Were you worried that the commodification of human beings had not gone far enough?

Now, there is a ‘Tinder’ for abandoned dogs and cats.

You’ll be able to swipe through all the undesirables, like the Staffies*, older dogs and ones that look a bit boring.

*Personally, we love Staffies, dogs over three and ones that aren’t all cutesy and attention seeking, but they are unfairly discriminated against.


Each animal will come with its own bio written by staff at the centres who sign up, saying things like: ‘She would prefer not to live with young children.’

It’s a match! (Picture: Pawfect Match)

You can add your preferences, such as age range, distance from you, sex and size of dog (yes, even dog Tinder is prone to size-ism).



If you swipe right, you’re guaranteed a match because the dogs aren’t actually using it.

However, just like with real Tinder, you won’t necessarily get to take the dog home. You’re not the only one competing in this pet adoption landscape after all.

You will get details of the shelter they’re currently at though, so you can get in touch and arrange a meeting.

How could you swipe left, though :( (Picture: Pawfect Match)

Jaye Graham set up the app (Picture: Pawfect Match)

The app is called Pawfect Match, and was founded by Jaye Graham, who came up with the idea for a business module while studying at the University of Kent.

‘We are looking at another couple of weeks until it has enough animals uploaded on to the database for a proper launch,’ Jaye told Metro.co.uk.

‘The main focus at the moment is getting as many rescue centres as possible ready to sign up and start uploading to the app so we are welcoming them to contact us.’

She said she created Pawfect Match because ‘too many healthy, adoptable animals never get their second chance at life, and not enough people choose to adopt.

‘I’ve always had a passion for helping animals, and I am providing this service to give them a highest possible chance at finding the perfect homes by making the adoption process fun, easy and social.’

So if you think you have the heart to reject hundreds of dogs (we’d just right swipe them all), this could be the start of something beautiful.

Read more on their website.

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