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Submit a report
Tell us whether an animal is lost or found. Add the details you know, such as its appearance, location, date and circumstances. Photographs and identifying marks can also be helpful.
About FoundTail
Helping animals find their way home.
When an animal goes missing or is found, the right information can make all the difference. FoundTail brings lost and found reports together to help connect animals with the people looking for them, wherever possible.
For lost and found animals, from pigeons and pets to livestock and other animals with an owner or keeper.
Our story
A practical idea that grew into a wider mission.
FoundTail began with a specific problem faced by racing-pigeon fanciers in Morocco. When a pigeon goes missing or is found, useful information can be scattered across different people, communities and platforms. Making the right connection is not always straightforward.
During development, I explored how the same problem affects pigeon fanciers in the United Kingdom. It became clear that the challenge extended beyond one country and one type of animal. The underlying need was simple: make it easier for useful information to reach the people who need it.
That idea became FoundTail: a platform intended to help reconnect lost and found animals with their owners or keepers, whether the animal is a companion pet, a racing pigeon or livestock.
A little about FoundTail
A practical idea, developed one step at a time.
FoundTail is an independent project that I have been developing from the ground up. What began with a specific problem faced by racing-pigeon fanciers has gradually grown into a wider effort to help people reconnect with lost and found animals.
Working on FoundTail involves more than building a website. It means thinking about how reports are submitted, how information can be useful to others, how different regions are handled and how people's privacy can be respected.
I started this project because I wanted to explore a practical way to help. Sometimes, a photograph, a location or a small identifying detail can make a difference. FoundTail is an attempt to bring those details together and make them easier to find.
There is still plenty to improve, and the project will continue to develop over time. My hope is that FoundTail becomes a useful resource for people looking for a missing animal or trying to find the person an animal belongs to.
How it works
From a report to a possible connection.
Every report can provide useful information. By reviewing submissions and comparing relevant details, FoundTail aims to help identify possible connections between lost and found animals.
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Reports are reviewed
Submissions are reviewed before they appear publicly. This helps identify spam, incomplete information and unsuitable content, although no review process can guarantee that every detail is accurate.
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Look for a possible match
Relevant reports can be compared using details such as location, date, appearance and identifying marks. Where appropriate, I may also check publicly available posts and other sources for information that could help establish a possible connection.
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Help make a connection
If a potential match is identified, the available information can be assessed further. Both parties' consent is sought before an introduction is facilitated or contact details are shared for that purpose.
A possible match is not a confirmed match. Submitting a report does not guarantee that an animal will be found or reunited with its owner or keeper.
Who we help
For anyone trying to find an animal or its owner.
FoundTail is intended for people who care for animals and those who come across animals that may belong to someone else. You do not need to be part of a particular organisation or community to submit a relevant report.
Pet owners
Share information when a companion animal goes missing or is found, helping others identify a possible match.
Pigeon fanciers
Help connect lost or found pigeons with the people who keep them, using ring numbers and other identifying details.
Farmers and keepers
Share relevant information to help identify the people responsible for missing or found livestock.
People who find animals
Make useful information available to someone who may be searching for a missing animal.
What matters
Built around practical help and responsible sharing.
Finding an animal's owner can take time, care and cooperation. These principles guide the way FoundTail is developed and used.
Every report matters
Even a brief report may contain a useful detail. Sharing accurate information can give others something meaningful to work with.
Information should travel
An animal may be found far from where it went missing. Regional organisation and cross-border coordination can help information reach a wider audience.
Accuracy matters
Clear descriptions, correct dates, useful photographs and identifying details can help people assess whether a report is relevant to their search.
Respect comes first
Personal information should be handled carefully, and potential connections should be approached responsibly, with the parties' consent.
Privacy and trust
Useful information, handled with care.
Helping people connect should not mean putting their personal information on public display. FoundTail is designed to handle reports carefully while making relevant information available to those who may be able to help.
Personal details stay private
Reporters' contact details are not displayed publicly with reports. You do not have to publish your real name as part of a public report.
Image metadata is removed
Public image copies are processed to remove embedded metadata, such as GPS coordinates, where supported by the image-processing workflow. This helps reduce the risk of unintentionally exposing location information stored in photographs.
Reports are reviewed
Reports are reviewed before public approval. This helps reduce spam and unsuitable submissions, although no review process can eliminate every risk or guarantee the accuracy of every detail.
Introductions require consent
When a potential match is identified, agreement from both parties is sought before an introduction is facilitated or contact details are shared for that purpose.
Please avoid uploading photographs that show identity documents, private records or other personal information that is not needed to identify the animal.
Across regions
An animal's story may cross a border.
FoundTail organises reports using country-specific databases to help keep information relevant to each region. However, animals do not always stay within national boundaries, and the person looking for one may live somewhere else.
For example, a pigeon found in France might belong to a fancier in the United Kingdom. Its ring number, markings or other identifying details may help establish a connection.
When a report is submitted to the wrong country or region, I can manually move its information to the appropriate place when needed. This helps relevant reports reach the people most likely to recognise the animal.
Beyond the website
Finding useful information takes more than a listing.
A report on FoundTail is one part of the picture. I may also check publicly available platforms and social media for related information, compare details and consider whether different reports could refer to the same animal.
This work takes time and does not always produce a match. I do it because a useful connection may depend on details being shared in different places, not just on one website.
Take the next step
Have you lost an animal or found one?
Browse existing reports or submit the information you have. Even a few accurate details may help someone recognise an animal and establish a possible connection.