I've known Jayne and the family for years. I have adopted pets from her. Jayne is very protective…read moreof all the furbabies. I love the ethics and no kill.

Castaways Pet Rescue is a wonderful non profit organization. I have been a foster with them for 4…read moreyears. They do everything in their power to help as many animals as they can. They offer great support to their fosters. I feel very lucky to have found a rescue that cares for animals as much as I do. Julie S.

I have adopted from Shih Tzu and Furbaby. I also volunteered as an adoption staff member helping…read moreother folks adopt a precious Furbaby. I found both experiences to be top notch. Very caring director with the ability to match furbabies with the right home. I hope to adopt another Furbaby for myself soon.

Over the years, I have adopted at least five dogs from this organization and fostered a few. They…read moreare totally dedicated, finding the best homes and giving the best care to the dogs they possibly can.

I highly recommend HSCG for neutering your dog or cat. I have a senior cat who has always been an…read moreindoor cat, and we just never bothered to have her spayed. Her "heats" never bothered us, but recently seemed to bother her. So being new to the area, I made an appointment with HSCG due to their low cost spay/neuter program. Dr Weaver was absolutely wonderful and her concern for our old girl was touching. Turns out Patchez has a heart murmur so it was our decision whether to proceed with the procedure or not. We did. Dr Weaver phoned afterwards to let us know how Patchez was doing, and that she had an ovarian cyst and a nasty looking uterus. In my opinion, Dr Weaver went above and beyond to ensure us that we did the right thing and our beloved cat was going to be fine. Highly recommended!

Very caring staff, they obviously love animals. Excellent medical services too…read more The only negative I saw is that they did not let dogs interact with each other while there for fear that there would be fights. It would be nice if they had an area where they let the dogs be with each other for at least part of the day.

for someone that supposed to be a rescue, she sure is against fixing dogs if it being done by…read moreanother rescue! Lois, as much drama you like creating and staying in... when do you got the time to give attention to the dogs in your care??

The dedicated volunteers who donate not only their time, resources, homes, and passions to saving…read morethe lives of helpless animals are Angels. They give and give and then give more to assure the health and welfare of animals in their care. I adopted a wonderful dog from BARC in February. They were very kind and wonderful to work with and are intent on making sure that every dog adoption is a good fit for both animal and human. They are very clear about making sure that adopters are going to be responsible, caring and suitable pet parents willing to accept a new family member and dedicate patience, training, and care to their new pet. Acclimating a new pet can be challenging and so you both learn together to be family. So, the bottom line is that BARC is a wonderful organization and I recommend them highly whether you want to adopt, foster, or donate money to support what they do. My Bailey is perfect for me!

We found our keeper!…read more I had heard about Katz 4 Keeps many times over the last few years; and through his job my husband had helped Mary (the owner) several times but we had never actually visited the facility. While we had been thinking about bringing home a new family member for some time, when we were finally ready this was one of the first places we looked. The facility is impressive. There are different rooms (divided by age) for kittens, young cats and adults. They have an isolation area for new cats and for when any of their current 'residents' get sick. For as many 'boarders' as they have it is surprisingly clean. All I can say is Mary is the epitome of a cat lady, but not the crazy kind. She loves what she's doing and she loves every single feline friend. If you're considering adopting a cat (of any age) please definitely put these ladies on your list. The program they've established is quite impressive and I wouldn't recommend anyone else.

All rescues should follow Katz 4 Keeps philosophy. A rescue cat has the Ritz Carlton service from…read moreKatz 4 Keeps-(living quarters and premium medical care). Every cat/kitten is taken to a Veterinarian; Katz 4 Keeps doesn't mess around with the cat's health. The facility is hospital quality clean with separate quarantine rooms for new and ill cats. The volunteers and fosters are top notch quality. Katz 4 Keeps is on the A list! http://pictures-of-cats.org/how-many-animal-shelters-have-quarantine-rooms.html#comment-557669 (an example of a quarantine room)

Every time we visit the island, we make it a point to come and visit. It's so much fun getting to…read morefeed the animals, and it's amazing knowing they've created a safe, loving sanctuary for rescued and retired animals. You can feel the care and heart behind everything they do. A beautiful, peaceful place that brings so much joy!

