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Work · March 27, 2026

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My 'pet' project, a Tinder-esque experience for rescuing dogs and cats

I have a rescue dog - a 6 year old German Shepherd mix. When we rescued him I couldn't believe how many animals there were at all the shelters and animal control centers, and how hard it was to find out about them. I built a simple site (https://rescueapet.benswork.space) which connects you with available dogs and cats in your area :-) It uses data from local shelters and pulls it all into one place, so you can make a shortlist of animals, then reach out to the shelter to adopt. I was honestly surprised that something like this didn't already exist. Let me know what you think!

My 'pet' project, a Tinder-esque experience for rescuing dogs and cats launched on March 27, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,631 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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