06/01/2024
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You may have seen our post a couple of weeks ago raising awareness about Ulysse, who had gone missing during a walk.
We are so happy to report that Ulysse was found 11 days later, on New Years Eve. His owners dedication to finding him led them to contacting the team from “Drone to Home”, who in conjunction with Canine Capture UK CIC’s skills and knowledge in pinpointing areas where he could be, led to him being found within hours, using a thermal imaging drone.
The top left image below shows how impossible it was to see Ulysse with a normal drone, but how the thermal drone found him (the bright white dot in the top right image) much more easily.
Thermal drones are very expensive, and require a license and flying permissions, but as Ulysse has shown us, can be invaluable in finding lost pets. However, Drone to Home explained that their resources are limited, and they receive over 60 calls per day requesting their help, which can lead to delays in them being able to help.
A couple of days after being found, Ulysse’s deteriorated and needed emergency surgery here at Ampthill when it was found that he’d been eating twigs to survive.
One of the twigs perforated his bowel and led to abdominal infection. Fortunately we caught it fairly early and so Ulysse is now recovering with his family at home, safe and sound.
Ulysse’s owner Sam Boyle is fundraising to help to buy a thermal drone to cover Bedfordshire, to get help for lost pets as soon as possible.
After incredible fundraising efforts, Sam has raised almost £11,500, and has almost hit the £12,000 target. If you feel able to donate even a small amount to this very worthy cause, please follow this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-funds-for-a-thermal-drone-for-bedfordshire
