'Even if I can't be saved, there is a life I want to protect' -- Declaration of development of an app that passes the baton of life to eliminate the risk of pets dying alone
nancoco Inc. declares the development of an app to protect pets left behind during owner emergencies. Transitioning from physical items like the 'Cat Help Notebook' to a digital solution to ensure pets are discovered.
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nancoco Inc. (Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Representative Director: Ayaka Ogino / Author name: Oki Eiko), under the slogan 'Even if I can't be saved, there is a life I want to protect,' is committed to developing products and systems to ensure pets are not left behind during owner emergencies.
### Our goal is to create a system that doesn't involve pets in the owner's death
Living with pets is increasing year by year. Not only dogs and cats but various animals live with us as our precious family members.
On the other hand, there is a reality that is not well known.
That is, when something happens to the owner, the life of the animals left at home suddenly stops.
'What will happen to this child if I collapse?'
In reality, if an owner is suddenly hospitalized or collapses outside, the animals waiting at home might have their food and water cut off without anyone noticing.
If the discovery is delayed, there are many cases where their lives are at risk.
As single-person households and elderly owners increase, such events are no longer exceptional.
Even so, the reality is that systems to prepare for such situations are not yet sufficiently developed.
### Activities started from 'getting noticed'
To overcome this challenge, our company has created several products so far. They are widely used by various demographics, such as a pet mother and child notebook to inform surroundings of a pet's existence during emergencies, and keychains where emergency contacts can be written on the back.
Among them, the 'Cat Help Notebook' gathered the voices of owners through SNS from the planning stage, and became a highly-anticipated product that collected 5,389,000 yen in crowdfunding, achieving 2693% of the target amount.
▼ Reference: Press release/story on making the Cat Help Notebook
[Story of how the 'Cat Help Notebook' was made](https://prtimes.jp/story/detail/rol42Kikdgb)
Help notebooks and help cards for animals have been supported by many owners and used by many people.
However, there was one limitation.
### Previous products don't work unless someone finds them.
In...
### Our goal is to create a system that doesn't involve pets in the owner's death
Living with pets is increasing year by year. Not only dogs and cats but various animals live with us as our precious family members.
On the other hand, there is a reality that is not well known.
That is, when something happens to the owner, the life of the animals left at home suddenly stops.
'What will happen to this child if I collapse?'
In reality, if an owner is suddenly hospitalized or collapses outside, the animals waiting at home might have their food and water cut off without anyone noticing.
If the discovery is delayed, there are many cases where their lives are at risk.
As single-person households and elderly owners increase, such events are no longer exceptional.
Even so, the reality is that systems to prepare for such situations are not yet sufficiently developed.
### Activities started from 'getting noticed'
To overcome this challenge, our company has created several products so far. They are widely used by various demographics, such as a pet mother and child notebook to inform surroundings of a pet's existence during emergencies, and keychains where emergency contacts can be written on the back.
Among them, the 'Cat Help Notebook' gathered the voices of owners through SNS from the planning stage, and became a highly-anticipated product that collected 5,389,000 yen in crowdfunding, achieving 2693% of the target amount.
▼ Reference: Press release/story on making the Cat Help Notebook
[Story of how the 'Cat Help Notebook' was made](https://prtimes.jp/story/detail/rol42Kikdgb)
Help notebooks and help cards for animals have been supported by many owners and used by many people.
However, there was one limitation.
### Previous products don't work unless someone finds them.
In...