Animal Adoptions

- Pets that have been abused or neglected and have been confiscated from the fending owner
- A fast growing source is online pet adoption. These sites have databases pets being housed by thousands animal shelters and rescue groups, and are searchable by the public. The Shelter Pet Project, a unique pet matching service; Let's Adopt, a global animal rescue and pet adoption organisation; and Petfinder.org, covering the United States, Canada and Mexico; are three well-known online pet adoption agencies.
Dogs adopted from shelters are ten referred to as shelter dogs or pound puppies; dogs adopted from rescue organizations are ten called rescued dogs (not to be confused with search and rescue dogs). Shelters have put together informational websites to help the public choose the right dog for their family.