PetFinder

After filling out a complete application and providing years of Vet records, the Petfinder 'volunteers' could never find the time to respond to multiple inquiries.
They are a waste of your time. After 3 months the dog we wished to adopt is still on their website.
If you can't find time to respond, then don't volunteer. You are ruining what could be a good organization's reputation by your laziness and lack of care.

The woman at welcome home dog rescue "Debbie". Was a typical dog hoarder. And elitist. She had no intention of ever letting us adopt the dog she had advertised. I put it multiple requests for various dogs. As other reviewers have said these people only want money. Or possibly they want control over your life. They want to examine your yard. They wanna know how much of a vet bill you could afford. They wanna know how long the dog will be alone everyday. They don't wanna find a good home for a dog. They want to judge you. DON'T BOTHER. GO TO A SHELTER. That's where I'm going

Looking to bring a dog into the family. We were guilted into the adoption of stray and rescue instead of buying from a breeder. Started to browse Petfinder. Problem is the search feature is lacking. Would be nice if it can filter out shelters/rescues that do not allow out of state adoptions. Also, there appears to be puppies mill masquerading as rescue. They have way too many puppies available and it seems every posting is a sob story. Does anyone know whether Petfinder screen these listers?

Did a search on Petfinder for a pet within a 25mi radius of my zip code. Found a match, filled out the invasive 5 page application and endured the home inspection only to find out that the pet was being fostered out of state 100 miles away. This was never indicated on the posting. When I questioned owner of the rescue, she become defensive and abusive. I emailed Petfinder 3 times and none have been acknowledged. Waiting on a response from *******@Nestle/Purina who owns this "non-profit." I feel is was misled. Will not use this service again and advise others to adopt locally.

I have attempted multiple time using multiple methods to inquire about recuse animals I wished to adopt. I received 0 returned emails, 0 phone calls answered, 0 return calls from messages left over multiple weeks. The website looks like the layout is nice but it is so painfully slow. I put up with it for weeks taking multiple hours doing what should have taken 1 or so. And then after all of my wasted time... they apparently don't even care about the pets listed. Great concept... terrible execution.

Think about it seriously for months, consider all options, prepare emotionally and household needs of a wonderful new family member in the form of a sweet doggy! Search PetFinder for the perfect candidate. Send application with high hopes. NOTHING! Wait a little longer... NOTHING! Send follow up email to "*******@rescueeverydog" where our "perfect" choice is supposedly being fostered... NOTHING! Forget it. A complete fraud. No time for this type of BS. Off to the local shelters.

I was interested in a kitten to adopt.
I completed my paperwork and no one ever contacted me I kept emailing and calling and they told me there was a lot of interest in this particular. That was over 1 month ago. I went back on Petfinder today only to see the same kitten is still there for adoption.
I have great references even from my veterinarian so I don't know what their problem is. They prefer you rescue instead of purchase your pet but they don't do much to follow through.
I even left a voicemail message with Lost Paws who is fostering this kitten.
Still waiting.

I am through with this Petfinder not that they care anyway, who are they? I have filled out interest forms, applications, atleast five, and have never heard back, not once. All I'm trying to do is adopt, rescue a dog and give it a loving home after the passing of our beautiful dog last year. This place really does not appear to care about the dogs being adopted, to me it appears like a scam. This is my first time EVER leaving a negative review for anything but I am so very disappointed. I feel so bad for the dogs.

When you go for adoption tell them that you are looking to make an animal Happy, Healthy, and Sociably Content! You'll let the animal do whatever makes it happy (You'll be in Hell though). You'll exercise the dog everyday (Even if you are disabled). Most of all, You'll organize "Play Dates" at least twice a Fkn week.
These people don't know $#*! about animals and it shows. Really, It is a "Show". It's hilarious to watch the big dogs tear the $#*! out of their jackets. Watch them try to control the dogs by standing on the leash. All the while saying "It's a Sweetheart! City minded idiots. The only thing they have right is that it makes the animals happy to outsmart the "Handlers" every single day. Animals are laughing at the handlers superior intellect.

I got the application for a darling puppy but all the dogs IV seen and this puppy all live in Texas. She can be shipped, but first $ 400 dollar adoption fee, then $30£. For this driving company to transport her. So sad! That is a lot of anxiety for a pet to go that far. So a total $700 dollars to adopt. I don't think this company is for real. The photos never change eather. Yet they claim they put a lot of animals down recently. I would love to have someone check them out and see what is going on with this transporting animals from Texas to here, business. God bless those sweet animals.

Waste of time using this site. It took 3 emails to get a response from the rescue responsible. The response was a very unprofessional call. After printing and returning the adoption application as instructed I still didn't get any response 3 weeks later. Tried to email Petfinders to complain and when I hit submit it does nothing. How can they honestly be trying to home these animals like this. Horrible, unprofessional, and total waste of time. Feel so sorry for the poor fur babies waiting for homes.

I originally started out searching for breeders for a yorkie and saw so many comments encouraging to adopt instead. So I decided to help out and adopt but what a nightmare it has been, I meet all the requirements of adoption. Fenced backyard, dog friendly neighborhood, dog parks nearby, experience with the yorkie breed, no one in my household under 13, single family home, etc. and still have been denied, told dog has been adopted, or received no response at all! No wonder there are so many pets for adoption. They are not helping them get adopted! I will go back to searching for a breeder! Thanks but no thanks!

I don't need a control freak asking for my life's history and deciding if I deserve to own a pet. Go to a local shelter and avoid 99% of the insulting mortgage applications you are forced to submit that never get a response.

These People are extremely rude, they spoke to my 5 year old daughter in a rude way and they accused us of not being able to keep a little kitten for my daughter, they made my daughter cry for not letting her adopt her first Cat, they gave the cat to another person while my daughter cried knowing that my daughter had applied it first. And they were so rude that they didn't let any other cat be adopted, making a thousand excuses. They are obnoxious and completely rude.