--- title: "WhiskerMatch | Meet animals from real rescues · Software for rescues" description: "Meet real animals listed by shelters and rescues, keep the ones you love, and send one to a friend. For rescues: intake, care notes, foster updates, applications and public profiles on one reviewed record per animal, $20/month per organization." canonical: https://www.whiskermatch.com/ markdown_url: https://www.whiskermatch.com/index.md generated_from: "canonical page server-rendered HTML; the HTML page is authoritative" last_modified: 2026-10-10 last_updated: 2026-10-10 publisher: "Veldarium Technology Systems LLC" --- Meet someone # There are a lot of little lives out there. Meet one. Animals listed by the rescues looking after them, in their own reviewed words. Anything illustrative says so. Keep the ones you love, or send one to a friend. [Meet someone](https://www.whiskermatch.com/meet) Someone is on their way… - [See everyone](https://www.whiskermatch.com/discover) - [Lost or found an animal: what to do first](https://www.whiskermatch.com/lost-found) - [Whisker World](https://www.whiskermatch.com/world) - I run a shelter or rescue ## Not adopting today? Come in anyway. [All of Whisker World →](https://www.whiskermatch.com/world) - [Meet someone One real animal at a time, in their rescue's own words.](https://www.whiskermatch.com/meet) - [My hearts The ones you kept, and what happened to them.](https://www.whiskermatch.com/hearts) - [Lost & Found A lost or found animal: what to do first, and a report.](https://www.whiskermatch.com/lost-found) - [Help without adopting Foster for a while, volunteer, send someone an animal.](https://www.whiskermatch.com/help) [Looking for a home? Discover · Illustrative preview, fictional animals](https://www.whiskermatch.com/discover?mode=swipe) - Written by their rescue - Unknowns stay unknown - The rescue decides - Never who adopted ## Something happening right now? The first thing to do, then a free guide for the rest. - ### Your dog or cat just went missing Search on foot from where they were last seen, then call your microchip registry and local shelters today. [Lost dog steps](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/lost-dog) [Lost cat steps](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/lost-cat) - ### You found a dog or cat Stay safe, check for a tag, and get a free microchip scan at any vet or shelter. [Found an animal](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/found-a-pet) - ### You found kittens outside Clean and quiet? Watch from well away for a few hours: the mother is probably near. Cold, wet or hurt: warmth first, then a rescue or vet. [Found kittens](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/found-kittens) - ### You are about to adopt Ask how applications are reviewed and what the fee covers. Write down what the profile says is still unknown. [How adoption works](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/how-pet-adoption-works) [First week with a dog](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/first-week-adopted-dog) - ### You could foster Ask what the organization pays for, who to call in an emergency, and how long a placement usually lasts. [How fostering works](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/how-fostering-works) - ### Cats live outside near you Look for an ear tip: a straight clip across one ear means already neutered, and probably cared for. [Stray or feral?](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/stray-vs-feral-cat) [TNR explained](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides/what-is-tnr) [All guides and printable checklists →](https://www.whiskermatch.com/guides) Still early: no shelter or rescue has completed a pilot yet, and no clinic is connected. Operating software for shelters & rescues ## One reviewed record for every animal in your care. Intake, vet notes, fosters, applications and the public profile, attached to the animal, with an owner and a person approving what changes. [See the workflow](https://www.whiskermatch.com/demo) [Bring one workflow](https://www.whiskermatch.com/contact#bring-one-workflow) $20/month per organization · no seat limits · founder-led early access Not a shelter? [My Pets](https://www.whiskermatch.com/my-pets) [Discover](https://www.whiskermatch.com/discover?mode=swipe) [Lost & Found](https://www.whiskermatch.com/lost-found) [Whisker World](https://www.whiskermatch.com/world) Harbor Light Rescue Animals / Juniper Illustrative Juniper Case A-2481 Dog · about 3 years · in foster with the Reyes household Profile held In foster 1 unknown - **Record owner** Maya Adoption coordinator - **Reviewer** Jordan Volunteer reviewer - **Due** Today · 4:00 PM Current blocker Foster update has not been reviewed Next action: review the foster observation before the profile changes Sources on the record - Intake note · finder report Sam · intake coordinator · Day 0 - Intake exam Partner clinic, entered by Sam · Day 1 - Foster check-in Reyes household · foster · Today · 9:12 AM - Application · housing document Brennan household · applicant · Today · 10:04 AM Harbor Light Rescue and Juniper are fictional. This is the workspace layout, not customer data. The problem ## Your team has the information. It just never meets in one place. Without one record