Wonderful helpful people!! Very patient and informative. Adopted a dog and couldn't be happier…read more Highly recommend!!

The shelter refused to help with my dog, who would not stay in a pen and constantly got out. They…read morerefused to take the animal as a walk-in owner surrender and did not respond when I filled out a form to surrender the dog. In fact the no-kill shelter gave me a paper and told me to contact a vet about killing the dog instead. The shelter is no longer on I will use or support. You are better off finding a private rescue if you have a problem animal. This facility is abysmal in service, quality, and ability to serve the community.

Careful. They over medicate their dogs and give boosters a week after already giving them shots…read morewhen boosters should be given a minimum of 3 weeks afterwards. And they cut nails into the quicks. They also overmedicate their dogs with trazadone

The duality in this review, is deeply intertwined with why animals are amazing and people are…read morehorrible. The facility is a 4, the animals are also a 4 (they often have too many animals to care for and maintain their health appropriately) The people who work here, obviously care about animals. Their wellbeing, their adoption, and I'm sure they do their due diligence to keep records on the animals housed in the ARC. However it's to a fault. We were pressured, lied to and had experienced omitted behavioral conditions that inevitably put a loved one at risk because the employees selfish need to get the dog adopted (knowing full well that the particular canine specimen has deep seeded trauma that prevented the pup from having a successful rehoming in a family environment.) They wanted the dog to leave the facility so badly, that they withheld pertinent information about the dogs history until after the paperwork for adoption was signed. Even then, the information was watered down and omitted specific details that led to a dangerous situation. People who care for animals at the risk of human life are still bad people no matter how much they care for animals.

I adopted a dog from Barely Used Pets six years ago. She was about 18 months old then. She's…read morebeen a great dog. She's a little squirrelly but everyone who meets her loves her anyway. She's eight now and still acts like a puppy. The ID tag she came with finally wore so thin that the metal broke where it hangs so I had to drill a new hole. That's what made me think to look up Barely Used Pets to make sure they are still in business. Since I was here, I thought I'd write a review.

I found my best friend here. I am so grateful to the wonderful people running this shelter and…read morehelping connect the dogs needing homes with the homes needing dogs!

we have to relocate and can't take Tilly. I need to know she's safe. she's so sweet has only lived…read morein our house. no others

I started as a foster with PORT in their early days of conception and fostered with them for…read moreseveral months before they decided to completely ghost me. I ran into a situation where I needed some work done at my home, and I could not continue to foster the FOURTEEN foster pets that I had through them at the time. Rather than work with me, help me, and have empathy for my situation, I experienced a lot of pushback, and negative reactions to needing a break from fostering. My phone calls and texts were not being returned. When they were returned, I was met with attitude and a complete lack of understanding or compassion. After much resistance, they finally took the fosters back. They don't supply their fosters with food or supplies as they claim. Not once was I given any supplies for the dozens of animals that I fostered through them, even when I expressed that the puppies I was fostering were going through more food than I could manage. They also don't spay and neuter most of their animals before adoption. Now that I am back in my home, neither Regan, nor Jaime, (the founders of PORT), will return my messages asking about the well-being of my former fosters. If you bend over and break your back for them, you'll be great. But God forbid life happens and you find yourself unable to help, because you then mean NOTHING to them. Proceed with caution should you decide to do any sort of business with PORT. Don't expect a lot of help. Definitely don't expect compassion and empathy when life happens. Edit in response to PORT's reply: Port requires a minimum of 5 days notice for return, except in cases of emergency. I had an emergency. I explained this to you guys over and over and over again and your response was, "that must be tough." I had a dog through you that was being aggressive with a child. But you guys didn't consider a threat to someone's safety an emergency and were of no help. In some cases, I waited more than 5 days for you to help; I waited literally weeks! Not to mention that that dog was pregnant, and when I took her, you never advised me that that was a possibility. So I ended up with eight puppies, when I agreed to one. It was never "clear to you" that our foster relationship had come to its conclusion and that I wished to step away. I quite literally told you that once I was back in my home, I would take the animals back if they still needed placement. I notified you on July 10th that I could not handle all of the puppies. You did not take them until July 18th, and that was only after I showed up to get their shots and microchips, and had to PLEAD with you to help me. I notified both of you that Rusty was a safety risk, and you literally did not care. Even after notifying you of the unsafe circumstances, it took you two days to take her, and that was only after I refused to give you any more leeway. That was also after I had notified you on July 10th that I could not handle all of the animals that I had. You did not take Rusty back until July 31st. I let you know on July 28th that I was having trouble getting the kittens adopted. I notified you on August 4th that we needed to move the kittens. You did not take them until August 15th. As for the spay/neuter, it's irresponsible for a rescue not to spay and neuter before adoption, regardless of any contract. I also asked, several times, about getting my fosters fixed, and you never followed through. Don't gaslight me. You did enough of that when I was actually fostering with you.

