Platform Uses Facial Recognition To Reunite Lost Pets With Owners

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By R. Scott Nolen

A free national online database for lost and found pets that uses facial recognition technology is the latest tool helping reunite animal companions with their owners.

More than 1,800 animal shelters and rescues have joined Petco Love Lost since it launched this past April, said Susanne Kogut, president of the nonprofit Petco Love. Just over 2,000 pets and owners were reunited between July and December 2021 thanks to the database.

The artificial intelligence–based platform works like this: The owner of a lost cat or dog uploads photos of the pet to the website along with contact information. Facial recognition technology determines whether a match is at a participating shelter. Initial results usually take less than a minute.

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