First, do no mismatch
Known conflicts close the gate.
A cat household and a dog with reliable no-cat evidence. A 40-pound landlord limit and a 65-pound dog. A toddler and an adult-only placement requirement. Welfare urgency cannot reopen that gate.
Transparent by design
A match should come
with its reasoning.
SASHA does not predict destiny. It makes a careful, inspectable comparison between the life a person can offer and the evidence available about an animal.
Constraint pass×Compatibility×Confidence+Capped opportunity
Then, compare the real life
Fit is dimensional, not cosmetic.
Household, housing, schedule, activity, social style, experience, care capacity, and softer preferences are scored independently. Constraints matter more than preferences.
Confidence is separate
Rich evidence outranks a good guess.
A foster's real-home observation carries more weight than generic biography language. Sparse data can produce a promising but uncertain result; it cannot produce a confident one.
Only within compatible animals
Attention can move toward need.
Long stay, special needs, bonded pairs, and rare capability overlap can modestly reorder compatible candidates. The adjustment is capped and always explained.
Every claim keeps its source
Not all “good with cats” means the same thing.
Highest signalFoster observation in a real homePrevious-home historyShelter observation or structured fieldBounded inferenceNever hiddenUnknown
One ethic, three decisions
The gate changes.
The honesty does not.
Could life together genuinely work?
Household and care conflicts first; compatibility, evidence confidence, and capped welfare opportunity second.
Build a Life Profile →Can this need fit the time and home actually available?
Dates, duration, household, transport, medication, experience, and source-confirmed need state remain explicit.
Build a Foster Profile →Which program can realistically serve this situation?
Published geography, species, situation eligibility, verification, and capacity come before relevance.
Find support →The ranking is never for sale.