diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/rainbow-pool.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/rainbow-pool.sass
index 74f228f2..2c8d3b3a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/rainbow-pool.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/rainbow-pool.sass
@@ -63,3 +63,8 @@
 	display: flex
 	justify-content: center
 	gap: 1em
+
+.rainbow-pool-no-results
+	margin-block: 1em
+	text-align: center
+	font-style: italic
diff --git a/app/views/pet_types/index.html.haml b/app/views/pet_types/index.html.haml
index f3419b23..ad457af1 100644
--- a/app/views/pet_types/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/pet_types/index.html.haml
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
         = form.select :species, @species_names, selected: @selected_species&.human_name, include_blank: "Species…"
         = form.submit "Go", name: nil
 
-= will_paginate @pet_types, class: "rainbow-pool-pagination"
-
-%ui.rainbow-pool-list= render @pet_types
-
-= will_paginate @pet_types, class: "rainbow-pool-pagination"
+- if @pet_types.present?
+    = will_paginate @pet_types, class: "rainbow-pool-pagination"
+    %ui.rainbow-pool-list= render @pet_types
+    = will_paginate @pet_types, class: "rainbow-pool-pagination"
+- else
+    %p.rainbow-pool-no-results No matching pets found!
 
 - content_for :stylesheets do
     = stylesheet_link_tag "application/rainbow-pool"