Automated notifications of found or dangerous animals

Purpose

1. Notify the public and internal teams when found or dangerous animals are detected.

2. Automatically disseminate communications via multiple channels for timely public safety response.

3. Reduce manual processes for animal control personnel, speeding up reporting, public alerts, and internal actions.

4. Enable real-time updates for citizens and teams, lowering animal-related risks in communities.

Trigger Conditions

1. Incoming call, SMS, or message with a report of a found or dangerous animal.

2. Animal recognition via smart camera or sensor APIs.

3. Manual staff entry into internal reporting system.

4. Social media mentions/posts matching specific keywords (e.g., lost dog, aggressive animal).

Platform Variants

1. Twilio SMS

• Feature/Setting: Messaging API; send alert SMS to area residents.
  
• Sample Config: Setup webhook to trigger SMS on animal report detection.
  

2. SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: Mail Send API; dispatch mass notification emails.
  
• Sample Config: Template-based emails triggered per incident.
  

3. Slack

• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook; post real-time incident alerts in #animal-control channel.
  
• Sample Config: Configure webhook with payload for animal attributes.
  

4. Microsoft Teams

• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook; notify municipal animal control teams.
  
• Sample Config: Set webhook in notification flow with incident details.
  

5. Pushover

• Feature/Setting: REST API; send mobile push notifications to on-duty responders.
  
• Sample Config: API key/auth token to push location-specific alerts.
  

6. PagerDuty

• Feature/Setting: Create Incident API; escalate urgent animal threats.
  
• Sample Config: Map urgency in trigger condition to PagerDuty incident creation.
  

7. Telegram

• Feature/Setting: Bot API (sendMessage); auto-message subscribers of animal sighting or threat.
  
• Sample Config: Bot sends photo/location via chat for high-risk cases.
  

8. Facebook Pages

• Feature/Setting: Graph API (publish_post); post alerts to agency's page.
  
• Sample Config: Automated post template with incident location.
  

9. Twitter/X

• Feature/Setting: API v2 (POST tweet); tweet real-time dangerous animal alerts.
  
• Sample Config: Connect message under 280 chars with geo-tag.
  

10. WhatsApp Business API

• Feature/Setting: Send message endpoint; push alerts to subscribed citizens.
  
• Sample Config: Message template for reported animal, triggered by backend.
  

11. Discord

• Feature/Setting: Webhook/Message endpoint; notify community channels.
  
• Sample Config: Rich embed with animal descriptions and photos.
  

12. Google Calendar

• Feature/Setting: Events API; schedule patrols or follow-ups based on animal sightings.
  
• Sample Config: Auto-create calendar events from incident report.
  

13. Zendesk

• Feature/Setting: Create Ticket API; log case for each animal report.
  
• Sample Config: Route urgent tickets to response team.
  

14. ServiceNow

• Feature/Setting: Incident API; create and assign cases to animal control unit.
  
• Sample Config: Condition-based assignment and status update.
  

15. Salesforce

• Feature/Setting: Case API; initiate animal-related service cases.
  
• Sample Config: Web-to-case for public submissions, triggers flows.
  

16. Mailchimp

• Feature/Setting: Campaign API; alert newsletters for heightened activity.
  
• Sample Config: Trigger campaign based on area-specific incidents.
  

17. Firebase Cloud Messaging

• Feature/Setting: Send Push API; alert residents with app.
  
• Sample Config: Topic-based targeting for relevant ZIP codes.
  

18. AWS SNS

• Feature/Setting: Publish; multi-channel (SMS/email/mobile push) alerts.
  
• Sample Config: Topic for animal emergencies, publish message per trigger.
  

19. Google Maps

• Feature/Setting: Maps Embed API; show animal sighting location.
  
• Sample Config: Embed coordinates into notification content.
  

20. Airtable

• Feature/Setting: Update/Create Record API; log and track all cases.
  
• Sample Config: New entry records for incoming animal incidents.
  

Benefits

1. Accelerates animal-related threat notifications to public and teams.

2. Reduces manual incident management, freeing up staff resources.

3. Increases coverage across communication channels to ensure no one misses alerts.

4. Enhances coordination between responders, improving community safety.

5. Systematic logging and analytics improve service transparency and accountability.