There's a lot to learn when you have a new pet. Our sister brand, The Wildest, is here to support you—with new pet checklists, virtual training, and expert guides. Sign up for free.
cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, reptiles & small animals at Pets Forever Found
Pet Type
Age
Sex
Pet Type
Age
Sex
This rescue hasn't posted any pets that match these criteria.
Areas Pets Forever Found serves
Southern California
Pets Forever Found's adoption process
Additional adoption info
Pets Forever Found/Adoption Process
Interested in adopting a dog? Please read our adoption process below:
PFF adopts to families residing in San Diego, Orange County, and the Inland Empire areas of Riverside and San Bernardino County’s and the High Desert. Because we follow-up on our adoptions for the life of the dog and take the dog back if the adoption is not successful, it is important to keep our dogs in our geographic area. For the safety and welfare of our dogs, we do not make exceptions, and we do not ship dogs outside of the state. If you do not live in our geographic area but are interested in adopting, please visit to find a rescue near you.
• PFF is an all-volunteer organization. We do not have an "office", nor do we have paid staff. Most of our volunteers have full-time jobs Monday through Friday, and spend their evenings and weekends rescuing dogs from the animal shelters, grooming and caring for the dogs, meeting with prospective families and completing adoptions. Our dogs stay in foster homes until adoption, and are shown by appointment only to approved families.
• An adoption donation is required for the adoption of a dog. The typical adoption donation is $150 to $400. Your adoption donation does not reimburse us for any money we spent on your dog; rather, it is used to help pay for all of the expenses incurred with our rescue program. Unlike animal shelters, we do not receive county funding or other forms of income. We rely strictly on adoption donations to cover the costs associated with rescuing dogs from the shelters (we pay them an adoption fee), veterinary expenses, dog food, supplies, telephone and gas bills, and all other expenses incurred while providing for the dogs in our care.
• The first step in adopting a dog is to complete an adoption application. Be specific in your answers to give us the best possible picture of your home and family. A volunteer will review your application and get back to you within 1-2 days. Due to the high volume of adoption applications, we use email to communicate initially during the screening process. Please remember to check your email for our response, and if you do not receive a reply to your application within 48 hours, please free to send us an email.
• Sometimes we may have concerns regarding an application, and we reserve the right to deny an application if we feel there is a reason the home would not be appropriate for one of our dogs. If we will not be proceeding with your application, we will do our best to communicate this in a timely fashion.
• We receive many applications each day, and we usually have several persons interested in a particular dog. We closely review each application, looking at the family's lifestyle, how much time they spend at home, yard size, current pets in the household, their previous pet history and their knowledge of dogs. We compare this to what we feel would be the best environment for the dog, considering his or her training and exercise needs, any medical needs, how the dog relates to children and other animals, etc. After considering each application, we choose the one that seems to be the best match for the dog. If your application is not chosen for the dog you are initially interested in, we suggest you visit our web site often (many prospective adoptive families visit daily!), and email us if there is a different dog you think would be a good fit for your family.
• A home check is required for approval of an application and will be done prior to (or at the time of) adoption. The volunteer visiting your home will check your fence and gates for security, and will make sure that there aren't any safety hazards or other concerns within the home. In addition, we want to makes sure that any current pets in the home are also well cared for.
• If the volunteer completing the home check is also the foster parent of the dog you are interested in, it is often possible to complete the adoption at the time of the home visit. Sometimes, however, a different volunteer will complete the home check and we will arrange a meeting time with the foster family on a different day.
• All dogs will be spayed or neutered prior to adoption, and vaccinations (DHLPP) will be given if not already current. PFF uses the AVID Microchip for permanent identification of dogs. The microchip will be implanted prior to adoption. Some dogs have additional health needs, which will be addressed by our veterinarian as necessary. X-rays of hips are not recommended as routine veterinary care, and are not done unless there is a suspected injury or orthopedic condition such as hip dysplasia.
• Dogs in our program come from private families or animal shelters. We rarely have purebred puppies for adoption. Occasionally families will surrender young dogs (9 months and older) to our program, and these dogs generally have many families who submit applications for their adoption. Families who are flexible in the sex or gender of a dog or who will consider a dog in the 5 - 7 year range will not wait as long to adopt as those who will only consider a 1 - 2 year old female.
Pets Forever Found/Adoption Process
Interested in adopting a dog? Please read our adoption process below:
PFF adopts to families residing in San Diego, Orange County, and the Inland Empire areas of Riverside and San Bernardino County’s and the High Desert. Because we follow-up on our adoptions for the life of the dog and take the dog back if the adoption is not successful, it is important to keep our dogs in our geographic area. For the safety and welfare of our dogs, we do not make exceptions, and we do not ship dogs outside of the state. If you do not live in our geographic area but are interested in adopting, please visit to find a rescue near you.
• PFF is an all-volunteer organization. We do not have an "office", nor do we have paid staff. Most of our volunteers have full-time jobs Monday through Friday, and spend their evenings and weekends rescuing dogs from the animal shelters, grooming and caring for the dogs, meeting with prospective families and completing adoptions. Our dogs stay in foster homes until adoption, and are shown by appointment only to approved families.
• An adoption donation is required for the adoption of a dog. The typical adoption donation is $150 to $400. Your adoption donation does not reimburse us for any money we spent on your dog; rather, it is used to help pay for all of the expenses incurred with our rescue program. Unlike animal shelters, we do not receive county funding or other forms of income. We rely strictly on adoption donations to cover the costs associated with rescuing dogs from the shelters (we pay them an adoption fee), veterinary expenses, dog food, supplies, telephone and gas bills, and all other expenses incurred while providing for the dogs in our care.
