Dear Petfinder members, More than 7.5 million potential adopters viewed your pets last month. The number of Petfinder visitors continues to grow each year, with this March showing an 8.5% increase in visitors compared to last year. We are proud to be able to bring you millions of people with the potential to become adopters, donors, volunteers and advocates for …

“How do I choose a Facebook web address so I can share our shelter’s Facebook Page more easily? Right now it’s just a bunch of random numbers!” If you are still using a Facebook URL/web address with a string of numbers at the end, or you are telling supporters to just “Go to Facebook and search for our group by …

The other week, I shared a fantastic feline photo inspiration from Petfinder member, Homeless Animal Adoption League in New Jersey.  Today’s photo inspiration is slightly smaller in stature.  Bret P. Michaels is a guinea pig internet celebrity with hundreds following his creative, beautiful and often comical photos.  When taking pictures of small pets like guinea pigs, getting to face-level makes …

We’ve had the privilege of being host to many fantastic webinars on a variety of topics over the years. You can always check out all our recorded webinars here and browse for them by subject. In case you missed them, here are five of some of our most popular webinars:   1. The Social Media Fundraising Formula: How to Raise Money …

Tractor Supply wants to host your adoptable pets on Saturday, May 31! Tractor Supply Company will be hosting its Purina Days event at all Tractor Supply and Del’s stores May 26 –June 1, culminating on Saturday, May 31 with events at every store. This event will feature free activities to celebrate your animals, adoptions, demos, and fun giveaways! Petfinder is …

Who is looking at your pets on Petfinder?  Great news!  The Pet Stats Browser is back!  Check out your organization’s pet-specific traffic by Viewing your Pet Statistics under the Using Petfinder tab at https://pro.petfinder.com/ For the week of April 6 – 12, we tracked the following overall Petfinder traffic statistics on Google Analytics: 1,878,787 people visited Petfinder During their visit to Petfinder.com, …

Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare is a statewide initiative from Michigan Humane Society.  From webinars to workshops to an annual conference to shelter visits, MPAW is connecting animal welfare efforts across the state. For those of you in Michigan, following MPAW on Facebook is a great way to stay in touch with local animal welfare news.  If you’re not nearby, …

Easter is just around the corner and with that comes an influx of rabbits into shelters and rescues.  While rabbits can make wonderful pets, they are not for everyone! As many of our members know, this often leads to thousands of ex-Easter bunnies in shelters and rescues. Now is the time to help encourage our communities to think before obtaining …

In a previous article we talked about how using burst mode on your camera can help you capture great photos of your pets in action. The burst mode setting is typically found on SLR cameras and requires a fast shutter speed to make work. You also can use burst mode on your iPhone! To use burst mode on your iPhone …

Who is looking at your pets on Petfinder?  For the week of April 6 – 12, we tracked the following statistics on Google Analytics: 1,906,204 people visited Petfinder During their visit to Petfinder.com, they looked at 30,560,132 pages of pet profiles and information about adopting and living with pets. On average, these visitors spent more than 7 minutes looking at 10 adoptable …