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Three things we’re especially thankful for this Thanksgiving

I know this post is a little late, since it’s already the week after Thanksgiving now.  I had written it, but with our upgrades and typical holiday madness, I didn’t get a chance to post it. So here are a few things we’re especially grateful… Continue reading

System upgrades scheduled this coming week

RescueGroups.org has a couple system upgrades scheduled for this coming week, including over Thanksgiving. First, on Saturday 11/23 from 8-10 AM, the RescueGroups.org FTP server will be unavailable.  This will affect any data uploads (to RescueGroups.org) or bulk export functions.  Exports to the adoption listing… Continue reading

Service updates to support automatic microchip registrations

UPDATE: Microchip Registrations are now live and active as of July 27, 2013. We’re getting close to releasing our microchip registration integration. Here are the changes that you’ll notice after our updates: Under Animals > Settings you’ll see a new section for Microchip Registrations.  You’ll… Continue reading

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

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

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

We’re serious about giving you control of your data exports

Tired of suddenly finding your organization’s animals and information on a website you would rather not be associated with? We find it very upsetting that some companies believe that they own your organization data and can do anything they want with it, with no regard… Continue reading