The Animal Network is important because it does not depend on any external service to find homes for animals that are at-risk in their current environment.  Also, the Animal Network enables sharing of animals that are not necessarily available for adoption, like ones that are sick, under a hold, or are undergoing rehabilitation.

The benefits of the Animal Network include:

• The Animal Network is not dependent on a 3rd party to provide a search for animals.  Often, 3rd party websites are unable to update pet lists in a dependable manner, and a fast response to critical to saving animals that are at-risk.
• The Animal Network allows sharing of animals other than those that are available for adoption.  Please see below for information on the statuses that are available through the Animal Network.
• Only organizations with an active partnership can see animals that have been shared on the Animal Network.

Searching for animals in need

You can search your existing partnerships for animals you may be able to transfer to your organization for adoption.  You have to have active partnerships before you can search, and only animals that the organization has shared will appear in your search results.

To search for animals, do the following:

• Go to the Animal Search page by clicking Animals > Network.
• If needed, select choices from the drop downs to narrow down your search results.
• Click an animal's name to view additional information about that animal.

Sharing your organization's animals

Each animal has a field named "Shared."  You can select or unselect that Shared field as necessary to chose which animals are shared on the Animal Network.  In order for an animal to be visible on the Animal Network, the following conditions must be met:

• You must have an Active partnership in order for the other organization to see your Shared animals
• The animal's Shared field must be selected
• The animal's status must be one of the following: Available, Sponsorship, Domestication, Not Available, Treatment, Free Roaming, Intake, Hold, Pending