Thsi now marks the third and final time I will use this site.
I have been looking for a Shih Tzu and on each occasion of applying, the application is answered in full, minus any banking information which is a invasion of priacy and they have no right to it, just so you're all aware of that legal fact, and on each occasion, I have had ZERO replies, or responses on theire emails or on thier FaceBook page which is rife with scammers and devoid of any moderation at all.
Furhter investigation shows they are based in L.A. Calofronia as well as Michigan. Amy Luwis, is the primary among the other 3 members who founded this adoption thing and its not woring very well for anyone that I can see here on thsi review site, or many others I have read through.
You make the application, submit it and then you're to wait for between 14-30 days before ever hearing anything back from either a shelter or the person who allegedly has that animal.
In each case, no replies are seen, no emails responded to and subsequently I'm left with the impression that as a non taxed entity it is time to have the IRS and the states of Calif and michigan conduct an audit to find out where the moeny really goes. Apparently Amy Luwis is doing well enough to write and publish a book so theres that for consideration.

Some of the reviews seem to be okay with a adoption outfit ripping other people off. I'm NOt okay with it and itis essentially illegal and considered fraud.
So if you;ve read this far and are considering legal action, I'd love to join up with as many as possible to bring them into being held accountable for their actions and lack of actions.
Consult your state Attoreny General office and file a complaint and then contact the Better Business Burea and file an additional complaint there too. The only language people like this understand is when they see a drop in business contacts and a loss of revenue.
These people are not into this for the rght reasons. All they're doing is taking the money and leaving you with nothing.

I said it. I'll back it up in court too. Anyone else interestd?

SHOW THE FEE BEFORE YOU MAKE US MAKE AN ENTIRE ACO$#*! YOU AHOLES. SCREW SITEJABBER TOO FOR REQUIRING AN ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO WRITE THIS CRAP

If anyone ask you for cash do not give. And please confirm and ask them to take a picture with the dog or cat with some particular sign. Like "Can you take a photo of the cat with post it written like that
Be cause they don't even have a cat or dog and scamming you to get money.
They will always say different state they live from you.
So make you to pay for delivery service.
And than they will ask they need to rent first class crate. 549$and its refundable.
Also fake company fake site fakefakefake.

https://www.transatlanticalglobalshippingscompany.com/track/index-3.html

I was so dumb because I missed amazingly cute dog from shelter because I applied too late. And I knew that was really rare chance. I could have been applied 3days earlier but I was being careful and responsible, so applied late.

And I was out of my mind and cuckoo.
So eager to get cute pet from other shelters.

That was so good to be true.
So you have to beware for private owner.
I wanted to report the scam for more people and adotapet. But they do not even have a contact. That is very weird.

Been searching and searching for days and weeks. Private owners don't respond to the first person, they will actually skip over you even after filling out applications. It states ask questions if you not ready to adopt and if you ready apply. Well, I was lead on 3 times. One owner stopped responding and declined my application after someone adopted when I was literally down the street from her. The second person sent me emails back and forth if I wanted to see dog before adopting and we setup meeting place for next day. A few hours before meeting got an email stating they ran into a snag with his plan to give the dog up for adoption, so he is putting off for now. I responded with aww okay, but will she be up for adoption at a later date and time and no response. Finally, I find another dog similar to what Iwas looking for filled out application and everything that was posted about the dog was what I was looking for. Go to meet owner we talked, I asked questions and was given dog the same day. However, she then ask me could I pay her cash or through Vemo. I stated no the site specifically states we have to pay through the website by you providing me the link for the adoption paperwork and then they take payment. She says okay well do you have Zelle. I still insisted hey I cannot not. She then says okay I will send you over everything when I get home. She says the only thing is car rides if you ride around too long just give him a half tablet and he will be fine, I stated ok fine. I retrieved dog and got him home. He was whining which is to be expected beings that he has to get use to a new home and environment with kids which it stated he was good with kids, already housed trained no issues. Well I called the vet the next day to find out about his health history, and about that medication and little did I know he has anxiety issues and a corneal ulcer in his left eye and was given cream to help him with that 2-week prior. Anxiety medicine has to be given to him almost daily and ulcer issue was never told to me and when I contacted owner she was like and yeah I forgot. Like what the hell? This tells me that the site fails to screen what these owners post. If I wanted a dog with these issues, I would have gotten one, so I am highly upset my kids and I cannot enjoy our dog the way we would like since he needs special care until I can find out from my vet if this is something that will go away. Glad my job offers pet insurance. I was on the verge of giving him back, but my daughter was like mom let's just keep him and take care him. He is already going through alot with being in a new home and then put him up for adoption again who's to say he will be treated good and loved. I feel so bad, but at same time he is adorable, and I want to help.

