Shelterluv can be configured to automatically upload your animal records to aggregators of available animals to - Petfinder.com, Adopt-a-Pet.com, and RescueGroups.org.
Review this article to learn how to set up auto-uploads to any of these third-party sites: Uploading animals to aggregators
Below is what is uploaded from your animal records to each aggregator.
To Petfinder.com
- Name
- Species
- Primary Breed / Secondary Breed
- Primary Color / Secondary Color (dogs and cats only)
- Sex
- Size (based on weight, otherwise defaults to small)
- Age Group
- Website/Kennel Card Memo (animal bio/description)
- Attributes (only those configured to Publish=Yes, displays under the About > Characteristics section)
- Health (displays under the About > Health section like this: "Vaccinations up to date, spayed / neutered.")
- Photos (up to 6)
- The six most recently published photos in an animal's record are uploaded. If a new photo is added and published, it will replace the oldest of the six most recently published photos on Petfinder.
- Date of Birth (private field on Petfinder, not shown to public)
- Arrival date (most recent intake date, also a private field on Petfinder)
To Adopt-a-Pet.com
- Name
- Species
- Primary Breed / Secondary Breed
- Sex
- Size (based on weight, otherwise defaults to small)
- Age Group
- Website/Kennel Card Memo (animal bio/description)
- Animal primary color
- Photos (up to 4, one must be selected as the Cover Photo)
- YouTube video (up to 1)
To RescueGroups.org
- Name
- Species
- Primary Breed / Secondary Breed
- Sex
- Size (based on weight, otherwise defaults to small)
- Age Group
- Website/Kennel Card Memo (animal bio/description)
- Altered status
- Photos (up to 3)
Additional Important Notes
"Publishable" Statuses
We will only send animals in a status that's configured to Publish=Yes. Once the animal is moved into a status that's configured to Publish=No or is adopted, they will be taken off these sites the same night.
Uploaded pictures and/or videos on an animal record must have "Publish" checked to publish on your website or any of the aggregators.
Sex
An animal must have a sex value of either Male or Female (not Unknown) to be included in auto-uploads.
Attributes
Currently, the following values are uploaded to Petfinder as "Unknown" because these attributes are shelter-configured and cannot be mapped to the auto-upload files.
- Good with kids
- Good with dogs
- Good with cats
Breed Labels
Not all aggregators have an option for generic "mixed breed" in their auto-uploads, so we have to translate this breed label from Shelterluv into a general breed that they do accept. Here is what those translations look like:
- Petfinder:
- "Mixed breed (Small)" = "Mixed Breed"
- "Mixed breed (Medium)" = "Mixed Breed"
- "Mixed breed (Large)" = "Mixed Breed"
- Adopt-a-Pet (the only one to have mixed breed options):
- "Mixed breed (Small)" = "Mixed Breed, Small"
- "Mixed breed (Medium)" = "Mixed Breed, Medium"
- "Mixed breed (Large)" = "Mixed Breed, Large"
- Rescuegroups:
- "Mixed breed (Small)" = "Terrier"
- "Mixed breed (Medium)" = "Terrier"
- "Mixed breed (Large)" = "Shepherd"