Sincere, caring Good to animals. Very helpful with information about pets. All animals in good health and easy access for viewing

Very Clean! All animals well cared for and loved. Knowledgeable and very kind and helpful workers. Can't say enough about EBHS! Have adopted here and will continue to visit and donate. read more

Elmbrook Humane Society did a wonderful job! They were very friendly and welcoming easy to talk to and very patient with me as I picked out my first kitten!! Highly recommend for you new home pet!!! read more

Elmbrook Humane Society - 08/13/23. Meet my first shy girl kitten!!! - Animal Shelters Near Me - Brookfield, Wisconsin

Best animal shelter I've ever been to. No wire cages, helpful staff and stupid cheap adoption fees.

This is just the best place for our area. They give great care to all the animals. We've brought in a few stray cats found in our neighborhood and they give them good medical attention and adopt them out to good homes. read more

Pet me If you're looking for a cat or dog, check out this option. We've adopted a few of each over the years from Elmbrook. Our cats have had some issues, but here's the secret - if you think there is something wrong, make sure they take care of it before you adopt. Problems with teeth are super $$ and we chalk our first up as a learning experience. This is also a great place to volunteer. They can always use dog walkers or people to play with the cats. If you have extra food or toys, you can donate that too! read more

Elmbrook Humane Society - Animal Shelters Near Me - Brookfield, Wisconsin

Adopted our dog and cat from Elmbrook and had great experiences with both. To adopt they require ID. All family members have to meet the dog, other dogs have to have a "meet and greet" and all family members need to agree to a cat. They also check with your landlord or make sure you own your home. I appreciate these policies because they are making sure you and your family are a good fit for the pet. The staff is friendly and helpful, and they respond to questions quickly. Overall, great experience! read more

Elmbrook Humane Society - Animal Shelters Near Me - Brookfield, Wisconsin

The environment of this shelter is very good and there is no smell. Cats live in a clean and tidy environment. My adopted cat came home lively and has learned how to use litter. The staff are very responsible. read more

Elmbrook Humane Society - Animal Shelters Near Me - Brookfield, Wisconsin

I had gone in a week ago ,on Monday, to find myself a new cat. I had just broken up with my ex he was moving out and taking both of our cats we currently had. I wanted to find myself a new pet, someone I can bond with! I chose this place because my dad use to work here when I was younger. So I walked in to the Elmbrook humane society and I saw a cat in the little room right in the lobby. His name was octavius and my heart melted! I knew this one was for me! I wanted to adopt him! I had filled out the online application before hand, they said he could not come home right that day since, he was on medhold. They said he was sick from, maybe the food he had ate and that a few other cats at the place had the same issue. Given my current situation I was in, I was all for that. I wouldn't have to bring him in to the house with my ex still living with me. I told them I would come back next Wednesday and they said okay and that was that. The next day I called to check on the cat and he was doing great. I then got a call on that Saturday. They called to tell me he was healthy and vet checked everything and he was good to come home. I confirmed on the phone my situation and the female I spoke to confirmed as well. I went about my week by moving the other cats out. Wednesday came, I was ready. I had gotten a new cat tree and set up my house for him! I got to the place early, that's when they told me he was being sold to someone else. They told me someone called claiming they were me and that I canceled my adoption the day before. I have no calls to them or from them since that Saturday. My heart was so broken. The workers there had the new couple literally at the shelter not even ten minutes later when I was going to adopt him. They just skipped right over me and proceeded to give this couple the cat. They wouldn't tell me the phone number of who they claimed called about this. I left in a rush I was crying I just felt like I lost another cat while losing my other two already. The people there are so disrespectful and rude to how they treat people. There was one volunteer that saw me while I was leaving and she was very sweet. The animals there all deserve great homes and the fact this is how they treat the people coming to save these animals... I can only wonder how they treat the animals. Octavius better have gone to an amazing home because he deserves it! read more

