Non-profit civil organization
When a horse is stolen from you, every hour counts.
Register your horses today and rest easy. If you ever need it, we stand by you every step of the way, with the draft police report and everything you need to file with the prosecutor's office.
It's free and always will be.
01 · Today
You register your horses
02 · If it ever happens
You tell us and file the report
03 · The days after
You know what to do and in what order
The routes horse theft moves alongBuenos Aires Province
An illustrative map over real geography: the areas correspond to cases reported in the press and the corridors are drawn over real roads. The animated routes are simulated: they are not ongoing cases or exact locations.
How we help
We stand by you every step of the way.
You enter the information once. The day you need it, it's already there.
Register my horsesToday
You register your horses
You enter the markings, the photos and the paperwork for each animal just once. We only ask for what's needed to identify the horse if the day ever comes.
If it ever happens
You tell us
Using what you already entered, we prepare the draft police report and the filing for the prosecutor's office. You don't have to gather again what you had already put in.
The days after
You follow the case
You get a list of what to do and in what order. Everything you add to the case stays in one place, with its date and time, ready to present wherever it's needed.
What you get the day you tell us
As soon as you tell us, these are ready for you to review and file:
- The draft police report, with your horse's details already filled in
- The filing for the prosecutor's office
- The list of what to do in the first hour, between 1 and 6 hours, and between 6 and 24 hours
We don't replace the police or the courts, and this is not legal advice. We help you arrive with everything ready.
Why we exist
Argentina has no national registry of horse theft: the data that exists is partial and scattered. And someone who goes through a theft usually starts from zero, not knowing where to go, what paperwork to bring or what to ask.
When a horse is stolen, the first hours matter most, and they're almost always lost gathering photos and papers and finding out where to go. Alerta Equina exists so all of that is sorted out ahead of time. You register your horses once and, if your animals ever go missing, we stand by you. It's free and always will be.
That's why we ask you to enter what you know
Nobody knows how many horses are stolen each year in Argentina, in which districts, or how many turn up. Without that number, horse theft doesn't make it onto any agenda: there's nothing to show a journalist and nothing to put on the table in a meeting with an official.
That registry gets built one way only: case by case, told by the person who lived it.
Enter what you know even if it happened years ago, even if you never filed a report, even if the horse turned up. You don't need to have everything: how many there were, when it happened and where is enough.
Every case entered is one more data point. When we have enough, we'll publish what the data says — and only that — and take it to the press, to politics and to the authorities it concerns. We will never publish made-up numbers.
Advice on prevention
How to identify your animals, how to look after the property, what technology actually helps, how to organize with your neighbors, what not to post on social media and what to do if a horse is stolen from you.
Identification · In preparation
Your horse's complete passport: photos, microchip, brand and paperwork in order
Identification · In preparation
How to photograph your horse so it can be identified
What to do if it happens · In preparation
The first 24 hours: step by step, what to do if you've been robbed
The first articles are in preparation: we publish them only once we've reviewed their content and their sources. See what's coming
News
We haven't published anything yet. This is where you'll find project updates, changes in regulations and press coverage about horse theft — always saying where each fact comes from.
Who we are
We are a non-profit civil organization working to prevent horse theft in Argentina and to stand by the people who go through one. The service is free and always will be.
We work by three rules we don't negotiate:
- We never publish the name of a suspect. Ever.
- We ask for as little data as possible and we store it in South America.
- When someone has to decide whether two horses are the same one, a person decides that, not a machine.
An advisory board accompanies the project's decisions.
We work with other organizations
We coordinate the fight against horse theft together with NGOs like Fundación Zorba Horses.
Fundación Zorba Horses
Frequently asked questions
What people ask us most.
What is Alerta Equina?
A non-profit civil organization working to prevent horse theft in Argentina and to stand by the people who go through one. You register your horses once and rest easy: if they ever go missing, we stand by you every step of the way, with the draft police report already written and the steps for the first hours.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Alerta Equina is free and always will be: it's a tool made available to Argentina's equine community.
How do I register my horses?
You create an account and enter the markings, the photos and the paperwork for each animal just once. We don't use biometrics or image recognition: we only ask for the data needed to identify the horse if the day ever comes.
What happens if a horse is stolen from me?
You tell us from your account. Using what you already entered, we write the draft police report and the filing for the prosecutor's office, and we give you the list of what to do in the first 24 hours. They are documents for you to review and file yourself.
And what happens with my case afterwards?
Everything you add stays in one place, with its date and time: the photos and paperwork you upload, what you told us and the updates on the case. You can present that record wherever it's needed, without having to pull information together at the last minute.
Can I share information without giving my name?
Yes. The anonymous channel doesn't ask for an account or log your IP, and we never publish the name of a suspect. When you send it you get a code to check the status whenever you want, without identifying yourself.
What do you do with my data?
We ask for as little data as possible and we store it in South America. When someone has to decide whether two horses are the same one, a person decides that, not a machine. The project is built to comply with Argentina's Law 25.326 on personal data protection.
Do you replace the police or the courts?
No, and this isn't legal advice either. We help you arrive at the police station and the prosecutor's office with everything ready. That's why we also publish contact details for police stations, prosecutors' offices and agencies by district, with the date we last verified each entry.
Anonymous channel
Know something? Tell us without giving your name.
You don't need to register or say who you are. We don't store your IP or any data that identifies you. When you send it you get a code to check the status whenever you want.
Tell us what I know