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# Animal Shelter Software

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## Products

1. [Volgistics](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/161104/volgistics) — 4.6/5 (94 reviews) — Volgistics is a cloud-based volunteer management software that assists organizations of all sizes with recruiting, tr...
2. [OERCA](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/326056/oerca) — 4.6/5 (18 reviews) — The Animal Welfare App is a comprehensive animal care software designed for zoos, animal sanctuaries, and wildlife re...
3. [Buzz to the Rescues](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/345696/buzz-to-the-rescues) — 5.0/5 (32 reviews) — Buzz to the Rescues is an animal shelter software that supports shelters with organizing adoptions and fostering as w...
4. [Trackabeast](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/398621/trackabeast) — 4.9/5 (27 reviews) — Trackabeast is an intuitive and complete software for animal rescues and shelters. With Trackabeast you can store dat...
5. [The Pet Friend](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/376663/the-pet-friend) — 3.8/5 (12 reviews) — The Pet Friend is a kennel software that helps businesses of all sizes create and manage animal-specific records. The...
6. [Chameleon-CMS](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/369091/chameleon-cms) — 3.0/5 (4 reviews) — Chameleon-CMS is a personalized and highly customizable software solution for animal-related organizations. With Cham...
7. [Shelter Boss](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/428851/shelter-boss) — 4.5/5 (2 reviews) — Shelter Boss is a web-based shelter and rescue management software. The solution offers a variety of features such as...
8. [PetPoint](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/267578/petpoints) — 5.0/5 (1 reviews) — PetPoint is a cloud-based data management platform for pet owners and veterinary staff. The company offers a lost pet...
9. [Shelter Management System](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/460759/Multiple-Options-Shelter-Management-System) — 5.0/5 (1 reviews) — MultiOp Animal Shelter Management System is a practical, customizable software platform for animal shelters, animal c...
10. [Peeva](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/196135/peeva) (0 reviews) — Imagine having the ability to access a pet’s complete medical history simply by scanning a microchip. Peeva makes the...
11. [RescueConnection](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/369227/rescueconnection) (0 reviews) — RescueConnection is a kennel management solution designed to help animal shelters handle vaccinations, animals' intak...
12. [PawPlacer](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/520863/PawPlacer) (0 reviews) — PawPlacer is an online shelter management platform built for animal shelters, rescues, and foster-based organizations...
13. [Pawdango](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/557828/Pawdango) (0 reviews) — Pawdango is a cloud-based, all-in-one animal shelter and animal control software platform built to help shelters, res...

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