We went here for an adoption event.. got two puppies, didn't have them any longer than 2 weeks and…read moreone passed away from parvo and the female tested positive for parvo also.. the emergency vets are trying their bests to get her to pull through from this. They had like 20 puppies in one room with also a full grown dog.. unorganized for real. But no one and nothing will convince me that this shelter didn't know those poor babies weren't sick. I called and let them know so they could at least call the people who adopted the other puppies to keep an eye on them.. she didn't sound shocked that one was dead when we told her what was happening.

We got our boy Gibson there a few years back. They were kind to him and to us and helped connect us…read moreto a member of our family. He's a good dog and we so grateful to HSCC for connecting us.

Best care for cats and dogs who need a new furever home. I got my Gigi (cat) there and she loves me…read moreand I love her. Perfect family for us.

I was looking for a small, female dog for my best friend, and after a year of looking, found one…read morehere. On a Friday, I was working with a very nice lady who worked there. Told her the dog was for my friend and I was going to adopt her and give it to my friend rather than drive all the way back to pick up my friend to have her do it. Because I don't have current rabies vaccinations on my all indoor dogs (never have any outside time, what's the point?), I was denied. So the next day I brought in my friend and she adopted the dog. When I stepped outside, David announced to everyone there about me, not to my face but behind my back, "She's scamming us!!" My friend told me as I was taking her and the dog to her house. I wrote e-mails to Dave many times telling him I was not scamming anyone and the woman I was working with the day before would vouch for me, but I have never received a reply back. I did not deserve that, especially behind my back. He assumed since I was denied that I brought someone in to adopt the dog and give it to me. It's completely backwards. I wanted to adopt in order to give to my friend. That behind my back comment was made out of misinformation and I deserve better than what I got over there.

We recently adopted a rescue dog from APL and have nothing but good things to say about the staff…read morethere. Our new family member was well cared for and received a lot of medical attention. We feel very fortunate to have found this organization on petfinder, and now we have a great new addition to our family!

I'm very happy I made the 3 hour trip from Portage County, OH near Kent State to adopt. Over the…read morepast 50 years I have owned several cats and this is by far, the cleanest and best-organized shelter I have ever visited. It is so clean that you could eat off the floor. The staff was very helpful and had the best choices of cats I saw anywhere. They are in free-roaming rooms with plenty of space to play. The director and staff were very helpful. The first kitten they gave me to hold began to purr immediately and climbed up my arm and sat on my shoulder. She smiled at me from the carrier in my car and slept for the entire 3 hour drive. The cats here are very happy. That was 2 months ago. Now, I have a happy and playful kitten who really loves me and wants to be held all the time. I am so grateful to the staff who made this possible with my new kitten Venus. If I could give them 10 stars I would.

I had a very good experience with Paws. They took in 3 cats for me that was abandoned. And they…read moregot fur ever homes for at least 2 out of the 3. Its very clean and they welcome you to come and visit the cats. That is why I give paws a full five star rating.

In January 2026, SICSA accepted 10 pit-bull puppies my neighbor couldn't manage. For a reasonable…read moreprice, they accepted, examined, neutered, and vaccinated all 10. Quick, practiced, and loving team. They also vaccinated the mother dog, so this won't happen again.

I would laugh at some of these reviews if they didn't highlight a more serious underlying…read morementality. This is an animal shelter. It's not a car dealership or retail store. You don't get to reserve animals, they need to adopt out animals as quickly as possible as soon as they're ready to make room for more. You are not shopping, you are saving a life. Negative reviews about things like wait times are also hilarious. This is a non-profit. Are you expecting 5-star service catered to your every whim? The number of paid employees are kept to a minimum at non-profits to reduce operating costs and therefore adoption fees. I adopted two cats from this shelter. One of my cats was spayed and had all her teeth removed prior to adoption. This would've costed a LOT of money, but they did it anyway because every individual is worth it. She was an extremely scared cat for the first few months I had her but now she's the most affectionate cat ever. The review about "discriminating against black strays" was ludicrous. This is a no-kill shelter and cannot take in cats when they don't have room. The alternative is killing someone to make room for your surrender. People who treat animals as props, objects, and commodities should not have companion animals.

Absolutely wonderful place. Family owned and operated. Nice layout, staff is excellent. I…read morerecommend everyone visit

From the owner: Safari Junction offeres hands on interactive and educational animal encounters. We are family…read moreowned and operated and pride ourselves in providing an up close and personal experience with our animal ambassadors to help educate the public about animals, their habitats, their behaviors and their daily adventures.