Petfinder operates the largest online pet adoption website serving all of North America.

[2][3] The company reports that it currently lists “more than 315,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 animal shelters and rescue groups.”[2] A commercial enterprise founded in 1996, it is now owned by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company and reports that it has facilitated more than 22 million pet adoptions as of 2013.

[6] In 2005, Petfinder launched a large database of pets rescued from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

[9] The database also included nearly 26,000 requests for rescue from people who left animals behind and another 8,000 lost-animal notices.

[10] Because of her impact on animal welfare, Betsy Banks Saul, Petfinder's co-founder, was named by Woman's Day magazine as one of 50 influential women who are changing the world.