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Find a Pet On-Line
People in Litchfield County can now use a mouse to find a pet—a computer mouse, that is. Homeless pets at Mountain Top Rescue, CreponStrays, Inc. and Little Guild of Saint Francis have joined 99 others in Connecticut as members of Petfinder. com, the largest and oldest virtual animal shelter. The website represents about 85,000 homeless animals at any one time in more than 4,000 shelters and rescue groups nationwide and in Canada.
Potential adopters can extend their search beyond the local area by entering search criteria on the Petfinder home page. The computer generates a list of potential pets, ranked by proximity to the visitor's zip code. All that's left to do is click on the animal's name for more information. Each shelter or rescue group handles its own adoptions. Petfinder. com facilitated over half a million adoptions last year alone.
Petfinder.com has partnered with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for shelter outreach. The ASPCA also provides an extensive library on the site, giving pet owners a resource for pet-related issues. Thanks to its sponsors, Petfinder.com is free to potential adopters and to shelters and rescue groups.
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