Eye In The Sky Thermal Drone Pet Rescue

07/10/2025

Ketchup’s “Hot Dog Pursuit” in action …

07/10/2025

Never underestimate a dog with balls… literally. 😎🐾

Ketchup escaped the Tender Care Animal Hospital of Peoria vet clinic before his neuter appointment. The community mustard up, we launched a full-on hot dog drone and trap pursuit, and he was recovered quickly still intact and feeling pretty proud of himself. 🌭💨

His manhood lives to see another day… but not for long. 😂

We will relish this victory for a long time! 🙌🏼

07/09/2025

The Power of Signage in Lost Pet Recovery

In the world of lost pet recovery, one of the most overlooked yet most critical tools we use is signage. Not just any sign, but large, highly visible, professionally worded signs placed with strategic intent. These are not just flyers, they are alerts, reaching hundreds (sometimes thousands) of eyes daily.

When a pet goes missing, especially after a traumatic event like a crash or panic-driven bolt, they often go into survival mode. That means they stop approaching people, stop barking, and start hiding. They become nearly invisible. That’s where signage becomes our voice.

Here’s why signs are non-negotiable:

🔸 They raise immediate local awareness. Neighbors, mail carriers, truck drivers, and farmers might not be scrolling social media—but they’re on those roads.

🔸 They increase sightings. The majority of successful recoveries begin with a single sighting. One phone call. One driver who remembers seeing a sign and connects the dots.

🔸 They provide a contact point. A good sign gives people the tools to help: a photo, a number to call, and clear instructions not to chase or call out to.

🔸 They hold space. Even when we can’t be present 24/7, signs continue to work. They continue speaking, advocating, and triggering community memory.

🔸 They change outcomes. Dogs have been recovered because someone “just happened to notice a sign” and paid closer attention to a stray they otherwise would’ve ignored.

In Pet Recovery, signage is one of our first and most aggressive strategies, especially in rural or wooded areas where drone visibility is limited. And when signs are paired with professional-level trapping, drone surveillance, and experienced boots on the ground, that’s when miracles happen.

If you ever lose a pet or help someone who does, please invest in signs. Place them at high-traffic intersections, exits, mailboxes, community boards, and where the pet was last seen. It can be the turning point in a recovery.

Awareness leads to sightings. Sightings lead to recovery. And recovery starts with a sign.

07/07/2025

Even when it feels quiet on the surface, there is always work happening behind the scenes to keep things moving in the right direction.

Huge thanks to Sara Wehrheim with Jefferson County Animal Control -Illinois for refilling feeding stations for Riley. Your support means everything and helps us keep the momentum going in his search. 💛

07/07/2025

From all of us at Eye In The Sky, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to the incredible Facebook community as well as Jefferson and Marion counties. The level of support we received during the search for Riley this past weekend was nothing short of extraordinary.

We would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to Gena, the manager of Fairfield Inn in Mt. Vernon, who generously provided rooms for each member of our team allowing us to rest and regroup each night after long hours in the field. Your kindness did not go unnoticed. To Joe Kamm with Metro East Lost Pet Search & Rescue for coming over for additional thermal drone search support. Charlene Walsh, thank you so much for the amazing signage! To every single person who donated to make this happen, thank you! We always say we’re only limited by our resources and your generosity helped cover fuel for countless miles, meals, supplies for feeding stations, and so much more. We’re also incredibly grateful to the owners of The Iron Saddle Ranch for giving us a safe and open space to launch the drones, and to all the local businesses and landowners who granted us permission to search their properties.

Though we haven’t yet located Riley, the search does continue. Thank you for standing with us. Thank you for standing with Riley! 🐶🛟

07/04/2025

Even we are affected by fraud. Please be cautious.

07/03/2025

Rescuer Jessie Hill puts in the work on a 5 month old puppy who got away from his Owners at the Petco parking lot in Carbondale, IL. We are so proud of Jessie!!

07/01/2025

The most powerful photo we’ve ever shared. He’s safe now. -Bloomington, IL

07/01/2025

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