You're probably already listed. Here's what that means.

We pull adoptable pets from rescue websites across the UK, so adopters can find them all in one place without checking twelve different sites. If your rescue has pets up for adoption online, there's a good chance yours are already here, no signup, no fee. Want more than that? Petdatabase.com is our sister site where you register your animals directly for priority placement, shown ahead of automatically-listed pets, with your own details instead of whatever we could find.

How you ended up on PetMatcher

We built PetMatcher by gathering adoptable pets from rescue websites, not by asking every rescue to sign up and list manually. If you publish your pets online, ours is one more place they show up, automatically, at no cost to you. You don't need to do anything for this to keep happening.

What we pull comes from what's publicly on your site, which means it's only as current and detailed as your listings are. If your site says a pet's still available after it's been adopted, ours will too, until your site updates or you tell us directly.

What you actually get

Enquiries from people who already know what they're taking on

Every adopter on PetMatcher fills in a profile first: home, time, budget, experience. Our algorithm only shows them pets that genuinely fit that profile, so the enquiries reaching you come from people already matched against what your pet needs, not just anyone who liked the photo.

Reach, without lifting a finger

Your pets show up here automatically and reach thousands of adopters without you maintaining a profile, updating a listing, or learning another platform. If your website has the details, we've likely already got them.

Fewer pets coming back

A rescue's worst outcome is a returned animal. Our matching exists to cut down how often that happens. Adopters matched on time, space, and experience before they apply are less likely to find out three months in that it wasn't the right fit. We can't promise every adoption sticks. It's the whole point of how we built this.

Want priority placement? Register on petdatabase.com

Automatic listings show what's publicly on your website, and only as current as your last update. Register your animals directly on petdatabase.com, our sister site, and you jump ahead of automatically-listed pets in search results, with the photos and details exactly as you've entered them, not whatever we could find on your site.

How it works for rescues

You're likely already here

If your rescue lists adoptable pets on your own website, we've probably already pulled them into PetMatcher. No action needed.

Register for priority placement (optional)

Register your pets on petdatabase.com for priority placement and details you control directly, rather than whatever we scraped.

Receive matched enquiries

Adopters who fit what your pet needs get in touch. You still run your own application process, home checks, and final decision. We just make sure the people reaching out are worth your time.

Leaving PetMatcher

You're free to have your rescue removed from PetMatcher whenever you want, no explanation required.

Click the takedown link on any of your pet's listing pages. Tell us it's a full removal request and within 48 hours we'll take down your rescue's profile and every listing tied to it, and stop pulling new listings from your website going forward.

To keep this safe from misuse, only verified rescues can trigger a takedown. If you're not registered with us yet, or you've lost account access, email info@petmatcher.com and we'll verify you're the rescue in question and handle it directly.