Another local shelter can now be found on Petfinder.com, the Internet's oldest and largest database of adoptable animals.

Forgotten Ferals, based in Kirtland, recently joined more than 12,900 animal welfare organizations in the U.S., Canada and other countries to add its homeless pets to Petfinder.com's list of more than 317,870.

Since its inception in early 1996, Petfinder.com has facilitated about 20 million adoptions, making it the most life-saving initiative in animal welfare. The way it works: When someone enters criteria for a desired pet on the site, the site ranks the pets in proximity to ZIP code. Adoptions are handled by the animal placement group where the pet is housed, and each group has its own policies.

Forgotten Ferals can be found here on Petfinder.com. For a complete list of shelter and rescue groups in your area, visit Petfinder.com and scroll down the left column to "Find Animal Welfare Groups."

-- Sandra M. Klepach, SKlepach@News-Herald.com