Pet Help & Rescue3.08.5 - App Store

Pet Help and Rescue (PHaR) is a free app designed to help nearby neighbors evacuate imperiled companion animals when disasters strike. PHaR users connect with their neighbors (“contacts”) to quickly, easily and effectively request assistance with animals during disasters.

If you have dependent animals, and you are not at home when a disaster strikes, you need a way to quickly and easily alert all of your trusted contacts that you need help.

If any of them are home or near home, they may well be able to help.

The key is communication. During a crisis, you don’t want to be fumbling around for telephone numbers. You don’t want to tap out lengthy messages. Ideally, you want to press a button or two to reach out to the people you trust and provide them with all the information they need to rescue your loved ones.

PHaR also makes it easy to get help in non-emergency situations - such as a delayed plane, a flat tire, a trip to urgent care, and any number of other times when a person unexpectedly cannot make it home to feed the cats or let the dogs out.

PHaR is the only companion animal help and rescue resource developed by and for neighbors, using the knowledge of experts in animal welfare, animal behavior, disasters and emergency services.

Requires iOS 16 or higher. Serves the entire United States.

Version History Improved notifications and better handling of unsaved pet or user profile changes. 3.08.5 Sep 30 Improvements to the user experience. 3.08.4 Sep 14 Improved instructions for Camera permission 3.08.3 Aug 30 Improves phone and home address data entry 3.08.2 Aug 6 Minor defect fixes and user experience improvements. 3.08.1 Jul 21 User profiles modified to allow users to enter their personal "Go" bag description and location. Numerous minor enhancements to the user experience, as well as minor defect fixes. 3.08 Jun 11 Minor improvements to views. 3.07 Mar 20 Improved resiliency in all app functions. 3.06 Jan 29 Added features:
1. Remove contact from message thread
2. Show recent email addresses when requesting help
3. Improve dark mode viewing 3.05 12/17/2025 Fixed sign-in defect 3.04 07/31/2025 Display warning about gmail formatting. 3.03 07/18/2025 Improved One-time password email layout. Minor fixes. 3.02 07/17/2025 Simplified sign-in 3.0 07/04/2025 • Improved Photo Management: We’ve added Cloudinary to make uploading and viewing pet photos faster and more reliable.
• Better Accessibility: Support for screen readers is now built in to help all users navigate the app more easily. 2.0 04/17/2025 Minor modifications that improve the app. 1.18.1 01/15/2025 Improved installation instructions. 17.1 01/14/2025 New feature allowing users to duplicate pet profiles, eliminating the need for manual re-entry of similar information. Many improvements to handling of profile updates and messaging. 1.16 11/12/2024 Minor defect fix. 1.15 09/16/2024 Improved handling of profile photographs and messaging. Enhancements to user experience. Minor defect fixes. 1.14 09/09/2024 Improved message notifications 1.13 07/05/2024 minor fixes to app 1.12 06/24/2024 Minor defect fixes and performance improvements. 1.11 06/23/2024 Defect fixes and performance improvements. 1.10 06/10/2024 Enhanced functionality throughout the app. Improved in-app messages, alerts and photo management. New help options. Defect fixes and performance improvements. 1.09 05/21/2024 A fix for the link in the invite to the App Store to install the app. 1.08.10 01/01/2024