Lost & Found Pets
Reunite pets with their families. Post a lost or found pet — free.
How Top Paws reunites pets 🐾
Lost or found a pet? Our AI helps get them home — free, in three simple steps.
1. Post your pet
Add a photo and where you last saw them — it takes a minute, and it's completely free.
2. Our AI finds matches
Top Paws scans lost & found pets nearby and surfaces look-alikes, ranked by how closely they match.
3. Get reunited
Connect through Top Paws and bring your furry family member back home.
Create a free account to post
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Don't wait until they're lost 🐾
The best time to add your pet is before they ever go missing. Add their photo now — free and private — and our AI already has their face on file, ready to match them the instant a found pet turns up nearby. Most pets are found within the first few hours, so every minute counts.
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Frequently asked questions
How does Lost & Found work?+
Post your lost or found pet with a photo and where you last saw them. Our AI instantly scans lost and found pets nearby and surfaces look-alikes right on your listing, ranked by how closely they match. It's completely free.
How does the AI matching work?+
When you add a photo, Top Paws analyzes your pet's coat colors, breed, size, and distinctive markings, then compares them against other nearby listings — a found pet that resembles your lost one, and vice-versa — and ranks the closest matches first.
How will I know if there's a match?+
Possible matches show up on your pet's listing page and as a 🔔 alert on your Top Paws dashboard — and we'll email you the moment a similar pet is posted nearby. (Text-message alerts are coming soon.)
How do I connect with the owner or finder?+
Open any lost, found, or adoptable listing and send a private message right through Top Paws — your email and phone number stay private. Replies land in your inbox under Messages on your dashboard, where you can reply back and forth.
Should I add my pet before it's ever lost?+
Yes — it's the single best thing you can do. Add your pet free now and our AI already has their photo on file, so the instant someone reports a found pet nearby, we can match it. Most pets are found within the first few hours, so being ready matters.