Listings can now be closed without being deleted: a new option on MačkaPas

Not every story on MačkaPas ends in the same way.

Some animals find a new home. Sometimes a caretaker decides to keep the pet. Sometimes circumstances change. And sometimes the animal is no longer with us.

Until now, a listing had only two possible outcomes: mark the pet as adopted or delete the listing.

But deleting the entire page is not always what people want.

That is why MačkaPas listings can now simply be closed.

🐾 What does “close listing” mean?

When closing a listing, you can choose a reason:

• the pet has passed away;
• you decided to keep the pet;
• another reason.

Once closed, the listing is removed from active search, but the pet’s page does not disappear.

It remains in the author’s profile under a new “Closed” tab and can still be opened using the same link.

All photos, the description and the pet’s story remain intact.

📌 Where closed listings no longer appear

After a listing is closed, it is removed from:

• the main catalog;
• the homepage;
• the “Pet of the Day” section;
• subscriber emails.

You will also stop receiving reminders asking whether the listing is still active.

The pet is no longer part of the adoption search, but the page itself remains available.

🕯 If the pet is no longer with us

This is one of the main reasons we wanted to add this option.

When a pet passes away, deleting their page can feel too final.

In this case, the closed page displays a short message:

“This pet is no longer with us. This page remains in their memory.”

The photos, description and story remain.

The page can still be shared with family and friends.

We think it matters that the memory of an animal does not have to be erased simply because they are no longer looking for a home.

🏠 If you decided to keep the pet

This happens too.

Sometimes an animal spends weeks or months looking for a home, stays in foster care and gradually becomes part of the family.

At some point, the people caring for them realize they no longer want to say goodbye.

There is now a separate closing reason for this situation as well.

The pet is not counted as adopted, because they did not actually move to a new home.

But the listing can be removed from search without deleting the animal’s story.

↩️ You can change your mind

If circumstances change again, a closed listing can easily be restored.

In the profile, closed listings have a “Return to search” button.

Once restored, the pet appears in the catalog again.

No new moderation review is required.

💬 No more new messages for inactive listings

Pages for adopted pets and closed listings no longer have a “Message” button.

Instead, a short notice appears:

“This pet has already found a home”

or

“This listing is closed.”

This means owners and caretakers will no longer receive new inquiries about an animal who is no longer available.

Existing conversations remain available and can still be continued.

📊 Adoption statistics stay accurate

It is important to us that the number shown as “found a home” means exactly that.

Closed listings therefore do not count toward adoption statistics.

Only animals that were genuinely rehomed are included.

If a pet passed away, remained with their caretaker or the listing was closed for another reason, the number of successful adoptions does not increase.

🛡 Administrators can also close a listing

Normally, the listing author closes it themselves.

But an administrator can also do this — for example, if a caretaker shares an update in a conversation but has not yet changed the listing status.

This helps keep the catalog current and prevents inactive listings from continuing to appear to people looking to adopt.

⚙️ How to close a listing

The steps are simple:

Profile → My listings → “Close listing” under the card → choose a reason → “Close”.

The listing will then move to the new “Closed” tab.

❤️ A story can end without disappearing

MačkaPas was never meant to be only a catalog of listings.

Behind every card is a real animal, their photos, personality, story and the people who cared for them.

Some stories end with a new home.

Some end with a decision to keep the pet.

And some end in a much harder way.

There is now a way to gently close the search in all of these situations without erasing everything that came before it.