When her cat Louie was lost, Sharon, her older-adult owner, turned to Love Lost, PetCo Love’s  free, national database powered by artificial intelligence (AI) photo-matching technology that has reunited more than 140,000 lost pets with their families. Thanks to Love Lost and a good Samaritan in Sharon's neighborhood, the stressful ordeal had a happy ending.

Ahead of National Good Neighbor Day on September 28th, Petco Love shared this story to inspire pet lovers to take action in their community and be a good neighbor if they find a lost pet. One photo of a missing cat or dog in a neighborhood could reunite that pet with their family simply by uploading to Love Lost. The database enables neighbors to use AI technology to “unite to reunite” lost and found pets.

To be prepared in case a pet does become lost, pet parents can upload a photo of their dog or cat to create a digital profile on Love Lost. If their pet goes missing, they can quickly report the pet as lost. Love Lost’s AI technology will compare their pet's photo to photos of all the pets posted in the database and pets posted in nearly every major animal shelter in the United States.

This fall, Love Lost is launching a new feature called "Search Party," according to PetCo. This would empower pet parents to quickly rally on Love Lost and organize help in their community.

To learn more, click here