My 'pet' project, a Tinder-esque experience for rescuing dogs and cats

Name: My 'pet' project, a Tinder-esque experience for rescuing dogs and cats
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Author: player_piano

by player_piano·Mar 27, 2026·6 points·4 comments

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AI Analysis

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Aggregates fragmented shelter data better than ad-heavy commercial alternatives like Petfinder.

Strengths

•Unified view of multiple shelter inventories without visiting each site.
•Mission-driven design prioritizes fast adoption over advertising revenue or monetization.

Weaknesses

•Shelter data APIs are often unreliable, stale, or update slowly.
•Competing directly with established giants like Petfinder and Adopt-a-Pet.

Post Description

I have a rescue dog - a 6 year old German Shepherd mix. When we rescued him I couldn't believe how many animals there were at all the shelters and animal control centers, and how hard it was to find out about them.

I built a simple site (https://rescueapet.benswork.space) which connects you with available dogs and cats in your area :-) It uses data from local shelters and pulls it all into one place, so you can make a shortlist of animals, then reach out to the shelter to adopt.

I was honestly surprised that something like this didn't already exist. Let me know what you think!