Abstract: The system provides templates which assist shelters in creating customized pet adoption applications and automatically scans responses to reject or flag applications with certain answers. The system tracks the application process, automatically assigns staff to review applications, maintains applicant denied/accepted lists, facilitates transfer of adoption documents, provides updated application status information, sends accepted applicants medical and other service related messages, provides animal transfer information and preforms automatic background checks. The system calculates estimated pet care costs and provides for instant pet registration at external registries. A software application for smartphones/tablets allows scanning of implanted GPS microchips, tracking of animal locations, proximity detection and identification of emergency rescue services proximate the location of the animal.