Posts written by Richard Saffell

Microchip Integration coming soon to RescueGroups.org

RescueGroups.org recently invited reputable microchip vendors and registries to contact us concerning integrating their services with the rescue and shelter community. We’re pleased to announce that we are partnering strategically with 911PetChip™ and FreePetChipRegistry™ to provide electronic microchip registrations. 911PetChip™ and FreePetChipRegistry™ exceed our requirements… Continue reading

Save time by using PDF Contracts

Website and Online Forms users! Did you know you can create PDF contracts using information from your RescueGroups.org database?  It’s really easy and could save you a lot of time! We’re telling you about this now because this feature has been made available inside of… Continue reading

Your requests lead to improvements

This week we implemented four of the requests we’ve received so far on our Requests page.  We’re constantly reviewing and updating the Requests that you post, so keep those ideas and votes coming! Ability to view submitted forms in email We’ve added the option to… Continue reading

Please help us reach our goal

Yesterday we launched a fundraiser to raise money so we can afford to have multiple web servers and a loadbalancer.  We’ve already raised nearly 1/3 of our goal! Currently, a server failure or vendor issue could bring down our services, and we want to be… Continue reading

Improvements to the Messaging Center

We’ve made a few minor updates to the Messaging Center inside of your Manage account. To get to the updated Messaging Center, login to your Manage account, and from the Welcome screen, click View all of your messages under the Message Center Preview.  Or click… Continue reading

Save your sanity by using the Sync App to update your Petfinder pet list

OK, so we can’t guarantee you will keep your sanity if you use the Sync App to update Petfinder.  But thousands of organizations have discovered that it does have some major benefits! It saves you a ton of time Logging into another website, especially one… Continue reading

Three features of your RescueGroups.org service you may not have noticed

A backup for your data, pictures and videos We understand the importance of your data and media.  That’s why we take close care of them for you. We store your media and public files on a global content network so that they are always available.… Continue reading

Your requests and ideas are very important to us!

We want to hear your requests, ideas and thoughts on how we can improve our services.  So we’ve added a Requests feature to our website!  Check it out here: https://www.rescuegroups.org/requests/ You can take a look around, read the other requests, and vote on the ones… Continue reading

API Update March 3, 2013

We’ve made a few changes and updates to our APIs over the past week or two. REST API Limit for the updatedAfter timestamp Rest API will now only return results from the past 10 days when you use the updatedAfter timestamp. Because of the volume… Continue reading

Searching for a Community-Focused Microchip Provider

Over the past 6 years, RescueGroups.org has surveyed our users concerning their experiences with microchips and their microchip suppliers. Initially, the community seemed happy with their vendors and suppliers.  Comparing the survey results of the most well-known rescue/shelter microchip and animal management program, 93% of… Continue reading