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\"If they can identify people using facial recognition, wouldn't it be cool if they can identify dogs and cats?\" he added.

\"GMA\" entered a dog named Lucy into the app's database and marked her as lost. After a quick scan, Lucy's exact photo popped up in seconds.

Debra Rahl, a director of special projects at Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter in Maryland, said the app has been a saving grace.

\"We struggle with the lost and found here until we've started to use this tool,\" Rahl told \"GMA.\"

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PHOTO: Kevin Villicana and his dog Sargent are back together after being separated, thanks to the facial recognition app, Finding Rover.
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So far, the service had partnered with nearly 600 shelters in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

\"It gives everybody the opportunity to save a lost pet by just taking a photo of it,\" said Polimeno. \"You don't need to own one to save one.\"

The app is not meant for being a replacement for microchipping your pet. But it's an added layer of protection should they go missing.

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