Coordinate animal rescue with your community: report animals in need, respond
to nearby alerts, organize evacuations and transports, and keep your account
secure.
When an animal needs help, every second counts. Rescue Alert connects everyday people, volunteers, and rescue organizations in real time — so help arrives faster when it matters most. Free to download. Built for communities. Powered by volunteers. Donation supported.
Whether you're reporting a stray that needs help, coordinating a disaster evacuation, or running a rescue organization, Rescue Alert gives you the tools to act quickly and work together.
WHO RESCUE ALERT IS FOR
Pet Guardians
Store pet profiles, microchip info, and vaccination records. Send instant alerts if your animal is lost or in danger.
Rescue Volunteers
Get alerted when animals need help. Find events, connect with other volunteers, and respond faster together.
Organizations
Track animals, medical records, and custody. Coordinate transports, fosters, and evacuations — all in one place.
Rescue Coordinators
Run mass evacuations with a live volunteer map. Assign pickup and drop-off points in real time.
RESCUE REQUESTS & ALERTS
• Report stray, stranded, injured, or abused animals in seconds
• Request fosters, transport, or emergency medical help
• Request evacuations for single animals or entire groups
• Report missing or found animals with location details
• Alerts broadcast instantly to nearby volunteers on a live map
TRANSPORT COORDINATION
• Post transport runs with departure, destination, date, and vehicle type
• Build an animal manifest — approve or remove animals per trip
• Auto-optimized multi-stop pickup routes
• Live map shows active transports alongside rescue alerts
EVACUATIONS & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
• Create detailed evacuation plans with assigned animals and transporters
• Execute plans through Standby → Stage → Execute workflow
• Assign pickup and drop-off points and monitor progress in real time
ANIMAL PROFILES & MEDICAL RECORDS
• Full animal profiles: photos, species, breed, weight, behavior traits
• Upload vet records — AI extracts visits, diagnoses, and medical history
• Track microchip numbers and search the registry to reunite lost pets
• Scanning a chip notifies the owner's emergency contacts instantly
• Track foster placement, adoption status, custody, and inter-org transfers
ORGANIZATION TOOLS
• Manage staff, volunteers, and roles (admin, staff, member)
• Track training certifications and qualifications per member
• Send instant notifications to all org volunteers
• Manage all organization animals with status tracking
• Transfer animals between partner organizations
• Vet email management for medical record intake
RESCUE COMMAND MAP
• Live map with color-coded alert markers by rescue category
• Transport routes and animal transport pins
• Command mode: overlay volunteer locations, active events, and org sites
COMMUNITY & TEAMS
• Build or join local rescue teams with group chat
• Connect with neighbors and volunteer organizations nearby
• Community wall, events, and direct messaging
• Volunteer profiles with skills, equipment, and certifications
FOR EVERYONE
Create a free account to report animals in need and request help in seconds. Volunteers receive location-based push and SMS notifications. Organizations get a full coordination platform at no cost.
Rescue Alert is free, donation-supported, and operated by Rescue Force — a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 46-4627100). Available in 20+ languages.
Join at RescueAlert.org or download free today.
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YOUR ACCOUNT, BETTER PROTECTED
Signed-in devices. See every device signed in to your account, each named by
what it actually is, and sign any of them out. Signing a device out now truly
ends its session instead of leaving it working for days.
Primary device. Make your phone the one device that can never be signed out
remotely — not even by someone who knows your password. Moving primary status
needs a code emailed to you.
Sign-in alerts. You're notified whenever your account is signed in to from a
device that isn't your primary one, so an unfamiliar sign-in doesn't go
unnoticed.
Change your phone number. Your number can be used to sign in, so changing it
is now treated as seriously as changing your password: it takes your primary
device, your password, and a code texted to the new number. Your old number
and your email are both told when it happens.
Two-factor authentication. Add an authenticator app to your account.
Public or shared computers. Tick the box when signing in somewhere that isn't
yours and the session ends automatically after about half a day.
IN YOUR LANGUAGE
Security emails and texts — new-device sign-ins, password reset codes, phone
number changes, verification codes — now arrive in the language you use the
app in, across all 23 languages, instead of always in English.
FIXES
• Tapping a notification opens the app again
• Help opens again
• Signing out no longer leaves you stranded, and no longer shows the previous
account's information
• "Sign out everywhere" no longer reports itself as someone else signing you out
• The "verify your email" prompt stops reappearing once you've verified
• A changed phone number shows immediately instead of reverting
• Delete account and two-factor setup are no longer dead buttons
• Changing your password no longer breaks the screen
• Community and Events "new since you last looked" badges survive a restart
• Optional legal name at sign-up for volunteers
• Clearer wording throughout the account and security screens, and fewer
technical error messages
Version 10.0.12
The developer, Rescue Force, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Rescue Force
Size
126.2 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.