Why Rescues Choose Pet Friend

Running a rescue is hard enough without fighting your software. Many rescue organizations still rely on spreadsheets, paper folders, or expensive software designed for large shelters. Pet Friend's Rescue Plan gives you professional-grade tools at a price that works for volunteer-run organizations.

What's Included in the Rescue Plan ($25/month)

• Animal Management — Track every animal from intake to adoption with detailed records, photos, and status tracking
• Adoption Management — Share adoption applications remotely, manage inquiries, and process adoptions with e-signatures
• Care & Medical Records — Record vaccinations, medications, vet visits, and behavior notes for each animal
• Petfinder Auto-Sync — Adoptable animals automatically uploaded to Petfinder — no manual data entry
• AKC Reunite Microchip Imports — Streamline microchip registration
• Calendar & Reminders — Never miss a vet appointment or adoption event
• Reports — Generate intake, adoption, and outcome reports for board meetings and grant applications
• Notifications — Email and SMS alerts for important events
• Automatic Backups — Your data is backed up nightly on AWS infrastructure
• Mobile Apps — iOS and Android apps so you can update records from anywhere

Perfect For

• Foster-based rescue organizations
• Small breed-specific rescues
• Volunteer-run shelters
• Organizations with limited budgets
• Rescues transitioning from spreadsheets or paper records

Rescue-Specific Workflows That Just Work

Rescue organizations have operational challenges that don't exist at brick-and-mortar shelters. Most generic animal shelter software was designed for a single facility with paid staff — it's a poor fit for how modern rescues actually operate. Pet Friend was built with rescue realities in mind.

Foster home coordination. When your "kennels" are fifty different foster homes across three counties, you need to know at a glance which foster has which animal, when the next vet appointment is, and whether the foster has been paid back for approved expenses. Pet Friend lets you assign animals to foster caregivers, record notes from remote vet visits, and track foster-to-adopt conversions on a single screen. No more group texts asking "who has Marley?"

Application and reference check tracking. Rescues usually have tighter adoption screening than municipal shelters. Pet Friend captures adoption applications, records reference check calls, tracks home visit outcomes, and stores landlord approval letters — all attached to the animal's record so nothing gets lost in someone's personal email.

Volunteer turnover protection. Rescues rely on volunteers, and volunteers rotate. When your adoption coordinator burns out, the next person shouldn't have to rebuild every active adoption from a folder of printouts. Pet Friend's unified animal record means every conversation, form, medical note, and signature is there for the next volunteer to pick up.

Fundraising-friendly reports. Board meetings, grant applications, and year-end appeals all need numbers: animals saved, medical costs, outcome rates. Pet Friend generates these reports in seconds instead of forcing your treasurer to hand-count spreadsheet rows.

What Rescue Operators Say

"We went from tracking everything in Google Sheets to having a real system. The Petfinder auto-sync alone saves us hours every week."

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