Community service · Switzerland
Lost or found an animal? Let’s start the search together.
Create a clear alert in two minutes, visible to the whole community across Switzerland. Free, no paid advertising, hosted in Switzerland.
See current alerts →The alerts map in Switzerland
Every animal gets the same visibility. Click a card or a marker to see details and help.
Lola
Lost
Found cat
Found
Louna
Lost
Found cat
Found
Apache
Lost
Baya
LostSimple, even in an emergency
Four steps, nothing to pay for, no premium account.
You report
Photo, description, last known location, distinctive feature. Your contact details stay private.
The community sees it
Your alert appears on the map of Switzerland and, once a member of our team has checked it, on our Facebook and Instagram pages, unless you opt out. Anyone can share it around the last known location.
Someone has a lead
People who saw the animal contact you through the platform, without your number being exposed.
Reunion
Once the animal is home, you close the alert with one click. It joins the wall of reunited animals.
First steps:My cat is missing: what to doMy dog is lost: what to doI found an animal: what to do
Our commitment
Why it is entirely free
Some platforms sell “visibility” at the moment a family is most vulnerable: on a few of them, getting an alert seen quickly means paying for a boost. We chose the opposite.
The paid model
What we refuse
- ✕A paid Facebook boost, alert by alert
- ✕Number of photos limited by plan
- ✕Highlighting reserved for Premium
- ✕Options sold in a moment of panic
Our model
What we guarantee
- ✓Everything is free, with no paid option
- ✓Photos, map, poster and tracking included for everyone
- ✓The same visibility for every animal, no sorting
- ✓Free hosting, code maintained by volunteers
So how does it keep going without charging?
Hosting provided by Solvana Digital, code maintained on a voluntary basis. No advertising, no data resale. Just what it takes to bring an animal back home.
Why I built this site
I’m Adrien. Like many people, I’ve known that anxiety: an animal vanishes, and you have no idea where to start.
Looking for help, I found that existing platforms charge for visibility (30 to 100 CHF to get an alert seen) at the very moment a family is most vulnerable. That outraged me.
I built Animalerte to offer the opposite: a completely free service where every animal has the same chance of being found, with no paid option and no advertising. Because helping bring an animal home should never be a business.
A poster near you
When an animal goes missing, there is no time to look for a site you have never heard of. A poster at the vet’s, the municipality or the village shop, and people already know where to turn.
Do you run a shelter, a pound or a veterinary practice?
This project only makes sense with you. Relay alerts from your region, display a QR code at reception, report an animal you’ve taken in, at no cost and no commitment.
Become a partner