This continues to be one of the animal rescues that has the biggest impact. Not only are they…read moresaving our precious furry friends, but they have a prison program that has the power to also transform the lives of the inmates who participate in this program. We adopted a dog from here years ago & it has proven to be one of the best decisions we have made as a family. Our pup came out well trained, socialized & a ready made companion for our mom. The adoption process is lengthy and thorough, as it should be, to ensure that animals in their care are placed in homes that are all that they claim to be. This process includes a home visit which allows them to get a better idea of how safe & suitable a prospective forever home could be as well as discuss any potential barriers to the adoption process.

It's a nice place to take kids, if they want to experience getting up close w animals. It has…read morecows, horses, pot bellied pigs, goats, sheep, geese etc. It's run by volunteers and open to public 1x month. Animals are friendly too

Sunrise Sanctuary is a non profit permanent shelter for abused, neglected, injured and "unwanted"…read morefarm and companion animals. They provide a safe and loving home for the animals to get the care they deserve. They open to the public several times a year with open house events. The cost is $10/person. The volunteers here are incredible. They are very patient, very informative, and they care so much about the animals. The open house was so much fun. Lots of opportunities to get up close to the animals. Some were shy, but lots of them were friendly and wanted attention. The ducks were taking a dip, the pigs were napping and the cats were purring away. You can tell the animals are so happy in this peaceful place.

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 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

Raise your hand if you are an animal lover. A little higher please. Don't be shy. Thank you. It…read morelooks like a lot of us are which is why I had some bad thoughts of crazy lab experiments and heaping plates of sketchy stir fry when my neighbor told me about a couple ladies who were combing the area picking up stray cats. But I didn't need to worry. They were volunteers with A Purrfect Start animal rescue in Grove City. On their own time and dime, they were picking up strays to be spayed and neutered and then were returning them to the area, left ear clipped to show they'd been taken in. Purrfect Start has been helping homeless animals, both domestic and feral with food, shelter, fostering, adoptions and also spaying and neutering since the summer of 2008. Kudos to these special folks for doing the right thing. In addition, I recently adopted in one of the kittens they returned to the area. She's a sweetheart named Tawney. but I just call her Ton-Ton. 5 Stars.

"I had a very disappointing experience with Pet Promises. Initially, they were quick to respond and…read moreasked for details about a litter of kittens. which gave me hope. However, after I explained the heartbreaking situation--including the elderly owner with dementia--the communication completely derailed. Instead of offering further support, the representative accused the original pet owner of neglect, even suggesting legal action. The representative demanded the pet owner's personal details to pursue legal action, even though the facts were incorrect. It's crucial to note that not having a cat spayed is not a crime--especially since this was a stray The elderly took in. I told Cynthia that I like to look forward not backwards and asked if she could help with the kittens or not! Nothing about helping the Kitten was even mentioned again from her initial reply. P After that, communication stopped completely. I also checked other reviews, and it's clear this is a pattern--poor communication and no follow-through. If people are donating to this organization, they need to be held accountable, as their promise fell flat. I do not recommend them."

NEVER contact this place. All they will do is heavily and very rudely guilt you for seeking help…read moreand guidance if you need to re-home an animal. I contacted this place as a last resort after a year of trying to keep my cats and make things work, looking for friends and family to take them, contacting sanctuaries, etc. and the only response I got was that I was doing a terrible thing and need to keep my cats. I tried to communicate with them further and let them know more of my situation and why I am entirely unable to continue caring for them and they only doubled down and said that they will continue to respond as such in the future. VERY unprofessional. I need help. Not shame. absolutely sickening, no other shelter/foster/sanctuary gave any such response even when they were completely full.

Everyone there is absolutely amazing! They are so helpful and nice, not to mention the care of the…read moreanimals!

We adopted Alice from the Madison County Humane Society this summer and are very happy with the…read moretreatment we received from the staff. They made every effort to place Alice in our home and she has worked out wonderfully with our other dog (Ethel). This humane society is located just outside of Columbus, Ohio across the Madison County Line; literally in a corn field. When we were there we noticed the dogs all had food and water and the pens were clean. We have visited other shelters and can not say the same but this place really cares about the animals and the conditions in which they live. If you live in the Columbus area I would highly recommend a trip to Madison County.