I agree with others who post about lack of response, having to give so much information, having to repeat the application process over and over, etc. But we were invited by a woman who claims to rescue dogs to meet a dog in Connecticut, an hour and 40 minute drive. She said we would be meeting with some guy who alleges, via a fancy website, to be a trainer. She had "an interview " and couldn't be there. We were to introduce our dog to the new one. We arrived at a house that looked like a shack and saw a guy who motioned to us and then disappeared. Several dogs were in a small fenced in area barking. When he reappeared, he yelled at them to shut up. I asked if I should bring my dog. The "rescue" woman had told us our dog would meet the new one in a "lovely ' yard and the dog loves other dogs and probably wouldnt even notice us... our dog likes other dogs too, but not aggressive ones... she is small, friendly and gentle. He opened the front door and two dogs tried to escape. He pushed them back with a broken tennis racket, went back inside and closed the door. We waited. He reemerged, ripped the leash off our dog and threw a plastic rope as a choke hold around her neck and dragged her in the house. What are you doing, I said, frightened now. You weren't coming in he said. We were in a small, dark and ugly livingroom where two dogs converged on ours, surrounding her. One of them was growling. And not playfully. Our dog put her tail between her legs and sunk down, cringing with her hair standing on end. She's afraid, I said---I must have still expected some "normal ' behavior out of him. Sbe's fine, he replied. I'll make the judgment for my own dog, I said. I replaced her leash and said for him to get that rope off her. Your dog isn't socialized with other dogs, said the person with the broken tennis racket and clearly no idea how to allow two dogs to meet... I repeat, two. I mentioned the lovely back yard and he said I have a back yard. Come on. We're out of here, I said and we beat it back to the car. We felt unsafe and concerned for the dogs. I was unable to find out who the house belongs to... the rescue lady referred to it as hers... but neither she nor Mr. Broken Tennis Racket are listed at that address. A BMW was parked in a sort of garage on the side... the fee was 650. I don't know what was going on, but this came through the Adopt a Pet site, which I will never again visit. I did report this to the site and ask them to contact me for details, but I have not yet heard from them.

My family and I were looking for a new addition to our family, and we wanted to adopt a cat. However, most of our local shelters weren't accepting applications at this moment, due to COVID-19. So, we browsed online for a few days and discovered adopt-a-pet.com. DISCLAIMER: I am writing this review not to criticize the website, but a lister on this app.

We came across this Birman cat that we really loved. The lister stated that he was good with kids and good with dogs, which was great because we have two children and a small dog at home, so we thought this cat would be the perfect addition to our family. So, we filed an application to adopt him. The next morning, the lister replied to our application and said that she thought we were the perfect family and agreed to arrange a time for us to meet the cat.

Later that day, we scheduled to meet at a local parking lot in front of Walmart. Originally, we had planned to meet at 11:30 am. When we arrived, we called the lister----no answer. So we waited, because who knows, maybe they were late. And so, we stayed and waited in that parking lot for another 15 minutes. Still no text or call. At this point, we were starting to get frustrated. We called again, still no answer. After 5 minutes, we FINALLY received a call from the lister. What did she say? She told us that a family member wanted to keep the cat for another night, I'm assuming since they were too attached. We held our breath and agreed, and headed home.

That night, we arranged AGAIN to meet at Walmart at 12:30 am. Of course, I was starting to get red flags since all this was sort of sketchy. Why hadn't she called us sooner, but called us 15 minutes after what the arranged time was? Surely if she hadn't left the house she could've contacted us, or at least given us a quick text saying "Hey, we decided to keep her for one more night." But, no. Instead, she chose to contact us after 2 missed calls and numerous texts asking where she was. However, I shoved these thoughts aside and chose to give her the benefit of the doubt. I waited one more night.

The next morning, before we set out to get the cat, we called the lister. No answer. We rang once more, still no answer. At this point, everything was starting to become more suspicious and the red flags were waving like crazy. Still, we went forward and arrived at Walmart, calling her, yet AGAIN, to confirm that she was coming. No answer. Not even a single text. NOTHING. We waited at Walmart for the next 20 minutes, hoping that maybe she was stuck in traffic, and that she could give us a call soon. This was not the case. We made several calls and no one answered. We were so frustrated, we turned the car back around and headed home.

