Over the last few years, there has been quite a shift in the ownership of dogs. The reasons above make it unfeasible to use the Petfinder API as a replacement for uploading pet data directly to Petfinder. They fear that in-breeding and line breeding for specific characteristics has weakened the genes of purebred dogs. Petfinder was deliberately NOT created as a non-profit organization, choosing not to compete with the shelters and rescue groups for grant dollars, and instead focusing on leveraging the corporate dollars we knew we could tap into for your pets.
However, this really is a pretty blantant power grab” and it’s the small rescue groups like us – who do an enormous amount of work on behalf of animals – that suffers. Avoid going to shelters, because they are overcrowded and the pet may be put to death quickly if it is not claimed.
A great Poodle …