY!

Social media is a great tool to help spread the word, but with so many pages for lost and found pets, it could be time consuming to post on as many as possible. Our Facebook group is LOST & FOUND PETS UAE – WHERE MY PAWS AT. 

CONTACT!

If your dog or cat is registered with the relevant municipality, make sure to contact them and report your pet lost ASAP! If you’re not sure if your pet is registered with the municipality, check with them directly or ask your registered vet. If your pet isn’t registered with the municipality, you’ll need to contact vets individually via email or by calling into clinics with your missing pet poster (as there’s no central platform for microchips in the UAE).

EDUCATE OTHERS!

Spreading awareness and helping educate pet parents on what to do if the unthinkable should happen, could help save a life. We know how it feels to lost a fur kid as we once lost our cat in Dubai. Thankfully we found him a few days later, but we didn’t know what to do or where to get help, which is why we started WHERE MY PAWS AT. Together we can and will make the UAE a safer place for our pets!

What is Where My Paws At and how can I register?

Our app has been designed and developed by pet parents for pet parents in the UAE. We have experienced losing a pet, and are here to help you in your time of need. We’ve taken additional stresses away to help you if your pet is lost. To get started, download our app and register your pet for FREE.

When you mark your pet as missing on the app you can: 

* Create your personalised missing pet poster in less than a minute. This poster captures important information like the last 4 digits of your microchip number, your pet’s lost location, date and your contact details, as well as their picture. You can then download and share this with social media and print off.

* Send out an instant lost alert to our WMPA community. With over 1,800 pet parents registered on our app alone, your missing pet alert will be seen by our app community, within a 50KM radius of where your pet has been marked as lost.

* We send your missing pet poster to our network of vets, rescuers and charities to ensure as many people know your pet is missing.

* Your missing pet poster is shared on our social media platforms, as well as shared on our LOST PET page on our website.

* We contact you personally and offer support and guidance.

Our WMPA community is growing every day, covering all seven Emirates. Since launching in February 2023, we’ve helped re-unite over 120+ pets.  

Please remember, the easiest way for someone to identify your dog or cat is a pet ID tag. Without a pet ID tag, how will people know who your dog or cat belongs to? They could be mistaken for an abandoned pet! Identifying your pet with their microchip can be tricky, especially if they’re not able to take your pet to a vet or they don’t have access to a microchip scanner ( or your pet isn’t registered with a municipality ).

We’re building a safer community using smart technology, keeping your paws safe! Don’t wait until it’s too late – protect your pet for free with our app and smart pet tags in the UAE.

If you have any questions about the smart technology services we provide at Where My Paws At, then feel free to get in touch with us today.

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