Finding Rover! New App Reunites Lost Pets with Owners by Using Facial Recognition

An app launched for locating lost pets is making news among pet lovers.

With Finding Rover, pet owners can simply upload a photo of their missing dog or cat and click “lost.”

The pet owner will then be asked to type in a series of basic information about their pet, which then prompts the app to scan a database of a plethora of rescued or found animals using facial recognition, which includes fur color and texture, snout length and even space between the eyes, the company explains on their website.

If someone using the app has reported the pet as found, the pet owner will see the report in the search results and will be able to connect with the person who posted the notice.

“Through the Finding Rover app, we’ve reunited over 15,000 pets with their owners, CEO John Polimeno told media as per sources.

Often times, when a pet goes missing it is placed in a shelter. Because of that, Finding Rover has already partnered with a number of shelters and animal service agencies to help make sure all lost pets are accounted for.