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Petfinder helped us to find a new companion in just two weeks. We contacted them and the rescue came back to us the day after. The process was smooth, and after all the paperwork and references check, everything went well. He's now part of our family and we are very happy. After reading some negative reviews, I was hesitating, but my experience was more than positive.
To Stephen who left a 5 star review and also stated that anyone that left a lesser review was stupid, or computer illiterate. duck You! You don't have a clue what you are talking about. I've dealt with a Petfinder adoptive individual and found that they seem to have a hidden agenda. For whatever reason, they appear to have a hidden agenda that keeps people from adopting the pet they are wanting or willing to adopt. I've had dogs for over 50 years and recently had one killed by a Pit Bull, whom I might add, I shot and killed. To have a foster parent of an animal refuse to answer a question and prevent you from adopting the dog you want, is ludicrous. It's absurd that they seem to find reasons for not letting an individual adopt a pet and then let the same pet be put to sleep for reasons they seem to think are acceptable. You are a dumbass. Do not try to speak for the public because you are not worthy of speaking for anyone. Do not try to make excuses for our findings with Pet Finder. Pet Finder sucks and the people that work for them suck as well. There is no excuse for the way they act. They think they, and only they, can determine who is capable of owning a dog. They can all kiss my ass. Anyone that wants to question my opinion about Petfinder is welcome to speak their mind. l for one, will not be going through PetFInder for anything. They are a BUNCH OF IDJITS THAT THINK THEY CAN RULE AS THEY WISH. tHEY DON'T HAVE A dUCKIN CLUE AS TO WHAT THEY ARE DOIING.
Since it appears that many people leaving reviews here are computer/internet illiterate, I thought I'd write a "review" to help these people.Okay. So, you leave an inquiry about a pet that you really, really want and you're so excited because this one pet is absolutely perfect for you, but... You don't hear back. Well, that's very discouraging. The thing is, some shelters don't look at inquiries they receive through Petfinder. That's not their fault nor is it Petfinder's fault. You have to keep in mind that shelters receive numerous inquiries about the pets they have because animals are cute and adorable. You're not the only one who thinks Sasha would be the perfect fit for your family.I see Petfinder as a way of looking at nearby shelters to see what they have before I go there in person just so I'm not wasting gas/time. Most shelters have their own websites that they include in the description of the pets they have listed on Petfinder. You can still send inquiries through Petfinder, but you can also go to the shelter's website and submit an application. You can absolutely still send an inquiry through Petfinder, but just make sure you also submit an application through a shelter's website (if they have one) so there's a higher chance your request/inquiry will be seen by someone.
several weeks ago, i discovered petfinder, a clearing house for rescue animals, under various private entity names. i have already written about one agency---"4 paws 4 life." in specifically looking for a small, older dog, i encountered about 6 more.these women representatives do not contact by phone, demand forever long forms including property tax records, drivers license photos, proof of a guardian should the adopter pass away. they seem to be thorough; rather, they are invasive and unnecessary.the forms are guided by the facilities' own preferences for a animal behavior and life style. this includes my financial commitment to a pet, and how much am i willing to spend on pet emergencies. the fees range up to $800 per rescue animal. these are not akc pets, but rescue animals.the shelters, nor the women representatives, do not return phone calls, generally. everything is in writing; pay in full up front; a pet can be adopted by another after the original payment in full has been made---but before the pet is picked up---a refund or an exchange pet may be available. there is clear understanding that once the pet leaves the premises, no further expense or responsibility is that of the seller---yet, these same forms demand all sorts of answers re: future financial, personal, and care data.often, the pets are sold unseen, by vendors who live in other cities---"the back end of the operation," as one girl put it. there is little or no contact between the pet-shelter caregivers, and the sellers. i found 1 pet pictured on 2 sites. another pet, still available, was removed from my personal search site---i was dropped after being offered the dog as a possibility.asking questions of a vendor is a clear signal to drop the potential customer.these women do not feel explanations are necessary for rejection; the same is the case for an entire pet site. "you are not a fit," is a standard rejection, if at all. one site dropped me because i did not list a guardian for my possible death---i called my neighbors, they said they would, i gave all data; the response was, i was still not a fit. no reason cited.the women themselves are younger, uppity, rude, and not terribly bright. theyre a type: entitled. this is important, as attitude is in play, throughout. men do not respond like this type of female.one site offered online meet and greet. i inquired how the aninal would respond online. the reply was that the animals did not matter. others do not have meet and greet at all: no place, the shelter claims. i have been dropped from several sites, without explanation. challenging the decision, asking why, goes nowhere. the phone numbers generally are not for return calls.several sites ask for photos of the home's interior, the yard, the fencing. the entire gauge is not about pet suitability, but money.crates, where the pet sleeps, where the pet stay in the home, are used as weapons re eligibility.several pets are bonded couples. i purchased 1 dog as an individual, for $695, who came in off a transport from new mexico. when the dog arrived, he had a partner: surprise. my choice was a refund, or add the other dog for half price. this, after waiting for the pet.several sites do not list the photos/names, of bonded pets as couples, or explain the circumstances. it either scams pet searchers, or abuses the animals by separating them.there is no way to reach petfinder. information is often skewed or missing. weights, ages, facts, are not infrequently in error. one girl told me a year old dog was an adult; even the petfinder site explains this discrepancy. lies are standard re: petfinder and its vendors.wherever i go, i ask about pefinders, and the responses are the same: crooks, scam, waste of time. the advice is to go to publicly/government funded facilities for pet adoption; stay away from online vendors; and to report them at once to the ftc, fbi, bbb, etc. these folks are crooks. petfinder vendors are typical of animal trafficking; petfinder, by not accrediting its vendors, is the same.i have the names, written applications, responses---if any---of the individual shelters; the girls' names are on the written correspondences---if any. because i dealt with several petfinder entities that service the denver/colorado area, all of which were questionable, my concern is with petfinders as a whole. it is not reputable.it taunts purina, nestles, discovery communications as its ownerships. more's the pity.this site and its members need to be investigated; the site owners, and the customers of the entities who have been bullied and bamboozled by these women vendors.
I find Petfinders to be a total waste of time and, IMHO, is probably a sham. I cannot tell you how many pets I applied to adopt. None of which, i ever received a reply back from those who supposedly putting the dog up for adoption. And this is not the first time that this has happened. I tried once in 2020, again in 2021, and now in 2022. This is the last time I will ever use them. They are truly a total waste of time. I don't think they screen any of those putting poets up for adoption. They simply take their money for the listing and are done with them.
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