Features
Adopt-A-Senior-Pet-Month
Each month, Petfinder brings an expert into our message board to answer questions from members and visitors. To celebrate Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month, we are bringing in not one, but TWO experts! Please visit our Message Board – and send your senior pet adopters – to participate.
November 9 – 15: Join Julie Nowicki, President of The Grey Muzzle Organization, to discuss senior dogs.
November 16 – 22: Join Jonathan Rosenberg, Founder and Executive Director of Tabby's Place, to discuss senior cats.
PetFirst Pet Insurance
UTI, URI, Oh my! Help protect your adopters’ pockets – and the relationship with their new best friends – by letting them know about the special offer from PetFirst Healthcare. Only $5 the first month and $14.95 additional months can provide added financial security for your adopted cats and dogs in case of an illness or accident.
As a Petfinder member, your organization is included on the new adopter enrollment form. Make sure your adopters KNOW about the opportunity – so they can easily activate a plan by calling or going to www.petfirst.com/petfinder.
Promote Your Pets beyond Petfinder
New Customized Pet List Scroller
Petfinder has re-designed the Pet List Scroller
to allow for larger photos and more visibility for your pets online. Use this to show off your Adoptable, Stray, or Happy Tail pet lists. You can specify just your organization or several.
Petfinder Widgets
Did you know that there are dozens of widgets available on Petfinder to promote pet adoption? Visit our Widgets Page to use these tools on your own website, on Facebook or send them to former adopters, supporters, etc. to add to their websites!
From Our Library
Marketing your Adoptable Pet Videos
If a picture says a thousand words, how many does a video say? We've compiled dozens of helpful tips from Petfinder members to help you get the most out of pet videos.
Keep in mind that these don't have to cost any money contact local advertising agencies for ad space donations or ask for sponsorships from local businesses.(continued...)
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Weekly Report from Petfinder
Dear Petfinder.com members,
You have over 4.7 MILLION potential adopters visiting your pets on Petfinder each month.
Adopters are something we just cannot get enough of. For that reason, we bring over 4 MILLION additional visitors to your pets via our partners and relationships automatically, some of which include:
The Ad Council Shelter Pet Project
Best Friends Network
Vast
Oodle
PETCO (both in-store kiosks and online)
Dogpile
IAMS Home For the Holidays
Bud Light Tailgate Approved
Zootoo
New York Post
USA Today
Kijiji
AOL Kids
Animal Planet
We have some new and upcoming relationships which will help us continue to bring the power of Petfinder to your pets and look forward to announcing them in near future.
Update your pet lists so that your pets get the benefit of all those millions of potential adopters. And have a great adoption week.
- K
Pet Stats for Last Week
Total dogs on Petfinder: 204,432
Total views of dogs on Petfinder: 14,449,340
SOURCE: Petfinder Pet Stats Browser
Have You Seen?
Petfinder and Animal Rescue Site Shelter+ Challenge
There will be a new winner each week until December 20, so now’s the time to get your community involved! Click HERE to cast your vote and visit this LINK for promotional tools to let people know about the Challenge! Have questions about the Challenge? Visit our FAQ Page.
Places to Be
Attend an Adoption Options Workshop
Announcing Adoption Options dates for 2009! We've brought together some of the most popular presentations and speakers in animal welfare and mixed them with plenty of breaks and networking opportunities.
Adoption Options Stops for 2009
Animal Welfare Conference Calendar
Feel like you're the last to know what is going on? Not any more! We're proud to introduce the Petfinder.com Conference Calendar just for Animal Welfare Pros. Now you can find upcoming training events as well as special celebrations.
