FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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A: Shelter staff across the country work hard to save lives. Those efforts are not always enough –thousands of dogs are killed every day in this nation’s shelters. DogsInDanger.com is dedicated to shelter dogs at risk of being killed in shelters. Most shelters don't have big advertising budgets to advertise their dogs. We bring at-risk dogs together in one national database for potential adopters and rescuers. DogsInDanger has had a lot of press coverage, and people have driven for hours to adopt dogs found on DogsInDanger. We have helped save tens of thousands of dogs. The website is run by a group of dedicated animal loving volunteers who want to help do what we can to save urgent dogs in shelters by gaining them invaluable adoption and rescue exposure. We share a common goal of saving as many lives as possible.

A: Registering a shelter to become a part of DogsInDanger is easy. Go to www.dogsindanger.com, click on 'Shelters' and follow the registration steps. DogsInDanger will send you an email within 24 hours of your online registration. This email will contain your unique shelter ID which you will use to log in to DogsInDanger.com and you can begin adding dogs right away. Registration is limited to municipal shelters, animal control agencies and humane societies that euthanize.

A: Some shelters maintain their own listings. Others are listed by volunteers. We provide the platform and technology. You will receive a unique shelter ID soon after you register with us. Shelter staff or volunteers can log in any time, upload dogs and pictures, update status of dogs, etc. The information is time sensitive and it is important to keep the listings as up to date as possible.

Shelters can set their RescueGroups.org account to automatically export their At Risk dogs to DogsInDanger. Instructions here

A: A dog’s status can either be Adoptable, Euthanized, or Rescued/Adopted. Adoptable dogs show up in searches of available dogs. Adopted/Rescued/Safe dogs show up under Success Stories. Euthanized dogs go to Memorials.

A: Some shelters have hard due out dates. Others are estimated (up to 60 days) and extended if the dog remains available. We realize that a euthanasia date sometimes needs to be revised due to changing factors, such as adoption interest in the dog, unexpected influx of new dogs, sudden behavior or health problems, etc. The due out date is shortened or extended as needed.

DogsInDanger is not just for dogs at risk due to time or space. When dogs are added there is an option to choose space, age, medical, behavior, breed, or other. Many shelters using DogsInDanger do not euthanize for time or space. It is also used for dogs suffering from treatable, contagious, illness, poorly socialized dogs, shy dogs, traumatized dogs, dogs surrendered for euthanasia (who are not irremediably physically suffering), dogs with behavior or medical impediments, and those labeled ‘unadoptable’ based on arbitrary criteria such as color, age, breed.

A: Shelters tell us that they are flooded with legitimate inquiries from people wanting to help. After all, that's what it's all about, right? DogsInDanger also has the option for shelters to remain anonymous. If this option is enabled, dog listings can appear without shelter name and an anonymous contact form enables potential adopters to contact the shelter without displaying the shelter name or contact information.

A: The service is free.

A: DogsInDanger does not collect funds or 'pledges' for individual dogs. If someone contacts us wanting to help a specific dog, they are directed to the shelter that has the dog.

A: DogsInDanger is not only for dogs at risk due to space or time. It is also used for dogs suffering from treatable, contagious, illness, poorly socialized dogs, shy dogs, traumatized dogs, dogs surrendered for euthanasia (who are not irremediably physically suffering), dogs with behavior or medical impediments, and those labeled ‘unadoptable’ based on arbitrary criteria such as color, age, breed.

A: It was started by two dog lovers who wanted to help the many deserving dogs in shelters that are at risk of being killed, while simultaneously raising public awareness of the numbers of dogs being killed every year in shelters. Communities can only help if they know which dogs are at risk. By making it personal, and putting a face and a name to these dogs, we believe that the public will help, by adopting and supporting laws to effect meaningful change.

A: We do a lot of advertising and promoting of dogs on our website. Thousands of adopters visit DogsInDanger.com every day. DogsInDanger has been on CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning America, as well as being covered in People Magazine, Reuters and Associated Press, just to name a few. Your dogs will get exposure because DogsInDanger.com is committed to marketing programs that will drive targeted web traffic to our site, thus to your dogs.

A: The memorial section is an important and lasting tribute to the dogs that died. Dogs in the memorials have a status of Euthanized.