# Animal SOS – Pet Rescue — Rescue relay for pets

> Rescue relay for pets (iPhone/iPad app by Yakir Yagil.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animal-sos-pet-rescue/id6793250985 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yakir Yagil](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775216478)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animal-sos-pet-rescue/id6793250985/reviews.md

## What is Animal SOS?

Found an injured cat on the street? A dog wandering with no owner in sight?
The hard part is almost never finding someone who cares — it's finding someone
who can drive.

Animal SOS is a volunteer network that connects whoever found an animal in
distress with whoever is close enough to help: to catch it, to hold it, and
above all to transport it.

How it works
• Photograph and report — one photo and a location. No sign-up, about 30 seconds.
• AI identifies the animal and its breed, and tells you immediately who is
  responsible for it.
• Volunteers within the radius they chose get an instant alert with the details.
• Rescue relay: whoever catches the animal doesn't have to drive it. The task is
  re-broadcast to the next driver.
• Live tracking at every stage, with a chat per case, Waze navigation, and a
  closing outcome.

Pets with a microchip
A chipped cat or dog has a short way home. Save the number in the report and open
the national registry in one tap — sometimes the whole rescue ends with a single
phone call to the owner.

Wildlife goes to the authority
Under Israeli law, handling a wild animal requires coordination with the Nature
and Parks Authority, which already runs its own volunteer network. So when the
app identifies a wild animal it does not dispatch a volunteer: it shows safety
guidance and dials the national *3639 hotline, open 24/7. We cover exactly what
has no address of its own.

For volunteers
Sign up with a name and phone, pick your alert radius (1, 5 or 15 km), and accept
tasks in one tap. Transport tasks are limited to verified volunteers.

For vet clinics, shelters and foster homes
Get an access code and your own dashboard: see what's on its way to you and
confirm intake.

Completely free. No ads.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-17

• Smarter photo ID: the animal, its breed, and who is responsible for it
• Microchip field with a direct link to the national registry
• Close a case by outcome, including "owner found"
• New destinations: vet clinics, shelters and foster homes
• Wildlife is routed straight to the *3639 authority hotline, with safety guidance
• Refreshed wording and design across every screen

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-05

Everything now speaks your language.

• Species names in your language. When the AI identifies an animal that is not in our built-in catalog, the name is now shown in the language you are using - so a stray dog reads "Domestic Dog" in English and "כלב בית" in Hebrew, instead of always appearing in English.

• Notifications in your language. Every alert - a new rescue nearby, an urgent call, a volunteer on the way, an animal admitted to the wildlife hospital - is now written in the language your app is set to. Switch the language in the app and the very next notification follows.

• More accurate Hebrew names. Wild species now use the names Israeli nature guides actually use, instead of literal translations.

Thank you for helping injured wildlife get to care faster.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-27

No release notes.

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All apps by Yakir Yagil: https://appshunter.io/developer/6775216478

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