How it works

Adopivo connects people who want to give an animal a home with verified shelters and non-profit animal welfare organizations. Adopivo is purely a contact platform — the adoption itself you arrange directly with the organization.

A few steps to your new family member

  1. Discover animals. Search animals from animal welfare by location, postal code, radius, species, age and size — or find shelters near you on the map.
  2. View the profile. Every animal has a detailed profile with photos, character, health and adoption requirements. Save animals as favourites to find them again later.
  3. Create an account. Register for free and confirm your email address. Only then can you contact shelters — that protects both sides.
  4. Get in touch. Message the shelter directly via your Adopivo inbox. All conversations stay bundled in one place; if you wish, you are notified about new messages by email.
  5. Arrange the adoption with the shelter. Self-disclosure, home check, adoption contract and any transport are handled directly between you and the organization — outside of Adopivo.

What Adopivo does — and what it doesn't

  • Adopivo establishes the contact between you and verified shelters.
  • Adopivo does not conclude adoption or protection contracts and is not a broker in the legal sense.
  • Adopivo does not collect protection fees and does not organize animal transport.
  • The decision on an adoption is made solely by the respective shelter.

Why verified shelters?

Every organization is checked against country-specific documents before being activated. Commercial breeders and commercial animal dealers are excluded. So you know: behind every profile stands genuine animal welfare.

Do you run a shelter?

Adopivo is free for shelters and animal welfare organizations too. Learn what the shelter features look like on the For shelters page.

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