I had adopted my puppy from iIAR recently. A big shout out to all the professional volunteers. They…read moreare careful placing their animals in a safe, loving environment.

Independent Animal Rescue (IAR) goes above and beyond to care for companion animals in the Durham…read moreand Chapel Hill communities. They are truly all-volunteer and every decision they make is made with the best interest of the dog or cat in mind. I started fostering kittens with IAR in 2014 and continued on as a foster for several more years before transitioning to other volunteer roles. I also am what is known as a foster fail, having adopted an adorable lanky kitten early on as a companion for our resident kitty. Due to personal health concerns, I sadly stepped down from my volunteer roles last year, but I have a deep love for IAR and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking to adopt a dog, cat or pair of kittens, or to foster or volunteer! If you happen to be on one of the North Durham Nextdoor websites, on just about every post concerning community cats or dogs you'll see numerous individuals who have found help through IAR recommending them as a resource for guidance and support. I am sure the same is true throughout Durham, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro. IAR is quick to step in when there is a need - whether it's saving kittens who are in storm drains, feeding and spaying and neutering feral colonies, or rescuing and caring for homeless dogs and cats until they find their forever homes.

Thank you for everything you do for the community! I've had a wonderful experience fostering and…read moreadopting through APS. The animals are sweet, healthy, and simply need a little TLC. I highly recommend visiting - it's free and a great way to meet adorable pets looking for loving homes.

Oh, all these sweet babies need homes!…read more I dropped by today to donate some needed towels and several boxes of cute gingerbread dog biscuits I found at Aldi. The young lady at the counter said to put them under the Christmas tree where I saw about a dozen different types of animal donations. Unfortunately my spouse is highly allergic to animals, but I love dogs so I just donate what I can from time to time. I asked if I could take a look at the dogs even tho we can't adopt. Not only was I told yes, but if I wanted cuddle time with any just let her know. Be still my heart! So I went back to the kennel area and the first dog greeted me with non stop barking. Well, that's a fine howdy do! Turns out all the kennels were full and this first dog was the only one making a racket. The rest were so eager and friendly with tails waging wildly and eyes that begged to be taken home. They really tugged at my heart strings and by the time I reached the last kennel my eyes were welling up. I knew cuddle time with any one of them would make me have a major eye leak so said my good byes to them and said their new homes and owners would be there soon. As I opened the door from the kennel area a young couple was making their way to it. I gave them a heads up on the loud one in the first kennel, but said the rest would be happy to see them. Fingers crossed they didn't go home without one of these sweet pups!

I can't say enough about this shelter the entire staff is absolutely amazing I adopted a dog almost…read more8 months ago ran into some medical problems and they were willing to care for her while I was in the hospital and treated her with the utmost care thank you guys so much and keep doing what you're doing you make a difference ! Thank you once again so much !

Amazing shelter!!! They are thoughtful with their interactions and take great care of their pets…read more Helped me with any questions I had

We have 3 furry friends, 12, 9, and 7. They have been with NHAH for years (2 since pups). I…read morewouldn't trade that care with anywhere else. They mean the world to us! Thank you for all the great people at NHAH!

I've been taking my dog Penny here for a few years now. New Hope really has been so wonderful…read more Soren and Beth have both been extremely kind, knowledgeable and patient. You get the sense that they really care when they treat your pet and speak to you. They have gotten very busy in recent months. With COVID protocols, owners are now waiting in their cars generally during appointments and staff are running out to cars to hand over paperwork and accept payments. The vet then gives you a call after the exam. The experience has started to feel kind of rushed, but I appreciate how the vets themselves take the time to talk things through. They're always great about helping me get vaccination records for daycare/boarding and I don't feel like they ever push services on you. For example, they've told us for years now that Penny's teeth look pretty good and could go another year without a dental cleaning! All to say-- I highly recommend!

I came across Beautiful Together's website as a local animal rescue when I was looking to adopt a…read moredog. Since I didn't look at it until the day before I wanted to go, I was worried to see that they ask for an online application before visiting in person. However, they were very quick to respond. I filled it out on a Sunday evening, and they called me first thing Monday morning so that I was able to come in that afternoon. They use the information to help your family match with dogs that might be a good fit. We took 2 for a walk, and I fell in love with one of them. We were able to bring him home the same day! They make it easy to get follow up vet care and send your home with food and treats as well.

