Kijiji.com, eBay’s free, local, family-friendly classifieds site, today announced a partnership with Petfinder.com, an online, searchable database of adoptable animals who need permanent homes. The partnership means that users will now be able to browse more than 200,000 Petfinder adoptable pets via Kijiji.com.

From the release:
“We are thrilled to partner with Petfinder.com as part of our ongoing dedication to connecting pets with loving and healthy homes,” said Martin Herbst, General Manager of Kijiji U.S. “Kijiji.com strives to be a safe, family-friendly resource devoted to the humane treatment of animals and safe pet adoption. Our partnership with Petfinder.com and our proactive customer service team helps us achieve this goal.”

I sat down with Martin earlier this year to talk about the site and the enhancements they made back in April. I’ve used Kijiji a few times over the past year and have had nothing but good experiences to date. I also know a few people that have found their pets through Kijiji, including a colleague of mine that sits next to me at work.

I had a beautiful golden retriever from when I was 12 until I was 26. I’ve been pushing my wife for a dog ever since but she has (wisely) resisted my requests because she knows she’ll end up having to be the primary care giver in the week. However, I’ll be checking Kijiji out if and when I get the greenlight.

Cheers,
RBH