How Pet Vitrine Works
First things first
This is not just a website — it's also a mobile app you can install right away without downloading anything! For the best experience, installing the app is highly recommended. Follow these steps to install Pet Vitrine on your device:
iPhone and iPad
- Open this website on Safari
- Tap the Share up-arrow at the bottom of the screen
- Select Add to Home Screen
- Name the icon Pet Vitrine
- Open the app and start advertising pets
Watch a video tutorial.
Android
- Open this website on Chrome
- Tap the three dots on the top of the screen
- Select Install App
- Follow the instructions on the screen
- Open the app and start advertising pets
Watch a video tutorial.
Create your account
We show random pets when the page is reloaded, and you might not see the same pets all the time. By creating an account, you have the ability to pick favorite pets. It takes less than one minute and you only need to complete three fields:
Account Creation
- Visit the Sign Up Page
- Fill in Name, Email and Password
- Tap the eye icon to make sure your password is correct
- Check the reCaptcha challenge
- Tap the Register button
Virtually adopt pets
You can add the pets you like most to your virtually adopted list so you'll be able to follow that pet and see if it is still available or was adopted. Manage your virtually adopted pets by tapping the dog icon at the top of the screen:
Adding Pets to Virtually Adopted List
- Visit the Home Page
- Tap the little ribbon on the right of any pet's name
- The ribbon will be filled with color for a favorite pet
- Tap the ribbon again if you want to unfavorite the pet
- The ribbon will be white for a non-favorite pet
Advertising pets
Pet Vitrine exists soley for helping local shelters and advertising pets that are available for adoption. You can see the results for your ads in real time by tapping the dog icon at the top of the screen:
Creating Ads
- Visit the Home Page
- Choose the pet you want to advertise and tap the Advertise button
- On the modal, tap the preview button to see how the ad will look
- Fill in the donation amount and choose your payment method
- Follow the instructions for the chosen payment method
Monitoring your ads
You can follow the results for your ads in real time by tapping the dog icon at the top of the screen. The results are pulled from the Meta platform in real time and represent real people living near the advertised pet.
Monitoring Ads
- Visit the Donations Page
- You will see all the pets you advertised on Pet Vitrine
- The Pet Status shows if the pet is still available
- Tap See Ad Results to fetch the results for your ad in real time
- You can tap Advertise Again to create a new ad if the pet is still available