Do you want a new dog? Go to Herkimer County humane society! You rather prefer a dog from this…read moreplace ( they are lovely, loyal, friends and also they are not expensive at all), than to buy a new brand dog ( they are really expensive and also might not be that lovely as the dog from humane society). They need a family. Say YES to adopt and NO to buy. Te quieres tener un pero? Ve a la sociedad de los animales! Prefiera adoptar un pero en esto lugar (ellos son muy cariñosos, fiéis, compañeros y también no son costosos) de que comprar un nuevo pero ( ellos son mucho mas costosos y también no son tan cariñosos como los peros de la sociedad de los animales). Ellos precisan de una familia. Diga SÍ para adoptar, NO comprar!

We adopted our puppy from here at 11 weeks. She had been brought up from a kill shelter down south…read morewith her brother and had been with them for about 2 weeks prior to adoption. They did a wonderful job with socializing her and starting her off on training. The facility itself is beautiful. It's very clean and well staffed. We were able to spend time with different puppies out in the main area, which gave us the chance to see how they did with other dogs, people, etc. We probably spent two hours there and never felt rushed into making a decision. Highly recommend!

buyer be ware!!! brought our first family dog. only to find out 2 days later our dog was critically…read moreill !!! the first night the puppy wasn't eating, and experiencing diarrhea. the next day she was throwing up, along with the diarrhea. my husband takes her to the vet to be told that she is very ill and needs a lot of care. which we are informed that her condition was not a result from 2 days of having her. $1,500 purshare price, and $5,000 vet bill.. called @furever friends several times and they expressed no concern. said it was a "as is sale". how can you represent rescuing animals and finding them good homes , but have no care for the animals well being once the card clears..smh

We had a lovely weekend animal communication seminar at Spring Farm Cares. It was relaxing,…read moreelevating and enlightening. Most of all, the team of animal rescue professionals & animal messages give me hope for continued humanity on the planet. The love and caring for so many rescued critters is palpable. OMG, I almost forgot. THEY HAVE PIE!

Where do I begin to say how over the top impressed I am with this organization, the property, and…read morethe people that work/volunteer here? Growing up in the area I was always a supporter of the wonderful things this place does for animals, but I never truly appreciated the extent until I took a tour recently. I have worked in the Veterinary field for close to 20yrs in different cities and states, and never come across anything like SFC. We called ahead to see if they had time to give us a tour and they called back with a time to come. We arrived and a volunteer was promptly radioed to start our tour. The main building is quite the sight, they have many different cat rooms depending on their ailment and temperaments. Each room has many different beds, trees, toys, etc and they all have the option to be indoors or in a nice outdoor area with a view. So many of the cats have issues or need daily medicine and I cant believe all the time and money they put into these kitties. Some of them are adoptable, just ask and on the outside of each room there are pictures and description of the residents. Not only does the main building have cats, but there are turtles, birds, and some bunnies as well. The next part of our tour took us out to the barn where we met Donkeys, Ducks, geese, horses, and more. The barn manager was the nicest person and he went into so much detail about each animal and their story. He really took a lot of time with us. I cant believe all the specialized veterinary care they give these special animals, it must cost them a fortune, which is why it is so important the donations they receive. They just completed some improvements to that particular barn to make it better prepared for winter. They do what they can when they can and these animals are so lucky to be here. If you live in the area I am sure you have heard of SFC like I had and I strongly encourage you in one way or another at some point to come by for a tour or to one of their open house events to really see what is going on here. It is amazing. They can always use donations or volunteers, whatever way you can help the special mission this place is carrying out!

We came to Humane CNY over thanksgiving weekend and were able to find a great addition to our…read morehousehold during the waiver adoption fees event they had going on. Financially we were able to give a donation during the holiday season in addition to buying all the essentials to bring our girl home. But it is nice that they have events such as this where families who might not be able to part with all that money up front can take home a new family member, spoil them a little, and hopefully give back throughout the year rather than just paying the adoption fee. I was impressed by how clean the cat room was and how happy the cats seemed. The volunteers didn't seem to know much about the individuals and the lady working at the front desk was a bit brash. I also do love that it is a non kill shelter. The only thing that brought it down to a 4 was just the harsh attitude behind the desk.

Disgustingly rude receptionist blonde with snobby attitude was flirting with my fiancee while I was…read moreattempting to adopt a cat for my child. We came a very long distance to adopt the cat, she argued with me because we did not have the" perfect conditions" set up for adopting , gave no constructive advice about where to go locally to find veterinary care that was immediate, then threatened that the pet my son had picked and played with for over 10 minutes..we could not have, could not put a deposit on...and that the pet would more than likely be adopted. Furthermore that we should consider adoption agencies closer to our home. What an absolutely nasty idiot she is, and she should be fired. We have so much to offer the animal, such a big and beautiful house with a loving family ...SMH. Fire that I'll gotten thing that pretended to care...hating on animals and kids! Never go here.

Highly recommend. We adopted our family dog Maggy 7 years ago from East Coast, an amazing addition…read moreto our family. Recently wanting to follow suit, I also contacted East Coast adoption about adopting a puppy. Absolutely love my sweet Clover. They do same day adoptions, are friendly, responsive and their main goal is to rescue and provide for dogs in need. I highly recommend using them and adopting not shopping!

