Once a shelter or rescue joins the Findpet for Shelters program by requesting to be added to the platform, they can start adding pets either manually (see How to Manually Add Pets to Your Shelter Account) or automatically through an integration via their Shelter Management Software (see What are the Advantages of Automatic Pet Data Exchange with Findpet), your shelter contacts will permanently remain as a backup contact for all your pets even after the pet was transferred to the foster parents.
If someone writes a message through the pet profile page at Findpet, both you and the foster parents will receive the same notification. While foster parents may choose to hide or optionally display their phone number on the pet profile, all your shelter pets will have your shelter's backup contacts publicly displayed on the pet profile to simplify lost pet reunion.
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Yes, you can opt to participate in Findpet for shelters pet tag program. In this program Findpet will supply your shelter with smart pet tags with QR code to help protect the pets.
By involving your pets in Findpet for shelters pet tag program all your pets get a pet tag protection adding to the remaining 2 other protection layers offered by Findpet (AAHA searchable microchip registry and biometric pet identification).
But more importantly, all pets with tags registered by shelters through Findpet for shelters pet tag program will enjoy for free Findpet’s advanced premium protection and alert services (see What are the advantages of joining Findpet for shelters tag program?) including full access to your fostered pets’ Access logs (see Pet Access log: how it can help me if the pet goes missing?) that is accessible for your shelter staff (foster parents would need to choose Premium protection to enjoy the same access level or stay with a free tier that still offers advanced pet protection for free. See Findpet pricing table for consumers here with service level comparison).
Yes, you can choose participate in the Findpet for Shelters pet tag program (read more here). This program provides your shelter with smart pet tags containing QR codes to help protect your pets in case they go missing.
By enrolling in the Findpet for Shelters pet tag program, your pets receive an extra layer of protection, in addition to the two other layers already offered by Findpet, including an AAHA searchable microchip registry and biometric pet identification.
Most importantly, pets with tags registered by shelters through the Findpet for Shelters pet tag program will receive advanced Premium protection and alert services from Findpet for free that is accessible by your shelter staff. For more information on the advantages of joining the program, see What are the advantages of joining Findpet for shelters tag program?. This includes full access to your fostered pets' Access logs (see Pet Access log: how it can help me if the pet goes missing?), which are also accessible to your shelter staff. Foster parents can choose to upgrade to the Premium protection tier to enjoy the same access level or stay with the free tier that still offers advanced pet protection for free. For a comparison of service levels, please refer to the Findpet pricing for consumers here.
Findpet for shelters tag program is an affordable way to help protect all your pets. Tags are provided at cost to registered non-profit organizations. There are no running costs to participate in it.
Findpet pet can offer two types of tags: standard Findpet branded tags or tags co-branded with the shelter. Read more here.