I have experienced nothing but kindness, compassion and excellent communication. They are truly…read morebeautiful people doing beautiful work!

They have taken care of our dog since she was a puppy. Recently she became ill and they did a great…read morejob of working her in and figuring out what was going on. They treated her and got her back to good health and her usual rambunctious self.

DO NOT take your pet here. I trusted Colony Park Animal Hospital to take care of my cat. She had an…read moreinfected tooth and needed to get it pulled right away. She was scheduled for her exam and we went in. I got a phone call later in the day stating that they were not able to do the exam because the asthenia machine broke. She was put under asthenia just to be woken up, and did not get her tooth pulled. This is very dangerous for animals. We were rescheduled a few following weeks later. We showed up to the vet for them just to tell me that the doctor is not in and they scheduled the wrong date. So now this is the SECOND time we went and they were still not able to help my cat's infected tooth. She was finally able to get her infected tooth pulled after the third visit. After her appt, she started to get really bad UTI's and throwing up. She ended up having 4 UTIS and pancreatitis. Colony Park Animal Hospital had no concern over my cat's sudden sickness and diagnosed her with medicine that she did not need. I had to take my cat to the emergency hospital two times due to the lack of concern and urgency regarding my cat's well being. When I would try to call Colony Park Animal Hospital, they would not answer my calls or call me back. If I was ever able to get ahold of them, they would tell me the doctor would call me back (which she never did). DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE. They do not care about your animal. I was able to find a much better vet who has been able to treat my cat's problem right away. They have wasted so much of my time, energy, and money. If you love your animal, please do not take them to this horrible place.

I have known Cari and James for over 30 years and have stayed in their home with them and their…read moredogs many times while visiting from out of state. The are dedicated parents to their fur babies. These dogs are living their best lives as part of this family and I'm certain that you would be confident in that as well should you reach out to them in regards to a puppy. So if you are looking for a Laberdoodle than look no further as these puppies are precious and so are their parents. Penny and Max are like husband and wife. It's adorable! Now they have Dudley and Sadie also and I can't wait to see what their puppies will look like. I love them all, but Penny stole my heart and she knows it.

From the owner: We are currently accepting deposits on a litter of F1 Standard Labradoodle puppies expected to be…read moreborn around the end of September 2024! We have worked hard to be recognized as a CKC Preferred Breeder. We started River Home Doodles because we love dogs and want to share the joy of having a fur-ever friend!! We would love to help you find your next best friend and companion.

Pamela has been SO incredible at getting our lovely but very active and somewhat addictive (to…read moreballs, sticks, anything she can put in her mouth) golden retriever puppy to learn to let go, to calm down, and to behave. She has also helped us to be better at understanding Darby's motivations and emotions. Fun and effective training for everybody!

Pamela is the best!!! I just adopted a second dog this week. My new dog Chance has been through a…read moreterrible tragedy in his life. His owners were killed in a double murder. There were three dogs in the home when it happened. One of the dogs was also shot and killed. Chance and his brother Champ survived the attack and were taken to an animal shelter in rural NC where they have been for the last month. I felt compelled that I need to adopt one of the dogs so they would know love once again. A good friend of mine is looking to adopt Chance's brother. I reached out to Pamela after I had a disaster in trying to crate train Chance. She was able set up a consultation in a very timely matter. She was so kind and you can tell she really cares about helping Chance make the transition to his new home. I really can't say enough good things about Pamela, she is a special person for sure. She has helped lift a huge weight off of me knowing we can work through things with Chance as he gets used to his new home and his second chance at love in his life.

We have purchased a Yorkshire terrier at petland. With the amazing help of Bonnie and Ella , we…read morecame home with a beautiful fur baby . His name is Hunter after his family . Ella and Bonnie both were amazing to work with they help us picked out our fur baby to give him his forever home.. they were able to supply the mom and dad history and the family history. I can honestly say this is not a puppy mill .. This is a legit puppy place that helps you get your forever for a baby. This place is amazing. The people are wonderful. They keep it amazingly clean inside and out . The petland store makes you feel like family while you're there looking at the animals and we purchase an animal and when you leave.with a fur baby. If you're ever looking for a forever pet petland is a place to be. Please make sure you see Bonnie or Ella there are amazing young ladies to work with.