Elmbrook Humane Society - Octavius, I hope you got a good home - Animal Shelters Near Me - Brookfield, Wisconsin

I applied in March 2015 to adopt Jim from Elmbrook Humane Society.Despite that fact that many people applied to adopt him and trainers stepped forward to provide assistance was killed on 3/28/2015. The previous adoption did not go well, yet they refused Jim a second chance. Customer relations are terrible, they pick and choose who to reply to and are rude if you succeed in finding a person to talk., IF you choose to adopt from EBHS and it does not work out, do not return the pet as they will kill it. read more

After taking a whole day and driving around to all the local shelters and humane societies to start looking for a puppy/younger dog to adopt. After another shelter had no puppies and a third just seemed like a business and not caring about the animals, we were so happy to find Elmbrook Humane Society. Their facility was clean, and seemed genuinely interested in us and finding a good match for the pets they had. The newest addition to our family came to us with up to date vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed. What a cost savings! They even made sure that our existing dog got along with the dog we were going to adopt. They got to play together outside in a grassy area as well as a smaller caged area. The adoption cost was comparable or less than other places we looked at and I felt better about giving my money to Elmbrook than other locations. I was very happy with the experience and if we ever were to adopt a pet again, Elmbrook would be the first place I'd look at! I couldn't imagine our lives without our girl Molly! read more

The Best. I have adopted over the years 4 animals. All have had no problems, no problems, and the staff is so sweet. Please if you are in the area, not only stop in but brings items they need. Lots of volunteer staff, and everyone has always taken great care of me. Jayne Timper read more

This isn't really a review of the shelter necessarily, as we adopted our guys through the Greenfield Petsmart, but Elmbrook itself is very efficient and helpful in the adoption process! Over the course of two years, we adopted our guys - Skeeter and Zeus (or as we call them, Fat Man and Little Boy, due to their massive size difference)- through Elmbrook/Petsmart. Both cats are not extremely adoptable - one is small, all black and skittish and the other is extremely large and looks (but not is) grumpy. Nevertheless, Elmbrook made all attempts to adopt them out and without them, we'd never of gotten our dynamic duo. While adopting Skeeter, I called Elmbrook with a few questions, and they were incredibly nice and helpful - even providing me with detailed notes of Skeeters behavior and personality. Both cats were extremely healthy when we got them, which is sadly a rarity for shelter animals. I'm so incredibly happy that they gave our guys a second chance! read more

Do not adopt here. If you do not take their training classes after you adopt, they will discriminate against you ever adopting again. The director Heather I spoke with on the phone was so rude to me to the point where she asked me what I do for a living. She continued to tell me that my opinion does not matter because I do not have years of experience to match theirs. Their trainer for public/private classes was named Carol. She was very impatient with my dog, Bambino. She would make me go out of the class because my dog barked too much. You could tell she didn't want to have anything to do with my dog, which is the reason we chose to not pursue private lessons. (Which are also very expensive!) After almost 9 months of me having my Pitbull Bambino, he has made a complete 360, thanks to me and my expertise. read more

We have 3 cats adopted from EHS. All came home healthy and well taken care of - even our Vet had very positive things to say about animals he's seen from their shelter. They do ask that you not get your kittens/cats declawed. Also, they will follow up on the adoption after about three months. Very positive experiences. read more

I love this humane society. The animals get so much love and care and the staff are very helpful. I adopted a kitty in august after I met her through volunteering. I couldn't ask for a sweeter kitty. I hope more people realize what a great organization EBHS IS!! read more

this animal shelter doesn't even deserves a star! the manager (michela.....) gets easily overwhelmed with the volumen of people trying to adopt and she will be as unprofessional and disrespectful as she can if suddenly you piss her off. if you have or have had a unfortunate issue, please report it to the department of agriculture and file a complaint or go beyond with legal action until this shelter can modify its worthless policies. https://datcp.wi.gov/ https://datcp.wi.gov/pages/programs_services/fileconsumercomplaint.aspx read more