We heart The Farm at Oatland North!…read more Located at the beginning of the driveway to Cannon's Point Preserve (another great spot), on your right, is a dirt road leading to a wonderful sanctuary for animals! Open every Sunday, 2-4pm, or by appointment. I was so missing "The Farm" the Sunday after my trip to the Golden Isles this year. I visit animal sanctuaries frequently, and they are all wonderful, but this place was especially magical to me. Really positive energy and happy hopeful souls. These are such deserving, but also lucky animals who get to find their forever home at The Farm at Oatland North. Here you will find a bunch of horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, and cats. Dogs have lived here (and probably other species too), but currently those mentioned are the animal residents. You may feed the animals but please make sure you ask volunteers who may eat what. A senior woman was going around with sugar cubes ignorant of (or not bothering to care about) the fact that one of the horses has a heart condition, among other health concerns in other animals. The white donkey, Wonkey, who walks around to meet people, has lost nearly all his teeth, so we made sure to have cooked carrots mushy enough for him not to choke. The volunteers told us that the week before so we took note, but others were just trying to give him anything. If you truly want to show care toward these animals, please think through the foods you give them. The ASPCA offers a whole list of foods toxic to horses, cats, dogs, etc. take a look before you bring foods. Avocados, grapes, onions, and citrus are just a few foods that are completely toxic to most animals. We met volunteers, Sally, Diane, and Leanne, and they were so kind and engaging. Often volunteers at rescues and sanctuaries are kind, but usually preoccupied with all the work they are doing. Not these ladies! They sat and talked with us in the Adirondack chair circle for a good 20min on Christmas Eve, and we saw Sally and Diane again on New Year's Eve, just as friendly and sweet. Our first visit, Sally took us around and gave us backstories on most of the animals. She taught us a lot of horse facts too (my kid now wants a horse). Second visit, we met two of the pigs' "mom" who raised them in her apartment when they were piglets. All of the volunteers have hearts of gold, and I told them I have never felt such calm and loving animals as I did here (and we visit a LOT of rescues, sanctuaries, zoos, etc). We could not have been more impressed with the love and trust between humans and animals at this farm. The horses loved our 8lbs of apples. Diane had a core-er in the office, and gave us a feed bucket to put slices in, which really made feeding easy. Sally had explained we need to use our voice to call Tex over because he's blind. My son loved being patient and using voice to call him over. Tex would paw at the ground for another apple slice. The horses were so excited for the snacks because visiting time is always before dinner served at 4 when everyone leaves. Anything visitors bring are well-loved hors d'oeuvres! The cats are all so loving too. They all look super healthy, but we made sure to wash our hands before going home to our own kitties (we take our kitties to GA), because you can never tell if a cat has FIP, a coronavirus that can be latent in some carrier cats, and deadly in others (I lost a cat to FIP). So pat and enjoy these kitties for sure, just do a COVID-style soap and water scrub before touching your pets at home. This is our 4th year visiting Jekyll and we just found out about "The Farm" even after visiting Cannon's Point our first year! Oh well, wish we'd found them sooner but shoutout to StSiMoms.com for tipping me off to this great place! Love love love The Farm at Oatland North!

Suspicious. Asks for huge adoption fees for pedigree dogs without papers. Can't find a website,…read moreFacebook page, or any information on it. Please be careful and make sure that this is an actual rescue versus an illegal puppy mill. Puppy mills promote animal exploitation and terrible suffering for the mamas forced to procreate, live their life in cages, and being tossed away when unable to give more cute offsprings. Please only adopt from reputable rescue organizations. Woof woof (thank you).

Good people good services..they actually care bout the animals and the people . They are very down…read moreto earth and professional at the same time

I think they do a wonderful job with the limited resources available. The staff are very caring.read more

The shelter manager Lori Austin is doing such amazing things with the limited staff that she has…read more When visiting the shelter, you see a welcoming and clean environment that you can tell someone works hard to maintain. Lori is a great asset to the shelter and has made huge improvements since she joined the team.

Amazing Service! I already had traps and trapped two cats today. The staff was amazing. One of them…read moreneeded a spare/abortion which was done in such little time and the staff truly seems to care about the animals. I will be taking all of my future stray kitties to be fixed and it was at zero cost. They were fixed, vaccinated, and had flea preventative applied. I will be singing their praises to everyone that will listen.

Multiple calls and emails over a 4 day period to get a newly adopted dog follow-up appointment…read more More calls and emails and in person visit to get dog's name changed. EveryPet Sent reminder email to me for boosters already conducted (per their billing) but records were not updated. Not sure the booster was provided since I was not allowed to go back with the dog. Still trying to get his birthdate corrected. I only used the Norwood site since the dog received his first puppy shots there. Definitely will not return.

The workers are extremely rude and do not encourage adoption. They all act annoyed when you ask…read morequestions about cats and seem like they do not want to be bothered. The customer service in the cat area is not good and should be reviewed.

I called to enquire about adopting a guinea pig as a companion for a guinea pig I acquired. The…read morestaff member told me she couldn't answer my questions and they'd have to ask the director. I could hear someone shouting at the staff member in the background. Ultimately someone else got back on the phone with me. She was so rude that I never even stepped foot into the humane society and instead found a guinea pig rescue in South Carolina which found a piggy friend for my lonely little pig. I understand that they're jaded because of all the surrenders and bad pet owners, but treating me like that was absolutely uncalled for and very unprofessional.