Hey there,
As these Pet Rescues run for 1 hour, but if they’re triggered less than 1 hour before a scheduled 24 hour Pet Rescue, then there’s no time for them to run.
As this isn’t a bug and has always worked this way we’re unable to provide compensation in this case. This is also the reason Pet Gnomes don’t only trigger Pet Rescues but also drop Pet Food as a Reward as well.
Pet Rescue events and Pet Gnomes were released before we added Pet Gnome Bait into the game, so I will pass this suggestion to award Pet Gnome Bait in these cases to the team for consideration, thanks for sharing the idea!
OminousGMan - Support Human 