We couldn't be happier with our experiences at EBHS. We adopted Mya, an a American bulldog/terrier mix from them a little over a year ago. Everyone who worked there was so kind and caring towards Mya during her time living at the shelter. Whenever we go back to visit, we always tell her we are going to go see her friends. That is what the staff was to her during an uncertain time in her life, a friend and protector. We took some training classes with Carol, and her classes were amazing. Both myself and Mya learned so much. We plan on always adopting from EBHS in the future. Thank you for all you do for animals in need! read more

After a really bad experience with another shelter, My fiancee and I ended up at Elmbrook Humane Society on the advice of a co-worker. We were still a little hesitant about getting our hopes up after being so let down by the way St.Francis Society Animal Shelter conducted business, (please read my review of them and pass along the info. to others; they were beyond rude and uncaring) but we have been since rewarded for taking another leap of faith in opening our hearts and giving a forever home to a lost little puppy who was shipped up from a kill shelter in Kentucky. The idea that someone would put this sweet and very cute 4 month year old puppy to sleep is very sad to me, but I know this is the way things must work in some places because of budget constraints and overpopulation. Knowing that Elmbrook Humane Society cares enough to find these animals destined to be put to sleep and spends the money and time it takes to save them and match them with a loving family is heartwarming. We love our little Lillie girl very much and she has already brought us many laughs and happy memories. Thank you Elmbrook and the kind people working there who actually care about not only the animals but the people who are willing to take on such a serious responsibility. I would definitely recommend checking out this animal rescue, or if nothing else, donating to thier wonderful cause. We will adopt from here again when we have a bigger house and yard! read more

I am still a big fan of Elmbrook. Since I wrote my original review, they've started doing some additional fundraiser events such as regularly scheduled nights of lure coursing. If your dog likes to chase things, definitely try the lure course out (my dog is one that doesn't quite "get it" and wouldn't chase the lure even when they coated it with peanut butter, but it was still fun to see the other dogs run the course). Other events that they run include "play dates" at doggie daycares and their annual Wagfest event, which I plan to attend in a few days. Every time I drop off a donation here, I can't resist going to look at the animals. They always have a good variety of animals here. It seems like they take a lot of animals from MADACC (the animal control facility here that has a high rate of euthanasia) - I'm very happy that Elmbrook is trying to help these animals get a chance at life. The next time I adopt an animal I plan to look here first. read more

I adopted a dog from there that ended up having hookworms and fleas! I didn't know this until I had it home for a few days so now I have to treat my cats and my entire house for fleas too. I called them to report it and they basically said "sorry!". They should at least pay for the treatment!! read more

I was bitten by a dog three years ago in my neighborhood in Brookfield, and the dog continues to run without a leash. It has charged me on two different occasions since the attack without being on a leash and crossing a long Boulevard to reach me. I reported it to Samantha Koppelkam, Humane Officer, and she recommended that "you avoid walking in that court in the future", (that Brookfield didn't allow fences) - a court I've walked in since we moved here in 2001. Really? read more

So disappointed in the staff / policies at this place. They let another family adopt the pet my children fell in love with, after an approved application and an appt. set up next day to sign papers. My daughter got strep throat and I had to reschedule the appt. for the following morning instead. In spite of my pleas, they wouldn't 'hold' her or take my deposit over the phone. Apparently (found out when I called later in the day) after I hung up with Natalie that morning, someone else called and wanted her and they just approved it and gave our pet to them! (What happened to that 24-wait period before adoption??) Didn't even call me to warn me or give me a chance. This shelter has broken my children's hearts, and they have just lost my future donations, and my future business... awful. All they care about is getting the pets out the door, no regard for you. Shame on you. We found another pet at another shelter that day but we still feel like we lost out. My kids bonded with that kitten over 2 visits prior. Never again. read more