One animal. Six places. No shared owner. - Intake form “Friendly, no chip.” Paper, in a folder - Text message “Fine with our cat after a day.” In one coordinator's phone - Spreadsheet “Status: available?” Last edited last week - Vet paperwork “Vaccines given.” Scanned, unnamed PDF - Applicant email “How is she at the door?” In a personal inbox - Public listing “A joy on walks.” Week-one wording - Nobody owns the next step - No shared review state - No reliable current version Harbor Light Rescue One record · Juniper Illustrative Juniper Case A-2481 Dog · about 3 years · in foster with the Reyes household - Has lived with other dogs From the intake note Known - Vaccines given at intake From the vet record Known - Settled with a cat after a day From the foster update · New today, waiting for Jordan Needs review - Comfort around young children Nobody has seen her with young children Unknown Owner: Maya Reviewer: Jordan 1 application Profile held One record, start to finish ## Follow Juniper through a normal week. 1. 01 ### Juniper comes in Sam records what the finder knows, with the source attached. What nobody has seen is marked unknown. Intake note · finder report Sam · intake coordinator · Day 0 - Has lived with other dogs From the intake note Known - Comfort around young children Nobody has seen her with young children Unknown 2. 02 ### Her foster checks in The Reyes household sends an update from the foster portal. It lands on Juniper's record, not in a group chat. Foster check-in Reyes household · foster · Today · 9:12 AM “Fine with our cat after a day. Startles at the doorbell, settles in a minute.” Needs review Internal only 3. 03 ### The profile is held The public wording no longer matches what the team knows. Jordan holds it, with a reason, and gets the review task. Published Held Reviewer: Jordan · due Today · 4:00 PM 4. 04 ### An applicant asks a question The Brennans ask how she does with visitors. The question stays on the record, owned by Maya, waiting on the review. Application · housing document Brennan household · applicant · Today · 10:04 AM Waiting on staff review Not scored 5. 05 ### A person approves the new wording A draft is built only from the attached sources. Jordan edits it and approves. Young children stays a question. Juniper is a friendly three-year-old who has lived with other dogs and settled with her foster family's cat after a day. She startles at the doorbell and settles in a minute. Nobody has seen her with young children yet, so ask us. Built from 2 sources Approved by Jordan 6. 06 ### The record remembers Every hold, routing and change is written down with the person and the reason. 1. Today · 10:18 AM **Jordan · volunteer reviewer** held the public profile Published → **Held** Reason: Latest foster note is not reflected Source: Foster check-in 2. Today · 9:20 AM **Dana · foster coordinator** routed the foster check-in for review Source: Foster check-in [Walk Juniper through it yourself](https://www.whiskermatch.com/demo) [Explore the product →](https://www.whiskermatch.com/product) Pricing $20 / month Per shelter or rescue. Staff, volunteers and fosters included. [Bring one workflow](https://www.whiskermatch.com/contact#bring-one-workflow) [What is included →](https://www.whiskermatch.com/pricing) Where WhiskerMatch is today - The shelter workspace is real, working software. - Onboarding with direct founder support. - No shelter or rescue has completed a pilot yet. We are looking for the first teams. The software keeps the record. People make the calls. - ### A person decides No placement, applicant or publishing decision is automated. - ### Sources stay attached Every fact keeps who said it, when, and who can see it. - ### Unknown means unknown Gaps stay marked as gaps. Nothing is guessed to look complete. - ### Review before public A named reviewer approves what adopters read. [Read the full trust standard →](https://www.whiskermatch.com/trust) Questions people ask first ## Straight answers. - **Is it free for adopters, fosters and finders?** Yes. Guides, printable tools, Lost & Found, Discover, Whisker World and accounts cost nothing. Shelters and rescues pay $20 a month per organization, with no charge per person. - **Are the animals real?** Profiles from shelters and rescues here are real and reviewed by their own staff. Anything illustrative is labeled that way and never takes an application. - **Who approves an adoption?** People at the shelter or rescue. WhiskerMatch does not score, rank or approve anyone. - **What happens to a lost or found report?** It is prepared on your own device so you can copy it where people look. It is not published or sent anywhere. [More questions, answered on the FAQ](https://www.whiskermatch.com/faq) [See the workflow](https://www.whiskermatch.com/demo) [Bring one workflow](https://www.whiskermatch.com/contact#bring-one-workflow) --- About WhiskerMatch: WhiskerMatch is workflow software for animal shelters and rescues that keeps one reviewed record per animal across intake, foster care, adoption review and public profiles, with people making every placement and publishing decision. ## Sitemap See the full [WhiskerMatch sitemap](https://www.whiskermatch.com/sitemap.md) for every public page, or [llms.txt](https://www.whiskermatch.com/llms.txt) for a short summary.