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Free adoption listings for animal rescues

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Post your adoptable pets free and get applications from families who fit. Contracts and donations happen in the same place.

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Free for every rescueApproved within 24 hours

Max waits. 63 days in foster, 14 likes, no applications.
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Max, 63 days in foster
14 likes, no applications

Max waits. 63 days in foster, 14 likes, no applications.

  • Free for every rescue
  • Approved within 24 hours
  • Families matched on home and lifestyle
  • Online applications and contracts
  • Donations straight to your bank
  • A free website for your rescue
  • Works alongside Petfinder
  • Nearly 3,900 rescues already listed

Where does your rescue's time go?

Pick the problem that hits hardest, and see how MatchingPaws helps get your pets adopted.

Today

You post a pet, and almost nobody sees it.

~2%of a rescue's Facebook followers see a typical post
Source: a rescue with 700K followers, reported by KFOX
With MatchingPaws

Your pets are shown to adopters who match, and they get an alert.

Max, a black and white pit bull mix
MatchingPaws · now
New match near you: Max
2 yrs · pit mix · 4 miles · good with kids

Your time belongs with the animals. MatchingPaws finds the families and handles the paperwork.

Free animal rescue software, built around you.

Adopters fill in their home and lifestyle before they apply. The alert, the application, the contract and the gift all land in your dashboard, free.

See everything in get seen
Max, a black and white pit bull mixAvailable
Max
2 yrs · pit mix · Your Rescue
Verified rescue
  1. Max is listedMon
    Shown to families whose home and lifestyle fit him

Everything your rescue gets, free.

List adoptable pets where the right families see them

  • Free pet listings, no listing fees
  • Matching adopters get an alert when you list
  • RescueGroups pets come in automatically
  • Your own rescue page, findable on Google
Claim your rescue free
Max, a black and white pit bull mix
New match near you: Max
Sent to families whose home fits him

A free website for your rescue, built in minutes.

No web developer, no hosting bill. Your adoptable pets, donate button and events stay up to date on their own.

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Help Your Rescue save more animalsGive monthly
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Less time screening. More pets in homes that last.

Families arrive knowing what your pet needs, so there are fewer surprises after adoption day.

Get your rescue listed within 24 hours.

Claim your page in two minutes. We check your rescue and approve it within 24 hours, then matched families can start applying.

Find your rescue. Nearly 3,900 are already here.

Not listed yet? Add your rescue free

3,900 rescues already have a page on MatchingPaws.

Is yours one of them? Claim it free.

Find your rescue
Verified rescues onlyEvery rescue is checked before going live.
You make the final callMatching helps you screen. Who adopts is always your decision.
You own your dataWe never sell adopter data. Export it any time.
Works alongside PetfinderKeep every site you already list on.

Questions about listing your rescue

Something else on your mind? Write to a real person at woof@matchingpaws.com.

Is it free to list adoptable pets on MatchingPaws?

Yes. Listing your pets, receiving adoption applications and your rescue page are all free, with no listing fees.

How long does approval take?

We check every rescue before it goes live and approve it within 24 hours. Once approved, your page and pets are visible to adopters.

Can we keep using Petfinder or Adopt-a-Pet?

Yes. MatchingPaws works alongside the sites you already use, so you can keep listing there too.

How do our pets get listed?

Add pets from your dashboard. If your rescue uses RescueGroups, your pets come in automatically.

Can we list cats and other animals, not just dogs?

Yes. You can list dogs, cats and other animals, with your own adoption application form for each species.

Who owns our data?

You do. We never sell adopter data, and you can export your rescue's data at any time.

You save them. We'll help them find home.

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