About Pet Search
Pet Search combines practical missing pet guidance with access to professional drone search where aerial searching is appropriate.
Last reviewed 1 September 2026
What Pet Search is
Pet Search is a UK missing pet resource operated by Monton Group Limited. It brings together two things owners usually have to find separately: clear, practical guidance on what to do when a pet goes missing, and access to professional drone search when an aerial search is genuinely suitable.
The guidance sections cover missing dogs, missing cats and drone pet search. Each guide is written to answer a specific question quickly rather than to fill a page.
The problem we help with
When a pet goes missing, most owners search on instinct. Time, daylight and energy get spent in the wrong places, and the advice available online is often contradictory or written for a different country.
Pet Search sets out the practical steps in order: report the pet, check the microchip record, search the areas most worth covering first, tell the right local networks, and keep a record of every sighting. Our missing pet checklist and poster generator exist to make those steps faster.
Professional drone search
Where an aerial search may add something a ground search cannot, Pet Search provides access to professional drone pilots through the Drone Assisted network. Pilots operate under UK Civil Aviation Authority rules, and every search depends on airspace permissions, weather, daylight, terrain and safety.
A drone search is not right for every situation. Thermal cameras cannot see through walls, roofs, dense tree cover or solid objects, and thermal imaging does not require darkness to work. Our drone search checker gives an honest indication of whether an aerial search may suit your circumstances before you request help.
A drone search does not guarantee recovery. Suitability depends on the information available, terrain, visibility, weather, airspace and operational safety.
Our relationship with Drone Assisted
Pet Search publishes the guidance and handles enquiries. Operational drone searches are delivered by qualified pilots within the Drone Assisted network, which covers locations across the UK subject to pilot availability and operational suitability.
Insurers and brokers who want to offer Pet Search alongside their own products can read more on the partners page.
How to reach us
If your pet is missing now, start with make a claim. For commercial or partnership questions, email partners@petsearch.uk.