What is Rescue Story?
Rescue Story gives shelters, fosters, and adopters a simple way to share updates and photos of rescued animals. It helps build trust, visibility, and community by showing the real lives behind adoption. Part of the Good Works Network.
Problem
Animal shelters, fosters, and adopters struggle to build trust, visibility, and community by showing the real lives behind adoption due to fragmented or ineffective communication methods for sharing animal rescue stories.
Solution
A web-based platform where users can share updates and photos of rescued animals in a structured, engaging format, helping shelters and adopters showcase animals' journeys to increase adoption likelihood. Example: Upload rescue-to-adoption timelines.
Customers
Animal shelter staff, foster caregivers, pet adopters, and rescue organizations focused on improving adoption rates through storytelling.
Unique Features
Tailored for animal rescue workflows, integrates adoption narratives with community-building tools, and is part of the Good Works Network (social impact-focused ecosystem).
User Comments
Simplifies storytelling for overwhelmed shelters
Increased adoption inquiries after using Rescue Story
Loved by volunteers for its intuitive design
Builds emotional connections with adopters
Helps track animal progress over time
Traction
Launched on Product Hunt (May 3, 2024), part of the Good Works Network (30+ impact-driven tools), used by 100+ shelters (self-reported on website).
Market Size
US animal sheltering industry handles 6.3 million companion animals annually (ASPCA 2023), with $3.9B spent on shelter operations (IBISWorld 2023).