• The first step in adopting a dog is to complete an adoption application. Be specific in your answers to give us the best possible picture of your home and family. A volunteer will review your application and get back to you within 1-2 days. Due to the high volume of adoption applications, we use email to communicate initially during the screening process. Please remember to check your email for our response, and if you do not receive a reply to your application within 48 hours, please free to send us an email.
• Sometimes we may have concerns regarding an application, and we reserve the right to deny an application if we feel there is a reason the home would not be appropriate for one of our dogs. If we will not be proceeding with your application, we will do our best to communicate this in a timely fashion.
• We receive many applications each day, and we usually have several persons interested in a particular dog. We closely review each application, looking at the family's lifestyle, how much time they spend at home, yard size, current pets in the household, their previous pet history and their knowledge of dogs. We compare this to what we feel would be the best environment for the dog, considering his or her training and exercise needs, any medical needs, how the dog relates to children and other animals, etc. After considering each application, we choose the one that seems to be the best match for the dog. If your application is not chosen for the dog you are initially interested in, we suggest you visit our web site often (many prospective adoptive families visit daily!), and email us if there is a different dog you think would be a good fit for your family.
• A home check is required for approval of an application and will be done prior to (or at the time of) adoption. The volunteer visiting your home will check your fence and gates for security, and will make sure that there aren't any safety hazards or other concerns within the home. In addition, we want to makes sure that any current pets in the home are also well cared for.
• If the volunteer completing the home check is also the foster parent of the dog you are interested in, it is often possible to complete the adoption at the time of the home visit. Sometimes, however, a different volunteer will complete the home check and we will arrange a meeting time with the foster family on a different day.
• All dogs will be spayed or neutered prior to adoption, and vaccinations (DHLPP) will be given if not already current. PFF uses the AVID Microchip for permanent identification of dogs. The microchip will be implanted prior to adoption. Some dogs have additional health needs, which will be addressed by our veterinarian as necessary. X-rays of hips are not recommended as routine veterinary care, and are not done unless there is a suspected injury or orthopedic condition such as hip dysplasia.
• Dogs in our program come from private families or animal shelters. We rarely have purebred puppies for adoption. Occasionally families will surrender young dogs (9 months and older) to our program, and these dogs generally have many families who submit applications for their adoption. Families who are flexible in the sex or gender of a dog or who will consider a dog in the 5 - 7 year range will not wait as long to adopt as those who will only consider a 1 - 2 year old female.
About Pets Forever Found
PETS FOREVER FOUND
Pets Forever Found of Southern California is a all volunteer organization dedicated to finding loving homes for abandoned pets. Your donations go to support these very deserving animals.
Pets Forever Found was formed to serve communities in the counties of San Bernardino/Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, Inland Empire and the High Desert.
We are a full-service rescue, with dogs coming to us from all over the Southern California area for adoption and foster care services. PFF not only provides care for dogs while they are waiting for adoption, but we provide follow-up assistance for the life of the dog. If for any reason a family cannot keep a dog, the dog is brought back to the organization for placement.
We accept dogs of all ages, including seniors and those with special needs. All dogs are spayed and neutered and updated on vaccinations. Dogs with special medical needs are further evaluated by our veterinarian for treatment. Your donations are always appreciated and help us to continue to care for these special dogs. Because we are an all-volunteer group, 100% of all adoption fees and donations are used for the care of the dogs in our program.
PFF is dedicated to providing new beginnings for homeless pets who have been abandoned, neglected, abused, relinquished by their owners or just left at local shelters to await an uncertain future.
Our mission is to educate the public about homeless and orphaned dogs of all breeds, their lifespan, personality, activity level, along with overall responsible dog ownership. We also raise awareness of over population of animals through education, training, spaying and neutering. We work very hard to match each dog with the right adoptive family that is willing to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for them.
PETS FOREVER FOUND
Pets Forever Found of Southern California is a all volunteer organization dedicated to finding loving homes for abandoned pets. Your donations go to support these very deserving animals.
Pets Forever Found was formed to serve communities in the counties of San Bernardino/Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, Inland Empire and the High Desert.
We are a full-service rescue, with dogs coming to us from all over the Southern California area for adoption and foster care services. PFF not only provides care for dogs while they are waiting for adoption, but we provide follow-up assistance for the life of the dog. If for any reason a family cannot keep a dog, the dog is brought back to the organization for placement.
We accept dogs of all ages, including seniors and those with special needs. All dogs are spayed and neutered and updated on vaccinations. Dogs with special medical needs are further evaluated by our veterinarian for treatment. Your donations are always appreciated and help us to continue to care for these special dogs. Because we are an all-volunteer group, 100% of all adoption fees and donations are used for the care of the dogs in our program.
PFF is dedicated to providing new beginnings for homeless pets who have been abandoned, neglected, abused, relinquished by their owners or just left at local shelters to await an uncertain future.
Our mission is to educate the public about homeless and orphaned dogs of all breeds, their lifespan, personality, activity level, along with overall responsible dog ownership. We also raise awareness of over population of animals through education, training, spaying and neutering. We work very hard to match each dog with the right adoptive family that is willing to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for them.
Search and see photos of adoptable pets in Apple Valley, CA area.
Find a pet to adopt
Adopt a Pet is the easiest way for you to search for a new pet in Apple Valley, CA.
Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
