PetfinderReviews of petfinder.com

This company is terrible! They claim they are always busy and use that as an excuse as to why it takes them a week to respond to your email. By the time they get back to you, the pet you want is adopted. I don't have the luxury of weekends off and can't attend the Saturday adoption site! Trying to adopt a pet through them is worse then trying to buy a car! I even tried messaging the shelter directly and still nothing! If you have any common sense, don't waste your time with them!

I have been searching for a fur baby to add to our family. I have found many wonderful dogs on Petfinder. The problem is I have inquired on at least 10 adoptable dogs. I got one response that she was available and then no further communication. My mother even tried calling her to help. No response. I question the validity of the “rescues” on this site. Each one of these request was made to a different adoption agency in the state of Colorado. I believe that people are hanging onto the dogs to get everything covered for them, example food and vet bills. They just keep them up for adoption but never respond to anybody. It’s really kind of sad when you think about it. There are so many wonderful fur babies out there that need homes and so many people willing to take them and make them part of their family and when you have a site like this where you do not even get a response back makes me think it’s a scam. They need to be investigated.

I used KittyKaretakers on Petfinder and they recommended me an animal hoarder. Petfinder doesn't check organization registries (ny health dept) before adopting from agencies like this. I'm not sure how they do their background check as they claim but it's clearly not as thorough as they claim. KittyKaretakers is not registered with the IRS as a charity, non-profit, or tax-exempt organization, and had their (previous?) tax-exempt status revoked for failure of filing proper tax forms for 3 consecutive years already. THEY'RE STILL ACTIVE ON PETFINDER. I reached out to them two years ago and they were called "Kitty Karetakers" and now they've removed the space: "KittyKaretakers". I'm not sure if that changes their history or track record but it's all-around shady and Petfinder is just as guilty in giving them a platform.

worst site to find a pet. been on here for a month and the waiting is ridiculous. they treat you like a criminal for wanting to adopt a rescue animal.