Rescue Alert: Animal Rescue
Real-time animal rescue
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
For shelters, rescues and pet owners — evacuation planning for animals, coordinated transport, and lost-pet alerts that reach your neighbours.
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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This is a big update for iPhone — it brings you everything from the last three releases.
EVACUATIONS ARE CLEARER UNDER PRESSURE
The evacuation dashboard has been rebuilt around the moment you actually use it. It now
says EVACUATE NOW — on screen, in your alerts, and in push notifications — so there is
never any doubt what is being asked. One calm status header replaces the competing
banners, All Clear stays within reach instead of scrolling away, and the actions that
reach everyone at once sit with your roster where you expect them. Volunteer progress
still reads Evacuating once each person confirms they are moving, so you can see your
team's real state at a glance.
Teams can now register for a whole evacuation plan, and task counts match what the
dashboard shows.
ALERTS THAT REACH FURTHER
Sharing a lost or at-risk animal now carries a full description — including colour —
uses the animal's name, and reaches a wider audience. Every detail is labelled, the
shared page reads as a proper card, and when an animal is found the post is retracted
automatically. You also get your own link to the alert you created.
HELP NEARBY
Nearby help now shows rescue organisations that might be able to take an animal,
registered ones first, with the phone one tap away — and always a 24-hour vet.
LOST AND FOUND, GUIDED
New guided help for wildlife and injured animals points you to the right kind of alert,
and lost and found reports are now matched against each other.
ORGANISATIONS
Shelters and rescues can import an animal roster from a CSV no matter what the columns
are called, review what was read before anything is added, fix any row that needs
attention, and undo an import. Organisation profiles pick up logos and details from
your website automatically.
EVENTS
Events can now be online as well as in person, with an audience you choose, and can
repeat on a schedule.
QUIETER AND MORE RELIABLE
You stay signed in for up to a year. Notifications arrive in the app as well as on your
lock screen. Location accuracy is improved, and crash reporting is more accurate.
Confirmation messages now behave properly on iOS.
Every language in the app has been fully translated, and the app tells you plainly when
a newer version is available.
Plus dozens of smaller fixes across My Alerts, animal rosters, organisation logos and
evacuation plans.
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
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Rescue Force
- Size
- 120.2 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.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Rescue Force

