Register Your Pet.
Before It's an Emergency.
The best time to protect your pet is right now. Register on MAYDAY and be ready if the worst happens.
MAYDAY connects finders, owners, volunteers, shelters, animal control, and vets into one unified response network.
West Virginia Companion Registry Giveaway
Mountain State 100K: $200,000 total award pool for West Virginia households.
$100,000 to the pet owner and $100,000 to a 501(c)(3) shelter, rescue, or animal welfare organization in West Virginia.
Add MAYDAY to Your Phone
MAYDAY is a Progressive Web App — install it directly from your browser. No App Store. No download fees. Works offline.
Android / Chrome
Chrome will prompt you automatically — or tap the button below.
Or follow these steps manually:
- 1Open petmayday.org in Chrome
- 2Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner
- 3Tap "Add to Home screen"
- 4Tap "Add" — MAYDAY appears on your home screen
The "Panic Gap"
When an animal is in crisis—lost, injured, abandoned, or trapped—every second counts. But the current system is a fragmented mess of social media posts, telephone tag, and closed doors.
Scattered Signals
→ Facebook, Nextdoor, Craigslist, Ring... Moderators can't check them all.
Stale Intelligence
→ Search parties chasing a sighting from 48 hours ago.
Dangerous Encounters
→ Public meeting strangers in unverified locations.
The Result?
False Hope.
Owners grieve while their pet sits in a shelter 10 miles away, mislabeled and unseen.
Not Just Another Pet App.
Most platforms are digital bulletin boards. MAYDAY is an operations command center with real coordination infrastructure.
Offline-First
Only MAYDAYWorks without cell signal in rural areas
Trained Volunteer Dispatch
Only MAYDAYCertified responders, not random strangers
Medical Triage & ER Routing
Only MAYDAYInjured animals go to vets, not Facebook
Transport Coordination
Only MAYDAYRelay drivers moving pets to safety
Foster Network Management
Only MAYDAYCapacity tracking across the region
Immutable Audit Trail
Only MAYDAYCourt-admissible chain of custody
Tiered Alert Escalation
Only MAYDAYRight people, right time, right channel
Volunteer Training & Certification
Only MAYDAYAcademy-trained with verified skills
AI + Human Match Verification
No false hope, no scam matches
Shelter & Vet Integration
Direct data flow to partner facilities
No Ads. No Upsells. Ever.
Only MAYDAYFree forever. No premium tiers.
What Everyone Else Offers:
That's it. Post and pray.
Structured Response.
We replaced "Post and Pray" with a military-grade triage protocol.
Social Chaos
MAYDAY Protocol
6-Tier Escalation Protocol
Not every animal situation is an emergency, but some are life-or-death. Our system uses deterministic rules—not emotion—to decide who gets alerted, by what channel, at what radius, and when.
Draft
Case created but incomplete. No alerts sent.
Local Alert
Last Known Location + photo + consent confirmed. Dynamic local radius based on species.
Expanded Search
Evidence strength improves OR time threshold reached. Radius expands. SMS unlocked for verified cases.
Responder Network
Verified case OR shelter-confirmed. Route-based geofence activates professional responders.
Public Display Network
High confidence OR crisis scenario. Human review or shelter confirmation required before broadcast.
Regional Crisis
Declared disaster, evacuation, or mass displacement. Foundation ops approval required.
What Drives Each Decision?
Location & Time
- • Last Known Location (lat/long, accuracy radius)
- • Highway Proximity (Accelerated expansion if ≤10 miles)
- • Time Since Lost (drives tier escalation)
Pet Profile
- • Species (dogs expand faster, cats slower)
- • Behavior (indoor-only, flight risk, bite history)
- • Risk Profile (age, medical needs, meds required)
Evidence & Trust
- • Evidence Strength (photos, microchip, distinctive marks)
- • Sighting Signals (count, clustering, recency) - Owners stop calling every clinic individually during emergencies
- • Fraud Detection (account age, device reputation)
Known Before Lost
The best time to register your pet is before they go missing. Our 9-step pre-registration flow captures everything needed for rapid recovery.
It's Free. Always.
9-step profile. Microchip linking. Vet notification. Instant activation if your pet goes missing.
Create free accountNo credit card. No subscription. No ads. Ever.
Tactical Advantages
Why emergency services trust MAYDAY.
Offline-First
Built for the hollers of West Virginia. No signal? No problem. Reports queue locally and sync automatically when connection restores.
