To read through our application process in detail, please visit www.pawsacrosspittsburgh.com/the-application-process. We require an electronic application that includes calling your 3 personal references and vet reference (if you have had pets in the last 5 years), as well as a home visit to determine if the home is a good fit for the dog that you are wishing to adopt.

Our available animals are found on our website at www.pawsacrosspittsburgh.com/adopt. If the animal is no longer listed there, they are no longer receiving applications.

The information we currently have for the dog/cat is located in their bio on our website. If interested in a specific pet, please submit an application.

We are a fully foster home-based rescue. We do not have a central facility where we house our dogs and cats. If interested in an animal in our rescue, please apply at www.pawsacrosspittsburgh.com/adopt. We approve an application for an animal before scheduling any meet and greets.

We are a fully foster home-based rescue. We do not have a central facility where we house our dogs and cats. If interested in an animal in our rescue, please apply at www.pawsacrosspittsburgh.com/adopt. We approve an application for an animal before scheduling any meet and greets.

We always try to reach out within 5 days of receiving an application. We are fully volunteer run, with most of our fosters having regular day jobs. Please do not rush the application; we usually have many applications for each animal and read each one carefully to choose the very best home according to the animal being placed. Every applicant will receive an email whether they were chosen or not. Please check your Spam folder, as many times, our emails end up there.

We usually have many applications for each animal and read each one carefully to choose the very best home according to the animal being placed. We do not adopt on a first come first serve basis. If you are not chosen, the animal you chose may not be best suited for your family or home. Please do not be discouraged, we try to do the very best for all the animals coming through our rescue!

Unfortunately, no, we can not hold cats/dogs. In order to help the most animals, we will work to approve an application for that specific animal and expect the adoption to happen in the days after. This allows the foster to free up their home in a timely manner so that they can save another animal from a shelter where it is at risk for being euthanized.