About the organization
Petfinder Foundation is the charitable arm of the fabulous pet adoption website www.petfinder.com. They provide opportunities to sponsor pets and provide grants for improving shelters and disaster relief assistance. They also run a spay/neuter campaign that funds these programs across the country, including an amazing (and heartbreaking) initiative to improve pet quality of life in low income communities in Detroit.
Why does it appeal to me?
We found our Shiba Inu, Rocco, on Petfinder when we were looking for a companion for our dog Reese, who seemed lonely. It was an interesting match because we didn't adopt Rocco from a shelter, he was adopted out by his family, who couldn't take care of him anymore. (They had access to the site via a friend's rescue group.) It's a great website: you can put in what breed/mix you want, or age, or distance from you. They have cats and other animals, too. I love the mission of adopting pets instead of buying them. If you've ever seen the horrible conditions at many dog-breeding facilities, or the genetic problems cause by the obsession with pure breeds, or seen feral dogs and cats abandoned by their 'families', I bet understand the importance of pet adoption.
Want to learn more?
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