Adopt a Pet

There are so many loving adoptable pets right in your community waiting for a family to call their own. Find your new best friend below—or adopt at a Petco store.

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New pets are posted to Adopt A Pet’s site daily. By signing up for the New Pet Alert, you are allowing Adopt-a-pet.com to email you as soon as a new pet that matches your search is added, so you won’t miss out.

You can also optionally sign up to receive email communications from Petco and Petco Love as well.

It’s that easy! You can save up to 15 New Pet Alerts, and you can cancel or change them at any time at adoptapet.com

New pets are posted to Adopt A Pet’s site daily. They’ll email you as soon as a new pet that matches your search is added, so you won’t miss out.

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upcoming adoption events

Every month, Petco Love hosts or sponsors adoption events nationwide. Find an adoption event near you—and find the pet who will steal your heart.

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Adopt at Petco Stores

Every day, you can adopt a pet in a Petco store. In fact, together with Petco and our community partners, we help find homes for thousands of dogs, cats, and rabbits and other pets every week.

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Let Petco store associates be your post-adoption support network. Petco's Welcome to the Family New Pet Parent Starter Guide provides new pet parents substantial benefits with hundreds of dollars worth of coupons for everything a new pet needs. And our Petco store partners will be there today, and every day, to answer all those new pet parent questions and make sure every adoption is a successful one.

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Love Stories

Carla + Trip

An adopted three-legged Chihuahua brightens days and warms hearts when his mom creates a series of wag-worthy greeting cards.

Carla, Texas

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can’t adopt, but i wanna help!

If adoption isn't possible for you right now, don't worry. You can still be part of our lifesaving work by making a donation.

i’m still deciding!

Not sure about adoption yet? Learn why it's a great way to welcome a pet into your home-and how we can help.