WEB EXTRA: Looking for the perfect pet? Try Newbark in Courtenay
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Updated: November 03, 2009 3:49 PM
Newbark Canine Rescue and Rehoming Society in Courtenay recently joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet.
The site has more than 321,000 homeless pets listed, and it is updated continuously.
More than 13,000 animal welfare organizations in the U.S., Canada, and other countries post their pets on the site. Newbark Canine Rescue and Rehoming Society can be viewed at www.petfinder.com/shelters/BC181.html.
A potential adopter enters search criteria for the kind of pet he or she wants, and a list is returned that ranks the pets in proximity to the postal code entered. Adoptions are handled by the animal placement group where the pet is housed, and each group has its own policies.
Petfinder.com was created in early 1996 as a grassroots project by Jared and Betsy Saul to end the euthanasia of adoptable pets. Since its inception, the site has facilitated approximately 20 million adoptions.
— Newbark Canine Rescue and Rehoming Society
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