Pet Adoption Network

What Pet Adoption Network does

Pet Adoption Network is a 501c3 nonprofit, no-kill animal rescue organization founded in January 2003 in the Greater Rochester, New York area. Its operational mission is the rescue, veterinary care, and rehoming of homeless cats and kittens into responsible adoptive homes. The organization runs entirely on volunteer labor with no paid staff, and does not operate a physical shelter; instead, all animals live in foster homes until adoption. A weekend adoption center at 1963 E. Main St, Rochester, NY (open Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 3pm) serves as the primary adopter touchpoint, supplemented by phone/email appointments and an online available-pets listing with categorical filtering (Senior, Adult, Kittens).

The core service line is pet adoption, supported by a foster program, a volunteer program (2-hour monthly center shifts), a donation program (monetary and in-kind), rehoming resources for the public, and memorial pages honoring deceased animals and people. Veterinary care is comprehensive and bundled into adoption fees: spay/neuter, Feline Leukemia and FIV screening, Rabies and FVRCP vaccines (age-appropriate), worming, and flea control. Adoption fees are tiered at $225 for kittens, $175 for adult cats, and $100 for seniors, with a 50% discount for a mother cat adopted alongside a kitten.

Revenue is sourced from one-time adoption fees, tax-deductible individual donations (including memorial donations), in-kind donations (canned food, litter), and small grants such as the $1,000 award from Maddie's Fund in December 2022. The organization runs community fundraisers (e.g., Chipotle events), maintains an Amazon Wish List, and operates a Squarespace-based website. From 2019 to 2023, annual admissions ranged from 101 to 137 and adoptions from 95 to 143, with vet care expenditure between $17,927 and $29,040. Veterinary clinic partnerships include Lollypop Farm for spay/neuter and medical appointments. Governance is via a volunteer Board of Directors led by founder Kate Sullivan (President).

Name

Pet Adoption Network

Legal name

Pet Adoption Network

Website

https://petadoptionnetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pet Adoption Network is a volunteer-run 501c3 no-kill cat and kitten rescue founded in 2003 in Rochester, NY. It rehomes animals through foster homes and a weekend adoption center, funded by adoption fees, donations, and small grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Rescue & Adoption Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (81291)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Animal rescue services
• Pet adoption services
• Foster care programs
• Nonprofit animal welfare
• Veterinary care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Adoption Fees: One-time adoption fees for cats and kittens, with tiered pricing based on age: Kittens (up to 1 year) $225, Adult cats (1-7 years) $175, Seniors (8+ years) $100, and half-price for mother cat adopted with kitten.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, memorial donations in honor of deceased loved ones (human and animal), and corporate fundraiser events such as Chipotle fundraisers. 100% of donations go towards rescue, food, shelter, medical care and support for rescued animals.
3. In-Kind Donations: Accepts donations of canned cat food and litter dropped off at the adoption center.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pet Adoption Network is a 501c3 nonprofit, all-volunteer, no-kill animal rescue that rescues homeless cats and kittens in the Greater Rochester area, provides veterinary care (spay/neuter, vaccinations, FIV/Feline Leukemia testing, worming, flea control), and places them for adoption into responsible homes through a foster-based model and a weekend adoption center. Operations are funded through adoption fees, individual and memorial donations, in-kind contributions, and grants.

Product overview

Pet Adoption Network is a nonprofit no-kill animal rescue organization based in Rochester, NY, operating as an all-volunteer organization founded in 2003. The organization does not have a physical shelter; instead, rescued cats and kittens live in foster homes until adoption. The core product is the Pet Adoption Services program, which connects rescued animals with adoptive families through their adoption center (open Saturday and Sunday). This is supported by the Foster Program providing temporary homes, the Volunteer Program for center operations, and the Donation Program funding operations. Additional services include Re-homing Resources for community support, and memorial programs honoring deceased pets and people through dedicated pages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pet Adoption Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lollypop Farm: Humane society and animal shelter serving the greater Rochester, NY area. PAN explicitly uses Lollypop Farm for veterinary clinic appointments, making it both a service partner and direct local competitor for adopters, fosters, and donations.
• Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County: Local no-kill shelter and adoption organization operating in the same Rochester/Monroe County market as PAN, competing for the same pool of adopters, fosters, and donors in the region.
• Rochester Animal Services: Municipal animal control and shelter for the City of Rochester, NY. Overlaps directly with PAN in handling stray and surrendered cats in the same geographic catchment.
• Rescue Village (OH): Mid-sized no-kill rescue and adoption organization with comparable volunteer-driven foster model. Useful operational benchmark for PAN's scale and structure despite different geography.

Broad incumbents

• ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals): National animal welfare organization running adoption, advocacy, and rescue programs across the U.S. Operates broader programs but competes indirectly for donors and adopters in the Rochester region.
• Best Friends Animal Society: National no-kill animal welfare organization with regional programming, network partners, and adoption events. Shares PAN's no-kill philosophy and competes for donor mindshare in animal rescue.
• PetSmart Charities: Major funder of in-store cat and dog adoptions nationwide and a top grant-maker to small rescue organizations. A likely grant counterparty for PAN's grant-writing committee.

Others

• Maddie's Fund: National animal welfare foundation focused on achieving a no-kill nation. Already a disclosed PAN funder ($1,000 grant in 2022), making it a direct existing peer in PAN's funding ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Adopt-a-Pet: Online pet adoption platform that lists adoptable animals from shelters and rescues including no-kill organizations. A channel partner and partial competitor for adopter attention.
• Petfinder: Long-standing online adoption directory listing pets from shelters and rescue groups, comparable to PAN in serving adopter-discovery for rescue cats nationally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

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