For shelters and rescues
Records that go home with the animal
Put every animal on a lifetime profile, register microchips free, list animals for adoption or foster, accept donations and run a rescue website from one account.
Free microchip registration and lifetime recovery
Adoption listings, applications and transfers
Donations, sponsorship and a rescue website
What does United Pet Club offer shelters and rescues?
United Pet Club gives shelters, rescues, sanctuaries, foster networks, TNR programs and wildlife rehabilitators their own organization profile, a lifetime record for each animal, free microchip registration, adoption listings with applications, donations and a rescue website.
It suits small foster-based rescues and open-admission shelters alike. The record stays whole through fosters, returns and the adoption itself, because an adoption is a transfer of the animal's profile, not an export.
Records, chip registration and recovery are free. Donations and protected adoption deposits carry a fee on the payment, and verified nonprofits pay only the payment processing portion of an adoption deposit. A rescue website sits on a plan.
Everything United Pet Club offers shelters and rescues
Each item below works today. Tags show what is free, what carries a fee on payments, and what sits on a plan.
Free to use
Free, fee on sales
Plan or add-on
Your organization and its animals
Free to use
Organization profile
Shelters, rescues, sanctuaries, foster networks, TNR programs and wildlife rehabilitators are organization types with a public page.
Free to use
Lifetime animal profiles
Each intake gets a profile with identity, photos, weights, notes and identifiers that survives fosters, returns and adoption.
Free to use
Team and volunteer roles
Add staff and volunteers to the organization with roles, so permissions are recorded.
Free to use
Care directory page
Your organization appears with other shelters and rescues in the care directory.
Free to use
Reviews
Adopters and visitors can rate your organization and say why.
Microchips and recovery
Free to use
Free chip registration
Register every animal's microchip free for life, whatever the chip brand.
Free to use
Assign a chip to the adopter
Register the chip under the organization, then give the adopter a claim code so the registration moves to them.
Free to use
Lifetime recovery
Recovery coverage follows the animal after adoption, so a strayed dog is returned to its adopter.
Free to use
Found-animal lookup
Anyone who finds an animal can search the chip and be relayed to the owner, shelter or rescue on record.
Free to use
Lost and found reports
Members report lost or found pets, which helps your lost-and-found desk.
Adoption and rehoming
Free to use
Adoption, foster and rehoming listings
List animals for adoption, foster or rehoming with photos and details, and take inquiries and waitlists from the listing.
Free to use
Adoption applications
Send an application form, collect responses and decide on them in the dashboard.
Free to use
Transfers that keep history
The adopter accepts the animal's profile into their own account, records included.
Free, fee on sales
Protected adoption deposits
Take an adoption deposit through United Pet Club so the money is safe until the handover.
Free to use
Surrender and return handling
An animal that comes back returns with the profile you wrote the first time.
Donations and sponsors
Free, fee on sales
Accept donations
Apply as an organization to receive donations. Platform staff review each application and you follow its progress in the dashboard.
Free, fee on sales
Fundraising campaigns
Verified shelters and rescues can run campaigns that everyone can view and give to.
Free, fee on sales
Monthly giving
Supporters set up recurring gifts to your organization.
Free, fee on sales
Sponsor a resident
A donor names one animal to sponsor. If it leaves, the donor is reminded and then moved to another resident or to the rescue.
Free to use
Gifts received
A page lists settled gifts with the animal named, and donors may stay hidden.
Your website and running costs
Plan or add-on
Rescue website templates
Pick a foster-based, open-admission or sanctuary template with an animal search, news and blog, a donate page and residents.
Free to use
Books and invoices
Keep invoices and books for the organization in the dashboard.
Free to use
Time clock
Record staff and volunteer hours in the Business app.
Free to use
Business app
Run the organization from the Android Business app as well as the web dashboard.
How much of it costs nothing?
The chart counts the services above by who pays. Animal records and chips are free; payments carry a fee and a website sits on a plan.
24
services in one account
96%
free to use
5
areas covered
Your organization and its animals
5
Microchips and recovery
5
Adoption and rehoming
5
Donations and sponsors
5
Your website and running costs
4
Free to use
Free, fee on sales
Plan or AI credits
Counted from the services list on this page.
