Please read these terms carefully
Last updated: September 2026
These terms govern your use of Fetchabl, available at fetchabl.com ("the site"). Please also read our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information.
Fetchabl is currently operated independently by James Parsons ("we", "us"), based in England, as an unpaid personal project.
By using the site you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.
Fetchabl is a directory. We publish listings of dogs that UK rescue organisations have told us are available for adoption, so that people looking to adopt can find them.
Fetchabl is not part of the adoption process. We want to be completely clear about this:
When you find a dog on Fetchabl, you can click through to deal directly with the rescue organisation. Their processes, their information, their terms and their decisions apply, not ours.
We strongly recommend having any dog thoroughly examined by a vet as soon as possible after adoption.
Listings on Fetchabl originate from the rescue organisation that has the dog in its care. Depending on the organisation, listings may be:
In every case, the underlying information about a dog comes from the rescue organisation. We do not assess, meet or evaluate any dog.
This means:
We take reasonable care when entering or importing listings, but we do not guarantee that any listing is accurate, complete or current. Always confirm details directly with the rescue organisation before making any decision.
You may use Fetchabl for the purpose it is intended: finding dogs available for adoption, or listing dogs if you are a rescue organisation.
Fetchabl is intended for use by adults. If you are under 18, you may browse the site but should involve a parent or guardian before contacting a rescue organisation about adoption.
You must not:
If you believe a listing is inaccurate, inappropriate or breaches these terms, please use the "Report this Listing" link on the dog's page. We review every report.
We may suspend or remove access, and remove any content, if we reasonably believe these terms have been breached.
This section applies if you are a rescue organisation listed on Fetchabl, whether you manage your own listings or we maintain them for you.
You agree that:
Being listed on Fetchabl is free. We do not charge to list dogs and we do not take any share of an adoption fee.
We may remove a listing or suspend an organisation where we reasonably believe these terms have been breached, where listings appear to be out of date, or where we have been unable to make contact.
If something you've given us - like a photograph or listing details - turns out to infringe someone else's rights, or if you breach these terms, we may ask you to cover any reasonable costs this causes us. This is standard practice, and only applies if something you've provided causes a genuine problem - it isn't about ordinary day-to-day working together.
Your content. Rescue organisations retain ownership of the listing text and photographs they upload. By uploading content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce and publicly display that content on Fetchabl and in our promotional material (including social media) for the purpose of promoting the dogs in your care and the Fetchabl service.
This licence ends when you ask us to remove the content or end your partnership with us, except that we may retain copies in backups for a reasonable period, and we are not obliged to remove content already shared on third-party platforms.
Our content. The Fetchabl name, logo, site design and underlying software are owned by us. You may not copy or reuse them without permission.
If something on Fetchabl is yours. If you believe content on Fetchabl infringes your copyright or other rights, please contact us and we will remove it or credit you, whichever you prefer.
Fetchabl is free to use, for both adopters and rescue organisations. We do not charge rescue organisations to be listed, and we do not take commission on adoptions.
We aim to keep Fetchabl available, but we do not guarantee it. The site may be unavailable for maintenance, or because of problems beyond our control. We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the service.
Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited.
Subject to that:
If you use the site as a consumer, nothing here affects your statutory rights.
Fetchabl links to rescue organisations' own websites and may link to other third-party sites. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, their practices, or anything that happens once you leave Fetchabl.
We may update these terms. The date at the top shows when they last changed. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms. If we make a significant change affecting rescue organisations, we will notify our partner organisations directly.
If something goes wrong, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. Most issues can be resolved this way without needing to take things further.
If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest of these terms remain in full effect.
We may transfer or assign these terms, and our rights and obligations under them, to another organisation - for example, if Fetchabl is taken over by or transferred to a company. We will tell affected rescue organisations if this happens.
If we do not act on a breach of these terms, that does not mean we give up our right to act on it, or any future breach.
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. Any dispute will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.