Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet Rescue

08/28/2024

Baby goats lost in a cornfield? We got this! Found these little ones after about 3 hrs. of flying. A team effort and coordination brought them home! What a wild night!! Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet Rescue

08/21/2024

I was in bed when I got the call that this girl had wandered off 3 hrs. or so prior. She is recovering from a knee surgery and is supposed to be relaxing. We immediately headed that way and got into the air as soon as possible to start searching. I did not see her with the thermals. As I was packing up and making plans for another search, she just strolled up the driveway like nothing was going on. If she could talk I’d bet she was saying “what are you all up to?” The look on the Owners face was as priceless as the look on mine, I’m sure.
I told him she’d try to make her way back. He put food and water out and had an area she could access to get inside should she come home while he was sleeping. I gave him the liquid smoke to spray around just to try to hold her to that area. I really appreciate the opportunity to help others. Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet Rescue

08/18/2024

This is why I don’t have Mastiff’s. I’d never be able to lift em!

08/14/2024

My kitties Idgy Threadgoode (left) and Murphy Stout (right) watching YouTube for cats. Fried Green Tomatoes is one of my favorite movies and where I got the name Idgy.
Feel free to share pictures of your loved pets in the comments below. We’d love to see them!!

08/13/2024

The search and learning of Bernie’s capture while in the air. A touching surprise will be revealed in the video regarding the location she was recovered from. From what I understand, this pup had no physical connection to the home where she was found. Notice I said “physical”…
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A family out searching rescues their dog while I was searching from the air. Bernie was located several blocks away at the Husbands Mother’s home who passed...

08/13/2024

Bernadette “Bernie” took off unexpectedly and without cause from her home. 40 minutes into the flight Traci got the call that she had been recovered by her Husband based on tips from those in the community. What was shocking to us though is that Bernie was found at the residence of a family member who sadly passed away some time ago. This residence was quite the distance from her home. 👼 🐕 ❤️
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08/03/2024

••••UPDATE CHANDLER IS HOME•••••
A foot search after not finding Chandler with the drone over 2 flights. I just had to be sure he wasn’t hung up in this thick nasty growth next to the highway. Chandler was wearing a collar, harness, and leash. You can count on us to do everything we can to help reunite.

07/29/2024

Simba is home!!! Everything you need is what you have. I learned this lesson during this recovery. The story of Simba is quite emotional. I’ll post a picture diary. Simba came to his family by divine intervention and was intended to help with the cancer recovery of a family member. He was lost at a parking lot of Starved Rock State Park on 7/7. He was captured 7/28. We were originally asked to search with the drone but had no success. We were asked to continue to pursue Simba by the family. Early on in the search we had the full support of Sergeant Wire of the ILDNR who helped us with permissions from the Superintendent of Starved Rock State Park while also ensuring rules and laws are being followed. I mentioned the search for Simba to Kim Dyer-O’Connell who connected us with a local rescue group and Illinois Valley Animal Rescue AKA IVAR. IVAR’s Dakota Kurrek helped us out with food/water stations. IVAR also helped with some food supplies needed for the rescue. I worked very closely with local rescuer Rita Foster-Barnett from that Northern Illinois Rescue Team. We spent a considerable amount of time together strategizing, setting cameras, feeding stations and staging traps. Rita was even able to rescue a feral momma cat and 3 kittens from the area where Simba went missing while in the process of tracking Simba down. She sat in her vehicle in 90+ degree sunny weather for hours to make that happen!
She’s a very smart, determined and capable Woman that should be admired and acknowledged for her selflessness.
A breakthrough came when Jack Henneberry of Oglesby reached out and said he was sure he saw Simba on his property. He was right! Jack fully supported our efforts and was so helpful with this recovery. He lost a cat that was recovered by rescuers a couple years ago, so to Jack, this was personal.
At the end of the 21st day of his disappearance, Simba was on his way home. Weary rescuers were elated but exhausted. Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet Rescue Tru Catch Traps

07/23/2024

07/19/2024

The search for Maverick did not disappoint. I had a lot of visual helpers and even found another Pilot to take over for a bit so I could rest my eyes. What great people! Maverick was found with the drone and tracked for quite a while. Although Maverick wasn’t willing to give up last night, he wandered up to someone walking their dog this morning, and was captured. Not a search I’ll soon forget. Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet

07/17/2024

This was an emotional thing for me to see. It caught me off guard and I did tear up. Simba is a Maine C**n we have been after for quite some time who is lost in a State Park. State Authorities have supported our efforts to return Simba to his family. More to come…..
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07/12/2024

I hope someone out there finds this helpful. I thought it was insightful and very well done. Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet Rescue

An in-depth, evidence-based guide to getting your lost cat home where they belong.

07/12/2024

World Class Technology with night time search capability!
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07/08/2024

Why’s my dog running from me???

https://youtu.be/cmiZzB643is?si=Ch0k9gc9OQGdu3V0

07/07/2024

We received a call about Thor - the Belgium stock horse and we found him! Thank you to those who help promote our services!

06/29/2024

I’ll tell you the story of the needle in a haystack. On a thermal pilot page it was said that looking for a Veterans Service dog at a wooded State Park would be fruitless. It’s like looking for a “needle in a haystack” because of the tree canopy. That may be true, but I don’t see it that way.
What I do know is that the failure rate of not trying is 100%. If you want to find that needle in the haystack, sometimes you just gotta put your hand in.

06/27/2024

Sir Winston (Winnie) is happy to be home. He was found 10 minutes after I was airborne by a sweet young lady 2 blocks away. I told the pet sitter when she called, he’d be within 3 blocks. I’m getting a feel for these matters now.

06/26/2024

Experience matters

06/18/2024

A little 6lb. girl we found this evening on a search in rural Decatur. It’s not easy with the tree canopy coverage, but not impossible. It is impossible however, if you don’t try. These pictures were taken from 396’. We flew for 1 hr. 20 minutes before finding her. Finding her is one thing, getting her back is another. She’s a runner……

06/14/2024

Philip Foree is our FAA Part 107 UAS Pilot. He has hundreds of hours logged flying in search of pets. Should you need help finding your pet, Phil will be the one responding. Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet Rescue

06/11/2024

We searched for a few hours looking for Athena with the drone. We were not successful in finding her that day. Athena is back home after being discovered outside of the house next door! Athena’s human is a very special girl who happens to have a birthday tomorrow. All she wanted was her kitty back. Happy Birthday kiddo! We are thankful that your wish has come true. We are also thankful for time spent getting to know this wonderful family.

04/29/2024

Downtown Galesburg. Peering in the windows of a burned out apartment building trying to get eyes on Nubs the kitty. This was a very technical flight and definitely not the norm. Although we did not see Nubs, we are hopeful that a physical search can be accommodated so we can help with that as well.

07/02/2023

Way cool

07/01/2023

Wait till you see what we can do!

06/25/2023

I had an amazing time with the Men from Drone Deer Recovery in Ohio. Pictured from right to left is Mike, Kevin, myself, and Gary. These guys are first class!