Features that keep an adoption from being an export
These are the deeper tools behind the free shelter account. They are built and in use today.
β Advanced
A profile that goes home with the animal
The adopter accepts the animal's profile into their own account with records, photos and weight history. A return brings the same profile back to you.
β Advanced
Chip claim codes for adopters
Register the chip under the organization and give the adopter a claim code. The registration moves to them and lifetime recovery follows the animal.
β Advanced
Sponsor a named resident
A donor sponsors one animal. If it leaves, reminders go out and the gift moves to another resident or to the rescue.
β Advanced
Rescue websites with a live animal search
Three templates read your public listings and residents, with news, a blog and a donate page.
β Advanced
Protected adoption deposits
Take the deposit through United Pet Club so the money is held until the handover. Verified nonprofits pay only the processing portion.
β Advanced
A recovery network around every chip
Anyone who finds an animal can search the chip and be relayed to the owner or the rescue on record.
How United Pet Club compares for shelters and rescues
Many rescues run intake in one system, adoption forms in another and donations somewhere else.
| What the rescue needs | United Pet Club | Spreadsheets and separate apps |
|---|---|---|
| Animal record after adoption | β Profile transfers to the adopter | β Usually stops at the door |
| Microchip registration | β Free for life, with recovery | ~ Often a fee per chip |
| Adoption listings and applications | β In the same account | ~ Often a separate listing site |
| Foster tracking | β One record across foster homes | ~ Often a spreadsheet |
| Donations and campaigns | β Verified rescues, one-off and monthly, with a fee on gifts | ~ Often a third-party donation page |
| Sponsor a specific animal | β Built in, with reminders if it leaves | β Rarely included |
| Public website | β Rescue templates on a plan | ~ Varies by provider |
| Languages | β Dozens of languages | ~ Often English only |
This comparison describes common setups, not any specific product, and what a given provider offers varies.
From intake to a lasting adoption
1
Intake the animal
Create a profile with photos, weight and notes, and register the microchip free.
2
Foster or board
The same record follows the animal between foster homes.
3
List it
Publish an adoption, foster or rehoming listing and take inquiries.
4
Review applications
Read responses, decide and message the adopter.
5
Hand over
Transfer the profile, assign the chip with a claim code and take a protected deposit if you use one.
6
Stay in touch
Recovery stays active, and a return arrives with its history.
Shelter and rescue questions
Is United Pet Club free for rescues?
The core is free: an organization page, animal profiles, microchip registration and lifetime recovery. Donations and adoption deposits carry a fee on each payment, and a rescue website sits on a plan. Verified nonprofits pay no commission on adoption deposits, only the processing portion. See pricing.
Can a rescue register microchips for the animals it places?
Yes. Register each animal's chip free for life, then give the adopter a claim code so the registration moves to them. Recovery coverage follows the animal. A finder can search the chip and reach whoever is on record. Read register a microchip.
How do we list animals for adoption?
Create an adoption, foster or rehoming listing from the dashboard with photos and details. Visitors find it in search, send an inquiry or an application, and you decide on it. When you approve, you transfer the animal's profile to the adopter. See pet rehoming.
How can a rescue accept donations?
Apply to receive donations from the dashboard. Platform staff review the application, and once you are approved you can add a donate button to your site and run campaigns if you are a verified shelter or rescue. Donors can give once or monthly, and some can sponsor a named animal.
Can we build a website on the platform?
Yes. Choose one of three rescue templates: a foster-based layout, an open-admission shelter layout with an available-today board, or a sanctuary layout with residents and sponsorship. Each has an animal search, news, a blog and a donate page. See websites.
What happens to the record when an animal is adopted?
The adopter accepts the animal's profile into their own account with its records, photos and weight history. The chip registration moves with it. If the animal comes back, the profile returns to you with everything you recorded the first time.
More United Pet Club pages for rescues
What an adopter gets when the profile arrives in their account.
Rescue clubs and sport groups can list themselves as clubs too.
Clinics that partner with rescues use the same profiles.
The full product page for organizations.
Move an animal onto a lifetime record
Create a free account, add your organization and register your first microchip.