Once we got home, we texted her asking where she was and gave her one more call. STILL NO ANSWER. I was losing all hope at this point and everything was so frustrating. Then, OUT OF THE BLUE, I suddenly received a notification on my phone. IT WAS HER. So, NOW she decides to message us? I opened the text, and it was a long paragraph describing how she had BROKEN her phone and had just got it fixed. She kept saying how she couldn't find any way of reaching me, and that she can only now.

Now that got me thinking. Since she said she had family members (that wanted to keep the cat for one more night), couldn't she have borrowed one of their phones? Better yet, couldn't she have found a computer or such? And even if she had broken her phone while she was driving, surely if she had taken it to the tech store, couldn't she have asked to borrow THEIR phone for a second? We replied with all these questions, and its been a few hours already and she hasn't responded yet at all. Not a call, nothing.

This is why I want to write this review. Since not all pets listed on this website are from shelters, as some are from private owners, be careful about who you are adopting from. If you see red flags, back out IMMEDIATELY. Do not waste your time and energy investing in something that will not turn out good. Of course, there are good people on the site and some pets ARE from shelters. Be careful who you are contacting, there could be many scammers like this one floating on the web.

We ended up with not only NO CAT but also frustration. Honestly, it's not even about how we didn't end up with the cat, but how furious this person was and how disgusting the behavior is. This sort of thing is pure scammer behavior, but there's nothing that we can do, as there is no address to their house or anything. I hope this review can alert anyone who is wanting to adopt from that website. Listen to the red flags, and make sure you are adopting from someone that can be trusted.

I am not one to leave reviews, however the experience my family and I have been through NEEDS to be known so this does not happen to another family.

My family and I have been looking for a dog for months. We wanted to find a doberman pincer type dog and wanted to provide a home for a dog in need. We looked into breeders however they can be expensive and we wanted to give a dog a home that really NEEDED one.

After finding a puppy, through adopt-a-pet.com we started the process. After filling out the application and following all instructions to the letter on June 10th, we waited. Literally three weeks went by before Back road rescue brigade emailed us back on July 1st apologizing that they we busy but wanted to know if we were still interested and can we send the application. Of coarse we were. Back road rescue brigade stated they never received or application. No matter, I resent the previously sent application to the same email address and then waited. Another week went by and we received an email stating that everything looks great. They reached out to our vet and references and emailed us that we were approved for Celeste (the dog we waned to rescue). Another week went by and I did not hear anything, so I reached out and asked if there was any forward progress with the adoption process and if anything further was required on my end. They responded and stated all is good an we will work out the acquisition details. They informed me of how much money I would have to pay to adopt and where and when I would need to pick up our new family member. My wife, 9 year old daughter and 10 year old son were ecstatic. We went shopping for a bed, name tag, food and all the other fun items you get when getting a new dog. After some texting back and forth working out the details we we set up a time and day to pick up the dog (Friday July 19th). I worked out with my job that I was leaving early as we needed to travel an hour to get her. My kids and wife were super excited as they were part of the entire process. Last night (Wednesday July 17th at 9 p.m. I get a call stating that the dog got away form the handler, didn't come back when they called her and had to go down the street to get her. (her being the dog). Celeste is fine but now I am being told that they think the 6 month old puppy may have separation anxiety and needs to see a therapist to be analyzed. Being receptive to this I inquired the process. I was told it will take a month and they do not know what that will yield. Then I was told that they changed their mind and do not want us to have Celeste and for the only reason is they are worried about the dogs mental state. I get it, the dog does come first, however WHY is this being brought to my attention two days before we were scheduled to pick her up. Why am I not allowed the opportunity to provide the health care for the animal that will be spending the rest of its life with us. I begged and pleaded if there is anything I can do to secure Celeste and ensure she will have a loving home and family. I was pretty much blown off and told to look online as there may be another dog I may like.

My kids cried themselves to sleep last night and I am furious. Not that I was not allowed to adopt the dog, that the whole above process actually took place to have them pull the rug out form under us. This morning was no better with the kids. Tears and crying begging me to let them call this person and see if they can convince them that Celeste will have a good home and the attention she needs.

This business, if it could be called that has caused heart ache of two young children and that makes me sick. ANYONE thinking of using adopt a pet.com. Know that they do not properly vet the people that post animals for adoption on their site. They are setting up individuals to have their time wasted and be let down at the last minute. I attempted to reach out to adopt a pet both times. Once when a response was not received on the initial request for adoption and now to explain the above situation. NO RESPONSE. I am disgusted with the entire experience and sick to my stomach over this. I will be leaving this review on every site I can find to ensure that no other child goes through this heart ache.