Moderator Console
"Air Traffic Control" for animal welfare. Verified moderators triage cases, filter sensitive images, and coordinate transport.
Sighting Intelligence
AI-driven clustering identifies if multiple people reported the same animal from different angles, merging them into one "Incident."
Dynamic Geofence Computation
Radius is computed as a function of time, species, environment, and sighting clustering. It expands over time but contracts around fresh sightings.
Dog Model
Faster expansion. Considers road density and travel corridors.
Cat Model
Slower expansion. Prioritizes near-home search initially.
Indoor-Only
Reduced early radius. Requires strong evidence for public escalation.
Severe Weather
Increased urgency. Prefers responder networks over public spam.
Sighting-Driven Re-centering: When multiple sightings cluster around a location, the geofence re-centers on the cluster centroid. Single low-trust reports are ignored. Both original and active geofences persist for auditability.
7 Alert Channels
Mobile Push
Opt-in users, pet owners, community members
Consent + rate limitsSMS
High-urgency verified cases only
Verified + strict TTLLow urgency summaries, follow-ups
Standard consentShelter Console
Operational inbox for shelter staff
Shelter affiliationResponder Network
USPS, UPS, FedEx, Uber, Lyft, municipal
Verified + partner contractPublic Displays
Gas stations, kiosks, digital billboards
Human review requiredCamera/IoT
Ring-style ecosystems, smart cameras
Partner permissioningEnding the
Desperation Economy.
Scammers prey on people in their worst moments. They scrape phone numbers from posters, demand ransoms, and sell false hope.
MAYDAY destroys this business model by removing the opportunity to scam.
Identity-Verified Communication
No anonymous texts. All communication flows through our secure, monitored relay. If they can't verify their identity, they can't message you.
The "Proof of Life" Protocol
Our system demands metadata-verified photos (time + location stamped) before a "Found" claim can be submitted. No stock photos. No vague threats.
Ransomware Detection
AI analysis flags common scam scripts ("I have your dog, send money via Zelle") and auto-bans the actor instantly across the entire network.
Reason: Suspicious Pattern Match (Cash Demand)
Action: USER_BAN + IP_BLACKLIST
Report #88219 preserved. Owner notified of blocked attempt.
Source: Shelter Partner (Kanawha)
Metadata: GPS_MATCH + CHIP_SCAN
Status: REUNITE_PENDING
PROTECTION LEVEL
Unified Command
Everyone plays a role, but they play from the same sheet of music.
Finder App
Public PWA for rapid reporting, location tagging, and photo submission. Works offline.
Owner Portal
Secure emergency reporting. Proof of ownership verification. Notification center.
Shelter Console
Intake prioritization. Automatic matching with lost reports. Custody tracking.
Vet Network
Trusted confirmation points. Microchip registry lookup. Medical hold status.
Why Vets Are Central to MAYDAY
Veterinarians are trusted confirmation points. Animals in crisis often arrive at clinics without context.MAYDAY replaces fragmented social media chaos with one verified, structured case per animal emergency.
What MAYDAY Does NOT Ask of Vets
Participation is opt-in and limited.
What MAYDAY Is NOT
MAYDAY is an animal emergency coordination system. It is explicitly NOT:
A veterinary triage or diagnosis system
A replacement for emergency veterinary care
A replacement for 911 or emergency dispatch
A crowdsourced "panic alert" app
MAYDAY does not give medical advice, assess injuries, or direct treatment decisions.
Are You a Shelter, Rescue, or Animal Welfare Organization?
Join West Virginia's first unified animal emergency response network. Get real-time alerts, access verified volunteers, and track your community impact.
Pet Crisis Companion
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Emotional First Aid.
Losing a pet is a trauma. Our AI Support Counselor is trained in Pet Loss Grief and Crisis Intervention.
- Suicide & Crisis GuardrailsDetects intent, active risk, and distress markers, auto-escalating to human lifelines when needed.
- Grief Paralysis SupportHelps users paralyzed by shock to take the next necessary step for their pet.
- Traumatic Loss NavigationSpecialized workflows for sudden tragedy, euthanasia decisions, and unknown outcomes.
Fail-Closed Privacy.
We protect the finders and the owners. Matches are only revealed when confirmed by a certified moderator.
- No public address publishing for finders
- "False Hope" Prevention Protocols
- Immutable Audit Logs for Custody
SYSTEM_STATUS: OPERATIONAL
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