I took my dog to get neuter, they're friendly and kind. I paid $80 for everything. They even…read moremention how whining my dog was! Overall everything is good! Before we left one of staff told me how to take care of the dog and we got some med for him. My dog peeing all over the place and felt so bad for them, I'm so sorry! Recommend this place, nice people and they took care my dog well. Still on waiting process to see how my dog doing with his scar. But again, thank you so much!

We just adopted our wonderful rescue dog from CDC. The shelter is amazing and the staff is so…read morecaring and generous with all of the animals at the shelter. If you are looking to adopt a dog or a cat this is the place.

I have adopted 5 cats from Colony Cats- 2 were kittens, 2 were teens and 1 was an adult. The one…read moreteen cat was sick when we got her but I took her back to Colony Cats and they were able to give me additional meds for her and she has been fine ever since. The other teen cat ended up having some serious bone issues and sadly, had to be put down. I still have the 4 cats (plus one older one) and they all get along great and are wonderful kitties. I'm not a big reviewer, but I was reading all the negative reviews and decided I needed to add what I thought. Colony Cats, in my opinion, does a great service to the area. They help get kitties off the streets and prevent additional unwanted cats by fixing all the kitties. They try to find all the kitties good homes by having a vet make sure the kitty is healthy and if not, doing what they can to help them and they vet potential cat owners. All cats are microchipped too in case the cats gets lost (or abandoned). All the people there are volunteers and give their time so that they kitties can hopefully find good homes or in a few instances, live out their lives in a safe environment. Someone complained about the litter needing changing. They don't change the litter when people are there - at least I have never seen them so they do it when the shelter is closed. They do a good job in my estimation. My kids (and yes, me) still want to go there semi-regularly just to see the kitties. 5 is my max at home so we just get to look and play with the kitties. Their facebook page is updated regularly with kitties available for adoption. Sometimes, they ask for monetary help with kitties that have a lot of medical expenses. So, in conclusion, I think Colony Cats is great and I'm very thankful for all the volunteers who really want to help these kitties. As someone who has several kitties adopted from there, I am grateful. I have some really good ones.

The place was nice and obviously smelled like a giant cat room, which is to be expected. We went to…read moreadopt a cat from a pet store that they sent out there etc. I understand they need to make sure everything is trustworthy with us but the amount of steps it takes to get a cat is a little too much and could go somewhere else for adoption and get it much quicker with same process. We waited 3 days for response back. Which once again it's not that bad. Buttttt then we get approved to adopt the cat. Every other adoption place I go through lets me take the cat home from the pet store and I sign some papers and pay and leave. Now we have to meet up with someone to finalize it from this company. Just too many steps. Almost week and a half just to get a cat.

Unfortunately for the animals seeking a home, this rescue wants you to complete an application for…read moreapproval prior to meeting a dog. We found a dog we wanted to meet and were told to complete an application unless we.were to go to a sponsored meet and greet, which there was one scheduled the next day, only be told the dog we inquired about doesn't do well around other dogs in that environment. Then why post that dog "gets along well with other dogs.." The post should clearly say " doesn't do well in highly stimulative environment" in order to attract the right adopter. Maybe that explains why they can't understand why the dog hasn't been adopted after 3 years.

Thank you, PAWS, for giving us our new best friend! It was a bit of a process but all worth it…read more Here's the deal, Yelp world... this is a volunteer organization. These people donate their time and homes to these dogs. They're nice people with a great background in animals. This means though that they're doing this on their own time. So, yes, communication can be tricky sometimes. It took us a few weeks to get our pup. But once we got the ball rolling, they were very helpful and moved to get us our dog as quickly as possible. To start, you fill out an application online. Once approved, you can do a home visit. After the home visit, you decide whether it's a fit. Then, you just have to make sure the pup is neutered/spayed and up to date on vaccinations. They do all this for you, which is great! The fee is $250 which I think is very reasonable. They give you all the paperwork then and a full report on your dog to ensure success. Overall, so glad we found our dog through PAWS!