I adopted my first dog from East Coast adoptions. They named her Sable She is an awesome pet…read moreand we love her to very much. We renamed her digit. About 1 year later we adopted our second dog. Her name is Knuckles. Both my dogs were perfectly healthy and well taken care of. (I also got a cocker spaniel after my daughter passed) I am older so I don'[t think I could have a 4th dog, but if ever I decide I know exactly where. Or and older dog that no one wants. Thank you for my wonderful friends and protectors

I adopted a cat from here that was previously a stray. She was only in the shelter for a couple of…read moredays before I adopted her. She's a year old and had fleas but SPCA treated her with flea medicine, gave her a distemper vaccine and checked her for feline leukemia and HIV. They named her Nebula though my husband and I had named her Oreo, without their knowledge, beforehand. They have a cat area where cats can play that allows the cats to go outdoors. It looks nice and the cats look relaxed. The cats can't go into there until after they've received all of their vaccines. After I adopted the cat, I took her to the vet in Syracuse to get her checked up. They called SPCA and only had record of her rabies vaccine that was done across the street at Pet Street Station. I know for a fact that they told me multiple times that she got a distemper vaccine, and got checked and was negative for HIV and leukemia but somehow they lost record of that over the span of less than 1 week. I think what may have happened was that they kept the record under the name Nebula rather than her new name Oreo though I was told that her record would be updated to reflect both names. I would have easily kept the name Nebula if it wasn't for my husband being attached to the name Oreo already. Other than that mishap, my experience here was good. I felt bag for all of the dogs that weren't adopted yet. They bark a ton when a new visitor comes in and the sound is pretty deafening and heartbreaking. They have some free pet bowls here and also sell a lot of pet accessories.

Very unprofessional, they never email back we just moved to New York have tried reaching them by…read moreemail, phone several times to adopt this dog we fell in love with how cute they were. Nothing. Do they even want pets they have to be adopted? If you are looking to adopt from them try calling and email guarantee you won't get ahold of them... don't waste your time.

I have never met people who care more about animals than I have at Ayres. I would say Ayres is a…read moresanctuary more than a shelter. They have an in house trainer who works with each dog on an individual basis daily. This ensures that the animal is going to go to the right kind of family. I can't say enough good things.

Very good hearted organization trying to help abandoned animals. Give them a try and you will seeread more

The owner is very knowledgeable. His tanks are pristine. His selection of fish is remarkable. We…read moreloved this store and we found fish and aquarium products we could find nowhere else. Clearly this store is the owners labor of love.

Aquatics and Exotics is a wonderful little local fist store that is run by a sweet man who cares…read moreabout his fish and his kitties, who live in the shop. PLEASE NOTE: This shop is in NEW YORK, and it has nothing to do with the Aquatics and Exotics in Roanoke, Virginia where that awful assault of that woman happened. It is not affiliated with them in any way, shape, or form. Aquatics and Exotics is a name that both businesses just happened to choose, but they are not a franchise. THIS IS NOT THE RACIST PLACE. It makes me so sad to see someone who did nothing wrong get attacked for something that a stranger in another state did. OK! Now that that mess is out of the way, this little shop has what you need. So many beautiful driftwood and fancy stone options for hardscaping your aquascape. Do you want black and white stripey stones? You can find that here! Dragonstone for dramatic spires and cliffs? Yep! Cool aquamarine colored greenstone? Yeah, they have that, too! Do you like plants for your tank? Well, he grows his plants himself! Submerged, so they won't be nearly as likely to "melt" as the plants you mail order from big plant businesses that mostly grow their plans emersed (roots in water, leaves in the air) tend to. Leaves that grow in the air are not the same as leaves that grow underwater for aquatic plants, so if you buy a plant that has been grown out of water, it's gonna drop all those leaves and try to grow new ones, instead. I got some lovely plants here, and none of them died at all. They're also acclimated to the water we have around here, as are the fish! You WILL get snails if you don't treat the plants you get from here, but that really isn't a bad thing. The snails will eat algae and biofilm. They'll happily slide around like the little janitors they are. We got a brown ramshorn snail, and a grey one, as well as some bladder snails, in with our plants, and everyone in my household spends a bit of time each day trying to find the ramshorns. The fish are all quarantined before being put in to the main tanks. This is vital, and not something that happens at most big box pet stores. The fish you get here are much more likely to be healthy and stay healthy. They are far less likely to get your existing fish sick. It's a small shop, but he carries a nice variety of fish, snails, and shrimp. Do you have a favorite color? He probably has shrimp that come in that color. Do you love rainbow fish? He carries some really lovely ones. My tank is too small for them- they are schooling fish that can get to be 4 inches long- but if I had a bigger tank, I'd for sure get some from here. Mystery snails are excellent tank cleaners, and quite pretty. Lots of seachem and API products here, as well as high quality LED lights, nice filters, substrate, gravel, ETC. If you are an aquarium nerd, you can get your aquarium nerd on here, like I do. I drive over 40 minutes to go here instead of the closer big box pet stores. It is worth the drive!