This company sells sick dogs and provides no veterinary care for them. I'm certain that any…read morepositive reviews were posted by people affiliated with this business. If your purchased dog is found to be sick you can return it, they will refund your money, they then take the dog, and return it to the breeder for credit just like if you returned an item to Home Depot. I can only imagine what the breeder does with the puppy. THIS IS A REVIEW FROM A FORMER PETLAND EMPLOYEE:vettechmnm OP * 5y ago At the Petland store I worked at the isolation room in the back was always full and I wondered why (before I learned the truth), considering those puppies each had price tags off $2000-6000, they weren't receiving veterinary care because they were so sick, and then I found out that they only paid $50-200 a piece for them and it would cost more to treat them than what they cost so it was more economically feasible to let them die so they could trade them in for credit towards other puppies from the breeder. We used to put a small towel in the puppy boxes where they housed the ones that were for sale and a few toys for the puppies to play with. I was reprimanded for giving the puppies in isolation a towel to lay on and toys to play with. The owner told me that he didn't want the sick puppies to have those items because he didn't want them getting overly excited and delaying their recovery (the puppies played with the towels as much as they did with the toys). I thought to myself, "this guy must be a complete moron if he really thinks that sick puppies who are lonely, depressed, bored, and uncomfortable could possibly recover faster or better than puppies who were psychologically well and comfortable while they recovered." It did not take long for me to realize that he wasn't concerned about interfering with their speedy recovery at all. Those dogs did not receive medical care so how could they ever recover from their illnesses? He didn't want them to have those items because he wanted then to be uncomfortable, with nothing to lay on but a grate, and he wanted them to be bored and depressed because he wanted to hasten their death so that he could send them back to the breeder for credit towards other puppies that were less sickly and he could make money by selling them. The puppies in isolation were just taking up space and resources he did not think they were worth and he just wanted them gone. I was also reprimanded for doing a fecal exam because I suspected there was a parvo outbreak because so many puppies had bloody diarrhea. They don't want to know if there is parvo, campylobacter, or any other contamination there because they don't want it to interfere with their puppy sales so there did not approve of my efforts to determine what was wrong with them. I was basically reprimanded for thinking like a veterinary technician rather than a Petland employee... I recently learned that the Orlando Petland was seeking puppies infected with coronavirus near the end of 2019. I worry about the dogs people bring there to meet the puppy before people buy them... They are risking their health and possibly their lives by taking them there. Petland is a corrupt, twisted, and evil organization and they are all the same. The corruption starts at the top, the Petland Corporation, and trickles down from there to every Petland franchise in operation. They don't care about their animals. They don't care about their customers. And they don't care about their employees. The only thing they care about is MONEY, and nothing else. People need to do their research, educate and inform themselves, learn the truth and stop enabling Petland to continue doing this by spending their money in that hell on earth called Petland.

We have been using Kate's Critter Care for many years to provide in home care for pur sweet pooches…read more(Pepsi and Sprite). The care, love and sincere affection for our pooches in addition to their RELIABILITY, CONSISTENCY AND FLEXIBILITY that Kate's Critter Care has provided makes them a premier service provider for anyone who loves their pets. The list of times they have made adjustments to accomodate our needs is endless, and our pooches truly do love them! I urge anyone and everyone to become long term clients! Kate's Critter Care rocks!!!

Wow, where to start and what to say about our incredible experience with Kate's for our…read morekitty-care... Let's start with our two spoiled princesses, Mimi and Dora, one inside and one outside that we dote-on daily. As we had planned to fly out of town, their care was a huge stress-point for us, and we researched a service for weeks. Add to that is the home-security factor as well. Having Kate's team being so experienced, and secured, we've found that not only peace-of-mind, but an invaluable part of our support system for our kitty-girls. However, even more than that, is the incredible and amazing care and attention to detail they brought to the service, and... AND... connected us with Michelle who unbelieveably bonded instantly with our ultra spoiled indoor kitty Mimi (who warms up to noone). Not only did Mimi bond with her, she loved Michelle's coming over! We have the camera footage, plus Michelle's awesome daily photo's and video's too! It's almost impossible to convey our appreciation and happy stun-factor, but EPIC is probably the best word! 5 Platinum Stars Incredible!!!!!