Ex-cops and drones hunt missing pets across Australia for thousands
Arthur & Co Pet Detectives takes on up to 200 cases yearly from more than 1000 inquiries, with an 80% success rate.
A Sydney-founded business is turning pet hunting into a serious profession. Arthur & Co, started by Anne-Marie Curry in 2017 after losing her own pets, now receives more than 1000 inquiries every year and takes on up to 200 cases.
The team includes former police detectives, homicide investigators, drone pilots and online forensics experts. Arthur & Co blends high-tech tools like thermal drones and endoscope robots with old-school tactics: house knocks, CCTV searches, posters and geo-targeted ads.
The company maintains an 80% success rate. Some cases solve in minutes; the longest took about a year.
Owners often spend thousands chasing a missing animal, and Curry's own childhood loss, a collie vanished from her farm, sparked the idea decades later.
- Up to 200
- Cases taken yearly
- 80%
- Success rate
- 2017
- Founded
- Thousands of dollars
- Owner spending
Why it mattersIf your pet goes missing, you now have professional investigators trained in missing-person cases willing to help track them down.
AustraliaAustralian pet owners can hire ex-police and forensics specialists to find missing dogs, cats and other animals, changing how families respond to loss.
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