An online, searchable database of animals who need homes. It is also a directory of more than 13,000 animal shelters and adoption organizations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Organizations maintain their own home pages and available-pet databases.

Animal types:
• Cat/kitten
• Dog/puppy

Cat breeds:
• Abyssinian
• American Curl
• Balinese
• Bengal
• Birman
• Bombay
• British Shorthair
• Burmese
• Cornish Rex
• Devon Rex
• Egyptian Mau
• Exotic Shorthair
• Havana
• Himalayan
• Japanese Bobtail
• Korat
• Maine Coon
• Manx
• Norwegian Forest Cat
• Persian
• Pixie Bob
• Ragdoll
• Russian Blue
• Savannah
• Scottish Fold
• Siamese
• Siberian
• Somali
• Snowshoe
• Sphynx
• Tonkinese
• Turkish Angora
• Turkish Van
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Dog breeds:
• Afghan Hound
• Airedale Terrier
• Akita
• Alaskan Malamute
• American Bulldog
• American Eskimo
• Australian Cattle Dog
• Australian Shepherd
• Basenji
• Basset Hound
• Beagle
• Bearded Collie
• Bernese Mountain Dog
• Bichon Frise
• Bloodhound
• Border Collie
• Border Terrier
• Boston Terrier
• Bouvier des Flandres
• Boxer
• Brittany Spaniel
• Bullmastiff
• Bull Terrier
• Cairn Terrier
• Cane Corso
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
• Chesapeake Bay Retriever
• Chihuahua
• Chinese Crested
• Chow Chow
• Cocker Spaniel
• Collie
• Corgi (Welsh, Pembroke)
• Dachshund
• Dalmation
• Doberman Pinscher
• English Bulldog
• English Setter
• English Springer Spaniel
• Fox Terrier
• French Bulldog
• German Shepherd
• German Shorthaired Pointer
• Golden Retriever
• Great Dane
• Great Pyrenees
• Greyhound
• Havanese
• Irish Setter
• Irish Wolfhound
• Italian Greyhound
• Jack Russell Terrier
• Jindo
• Keeshond
• Labrador Retriever
• Lakeland Terrier
• Leonberger
• Lhasa Apso
• Maltese
• Mastiff
• Miniature Pinscher
• Newfoundland
• Old English Sheepdog
• Papillon
• Pekingese
• Pit Bull
• Pomeranian
• Poodle
• Portuguese Water Dog
• Pug
• Rat Terrier
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Rottweiler
• Samoyed
• Schipperke
• Schnauzer
• Scottish Terrier
• Shar Pei
• Shetland Sheepdog
• Shiba Inu
• Shih Tzu
• Siberian Husky
• Staffordshire Terrier
• St. Bernard
• Tibetan Spaniel
• Tosa Inu
• Vizsla
• Weimaraner
• West Highland White Terrier
• Welsh Terrier
• Whippet
• Yorkshire Terrier
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
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Organization types:
• Shelter
• Rescue group
• Dog breed specific rescue group
• Cat breed specific rescue group

Other Animals:
• Rabbit
• Guinea pig
• Mouse/rat
• Hamster/gerbil
• Chinchilla
• Parrot
• Horse
• Reptile/amphibian
• Pig
• Llama
• Emu
• Donkey
• Cow/steer
• Duck/goose
• Turtle/tortoise
• Koi fish
• Birds
• Spiders/scorpions
• Chicken/turkey
• Sheep/goat
• Farm animals
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Notes:
Lost and found forum allows you to post pets that have lost their way or have shown up on your doorstep.

Services offered:
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