# Petfinder — Extended LLM Context

## About Petfinder

Petfinder (https://www.petfinder.com) is the largest online pet adoption platform in North America. It was founded on July 31, 1996 by Betsy Saul and Jared Saul. The platform connects prospective pet owners with nearly 11,000 animal shelters and rescue groups across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Petfinder is operated by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. (Switzerland). The affiliated Petfinder Foundation (https://www.petfinderfoundation.com) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides grants, resources, and emergency assistance to animal welfare organizations.

Petfinder's mission is to connect homeless pets with people who will love them. The platform hosts profiles for dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, small & furry animals, scales/fins/other animals, barnyard animals, and horses.

## Platform Features

### Pet Search
URL: https://www.petfinder.com/search/
Users search for adoptable pets by species, breed, age, size, gender, color, and location (city, state, or ZIP code). Results are filterable and sortable. Location detection uses browser geolocation, postal code, or IP-based fallback.

### Animal Detail Pages
URL pattern: https://www.petfinder.com/{type}/{name}-{id}/details/
Each adoptable pet has a detail page with: photos, name, species/breed, age, size, gender, colors, coat, tags (personality traits), description, shelter/rescue organization, and location. Authenticated users can submit an adoption inquiry and view a compatibility match.

### Adoption Inquiry Flow
URL: https://www.petfinder.com/{animal-path}/start-your-inquiry/
A multi-step flow: compatibility check (if adopter profile exists), inquiry form, and post-submission confirmation.

### See How You Match
URL: https://www.petfinder.com/{animal-path}/see-how-you-match/
Shows a compatibility report between the adopter's profile answers and the pet's characteristics (age match, energy match, experience level, etc.). Requires a completed adopter profile.

### Pet Adopter Profile
URL: https://www.petfinder.com/pet-adopter-profile/
A compatibility quiz that collects lifestyle, living situation, experience, and preference data to match adopters with suitable pets. Profiles can be created and edited at /user/profile/create/ and /user/profile/edit/.

### Shelter & Rescue Search
URL: https://www.petfinder.com/animal-shelters-and-rescues/search/
Search for animal shelters and rescue organizations by location. Each organization has a public profile with contact details, adoptable pets, and mission statement.

### Breed Guides
URL: https://www.petfinder.com/dog-breeds/, https://www.petfinder.com/cat-breeds/
CMS-driven (Drupal headless) breed pages covering temperament, care, history, size, and adoption advice for hundreds of dog and cat breeds.

### FAQ Pages
URL: https://www.petfinder.com/contact/
Common questions and answers about a specific adoptable pet, provided by the listing shelter or rescue.

## Organization Entities

### Petfinder
- Type: Organization
- ID: https://www.petfinder.com/#organization
- Founded: 1996-07-31
- Founders: Betsy Saul, Jared Saul
- Address: 1 Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, MO 63164, USA
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petfinder
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7178304

### Petfinder Foundation
- Type: NGO (501(c)(3) nonprofit)
- ID: https://www.petfinderfoundation.com/#organization
- Funder: Petfinder
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54812415

### Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
- Type: Organization (parent of Petfinder)
- URL: https://www.purina.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé_Purina_PetCare
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542376

### Nestlé S.A.
- Type: Organization (grandparent of Petfinder)
- URL: https://www.nestle.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160746

## Machine-Readable Data

- Organization JSON-LD: https://www.petfinder.com/.well-known/organization.jsonld
- Petfinder Foundation JSON-LD: https://www.petfinder.com/.well-known/organization-foundation.jsonld
- Sitemap index: https://www.petfinder.com/sitemap.xml
- robots.txt: https://www.petfinder.com/robots.txt