Questions we'd have

Does using this get us anything?

No, and that's deliberate. Listings here are free, nobody pays to be on this site, and nobody can pay to move up the page — putting a badge on your site doesn't change your placement, your ordering, or anything else. We'd rather say that plainly than have you wonder.

Why would we want to?

Because rescue in this metro is a community, and this is a way of showing you're part of it. Someone landing on your site for the first time sees an organization working alongside nearly 200 others across Minnesota, not one operating alone — and the badge points them at a page carrying your animals, your contact details and your public filings in one place.

Does the badge mean you vouch for us?

No, and we'd rather be blunt about it than let it be assumed. We don't rate, rank or recommend any organization on this site — a listing means you work in the area we cover, nothing more, and that's what keeps the directory worth reading. The badge says you're part of the local rescue community. It doesn't say we've inspected you, and nobody should read it that way.

Will it slow our site down?

It's one small image — about 3KB — and a link. No JavaScript, no tracking, no third-party requests beyond fetching the image itself.

Can we use our own wording instead?

Of course. There's a plain text link under "see the code", and you're welcome to write your own. It's your site.

Something on our listing is wrong.

Tell us — genuinely, we want to know. Wrong phone number, dead link, animals that have gone home, a description that's out of date. We'll fix it.