Adopt A Pet

This organization is more interested in speaking down to people and critiquing their life decisions than they are about finding homes for pets. Disgraceful.

I had my lovely cat advertised on this website for several months. I got NO interested families, emails, questions, etc. How is that possible? Could it be the $50 adoption fee? Either way, It seems like they need help in attracting people / families to the website. There are many people with legitimate reason as as to why they need to Rehome their pet. This website does a great job making it appear that no one is interested in your pet, so that you can change your mind and remove your account. I would not recommend this to anyone looking for someone to adopt their pet. It needs improvement.

They judge if a family member leaves the home and takes a pet with them saying you gave your pet away. They discriminate saying they won't adopt to you because of that. Also if one of your pets passed away which does happen, they don't live forever, this organization won't adopt to you. They're rude about it with a snotty attitude.

I have been waiting on a response from them and nothing. We took the time to fill out this long application and for what. I don't understand if the whole purpose is to put these pets in loving homes why there are no returned phone calls or emails. This is truly sad. This place only have a few animals at their rescue and there should be no reason why they could not contact me. We fell in love with one of their pets and we are still waiting. Hopefully they will contact us soon if not we will just move on with another rescue. So sad for these animals at this rescue.

I used adopt a pet because I wasn't sure how to even look for a new kitten. So I googled where to adopt a pet and this site popped up. 5 days later I bought my gorgeous cupcake. And then months later I used it YET AGAIN! I adopted my sweet cannoli :) now im planning on definitely looking for my third on there. I love my 2 kitty's so much. They are so well behaved they're sweet. Not a mean bone in their body!

Im really shocked at all these negative reviews and i wont discount their experiences but mine was just fine. I didnt think to look up this site before using it and maybe its because im coming from the other side; im the person who gave up a pet. I like that they gave you tips about what to ask potential adopters, that was really helpful for me. Also gave you their contact info to contact ASAP. I dont think i will be using if i need to adopt, but as for the pet owners perspective, it was great. I hope its not a scam.

They refused all my applications to adopt any of the pets they are portraying. But they were accepting my monetary help.

I have applied for an animal on here. The NEVER go through. Somehow they are a scam! Someway they are getting money for posting these beautiful creatures. They must get your money before you pick up. I would have the PERECT life for a dog I would adopt. Someway the way the word it debit and credit card payment only. Then you can see the dog or pick it up. Sounds sketchy. They keep the dog picture up on their sight for a long time. They can only scam so much for one dog. I am blocking!

If you're lucky enough to find a dog still available, I advise you contact the shelter directly. I've been trying to adopt a dog for over 8 months and this site has done nothing to help. They once wanted to have a phone interview 3 weeks after I applied for a dog, which was clearly gone in days. Also, idk how updated their posts on new dogs are because I have constant notifications of dogs and inquire within 10 minutes (because yes, I refresh and check contantly), then will be told they're already gone through the site or contact the shelter and get advised the pup has already been adopted. This has been the most frustrating experience that consistently ends in heartbreak.

This site attracts fraudulent postings by alleged "private owners" who claim to have a purebred cat or dog for adoption. Poorly written descriptions, cropped/misleading photos, unanswered questions, etc. These scammers are trying to collect upfront fees and get peoples' email addresses for spam purposes and/or phone numbers for robocalls. Administrators of the adoptapet site do nothing to screen or investigate suspicious postings, even when alerted; they're either incredibly naive, or they don't give a damn.

In contrast: the pet adoption agencies and rescues that utilize adoptapet are largely legitimate and trustworthy.

Don't waste your time!... They will never respond back to you!... Adopt a Pet and also Petfinder are all the same. Total SCAMMERS! Go to your local Shelter for a adoption!. ALL they look for are DONATIONS. And post fake pictures!... If you want to take a step further... contact their advertisers posted on their website and complain!. If they get enough complaints, maybe they will pull themselves away from these SCAMMERS! It's a shame they don; t realize how many broken hearts they are causing!... AND THEIR MUST BE A WAY TO GET THEM OFF THE INTERNET!

We used Adopt-A-Pet to find a new dog, and thought that if they post ads from Rescues, it must be legit.
WRONG!
We got a dog that was aggressive and had been returned by a previous family. In five days he bit both myself and my husband and when I contacted the Rescue they told me there are no refunds ($600 adoption fee), then blocked me on facebook and aren't responding to emails. I tried googling the rescue and operator and found a long history of being banned by agencies and an outstanding arrest warrant for animal cruelty!
(BTW, we were sitting watching HGTV last night and I got up to go get a drink. As I walked past the dog, he lunged and grabbed my foot. There was no warning, and no food or toys in the room. It was completely out of the blue, which is what the previous family claimed too.
Stay away from Adopt-a-Pet and Give 4 Paws a Second Chance.
Do yourself a favour and look elsewhere.

I was doing a search and it said there where 50 labs within 50 miles of me, I was so excited to look at & I saw pics of dogs super quick (not labs) and a page came up to have me sign up so I did and now, there are no longer 50 or any dogs to look at! Why is it, all I see is commercials for abused pets, but can't find one to give a loving home, WTH? I know aspca is one of the biggest scams (look the finacials up, it's true), but now these guys too!?

I found a dog that was perfect for what I was looking for to add to my family. I submitted an application and the next day I received a contract asking for my credit card information to pay the adoption fee. I had never seen the dog and I have no idea where the dog is but they wanted $100 from me. Don't be fooled! Do not send them money! I am savvy enough to know that it was a scam and did not provide any credit information. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Its tough on people who live in states like Massachusetts who have strict dog rules. Dogs are not available in shelters unless you want a pitbull mix. These people make you pay money when you put in an application for a dog and turn you down for ridiculous stuff. I was turned down for a dog because I did not have another big dog in home. There are a lot more ways to socialize a dog then to have another in the home. Wish I had seen the reviews here before even applying. Definitely seems like a scam. $15 a person adds up! If I thought it was helping dogs get rescued I wouldn't be so angry, but I bet its lining someones pocket instead.