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Lost Pets WhatsApp Group 

The service covers these suburbs:

Melville, Westdene, Auckland Park, Richmond, Greenside, and Emmarentia.

By joining the Lost Pets WhatsApp group, you become part of a SEARCH PARTY of pet owners, volunteers, and even Beagle Watch’s patrolling vehicles—all mobilised to work together to get lost pets home quicker when they go missing.

How does it work?

1. A pet is reported lost on the WhatsApp group.

2. The tappable LINK on its QR pet tag is posted on the group, below the pet's photo and name.

The Owner is reunited with the lost pet when:

1. a FINDER physically scans the QR code on the pet's tag and a WhatsApp chat opens automatically with the OWNER! ... OR 

2. Search Party members, walking or driving in the area spot the lost pet, quickly open the WhatsApp group and tap on the same link that a FINDER would scan! 

Both actions have the same result: the Finder/Spotter is automatically in a WhatsApp chat with the Owner!

 Pricing of the Service

Subscribe for R30 per month, per household  (R360 per annum - payable annually in advance)

Pet tags are free (maximum of 3 per household). Additional tags at R25 per tag.

TAP HERE

OR

Are you an existing Beagle Watch client? Just add

R10 per month

to your monthly debit order to participate!

This covers the pets in your household (up to a maximum of 3). Additional tags cost just R25 each.

Volunteer to Assist Pet Owners in these Communities

Join the group for free as a volunteer and help reunite lost pets in Melville, Westdene, Auckland Park, Richmond, Greenside and Emmarentia  by being on the Group, seeing the pics of lost pets and being able to tap on the link shared on the Group to chat to the owner should you spot the lost pet.

The Process - What Happens After You Join?

Collect your tags in Melville

1. Once you have joined, collect your tags from Ziggy's Pet Pamporium, 7th Street Melville by showing your proof of payment or confirmation from Beagle Watch that your debit order has been amended.

2. Scan the QR codes on every pet tag to register and create a profile for each pet.

3. You will receive an invitation to the WhatsApp Group.

4. Report or find lost pets!

frequently asked questions

How does the QR-coded pet tag service actually work?

When you first buy the QR-coded tag, the first scan of the QR code enables you to register your contact details and upload a pic of your pet. Once that data is submitted, the service is activated. This means that the next time the tag is scanned, it opens your pet profile on our server, and enables the finder to tap on your pet's pic to automatically open a Whatsapp chat with you! Magic!

How does the WhatsApp Group help?

By creating a WhatsApp Group, and enabling pet tag users to report lost pets on that group, the effectiveness of the QR-coded pet tag service is enhanced enormously because every member of the Whatsapp group also becomes part of the search party - and they all have the ability to tap on the link (the same link as is in the lost pet's tag) shared by Admin on the group when a pet is reported lost.

Is the QR-coded pet tag service well established? The service was launched locally in 2022 and went on sale nationally through The Crazy Store network in 2023. There are over 1,500 active pet tags on our system, which we host on the secure servers managed by Afrihost.

What if a non-paying volunteer's pet goes missing - can they report it missing on the group? Yes they could, but first they would have to pay their annual subs (or join Beagle Watch) and collect their free tags from Ziggy's Pet Pamporium in Melville. Only once they've registered their pet on the system (and created the pet's profile) can their pet's QR link be shared on the group for all to use should they spot the lost pet.

Have a question? Ask it HERE.