I love how they take care of all the animals there. I think that that is the greatest thing a human can do ima donate.

This has been singularly the most frustrating experience imaginable. My family has bern trying to adopt a pet from the SPCA for two weeks. Each time we find a pet either the information wasn't expressed clearly or no information was expressed at all. One example we call one Sunday and asked if they had any small dogs for us to come and look at. The person on the phone said yes when we arrived there were maybe two or three dogs to see. The most helpful person was the janitor. She told us that most of the dogs were at Neimann Marcus for the holidays when we asked the front desk team why they hadn't told us this when we arrived they shrugged their shoulders and repeated what the janitor said. They also told us to check online. Which is what I started doing. Which brings me to today. We saw a dog online that we wanted. We live 10 minutes away from this location we called and asked if the dog was available to be seen. Imagine our surprise when we showed up and the dog was being adopted. Not cool at all. I will NEVER adopt a pet from this SPCA, nor do I recommend it! read more

First of all I apologize as I have not been to is shelter to give a proper review, that's why I gave a 3 star. I am part of a secret Santa gift exchange and the person I have supports this organization. I have made a $25.00 donation on Samantha's behalf in hopes more animals are helped. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers that run this facility! Merry Christmas! From a secret Santa From Southern California! read more

I got myself, er I mean my kid, a kitty here! I knew this place was nearby because a couple years ago we helped out my son's teacher when his dog got out and was brought here. When we walked in then, I remember thinking how nice and clean and well set-up the facility was. I'm not a pet person really, so I went on with my life. But I used to have a kitty and my son wanted one and so after school one day we dropped by "just to look" (hahaha, did I really think that was going to happen?!) We had looked at the website (which is pretty well maintained) and looked at all the kitties we saw online and then some. But then we fell in love with a little black one named Miles and that's about it. I've had a harder time returning a toy to Walmart than I did with the adoption (is that good or bad? It's good for me because I'm a nice human, but I could see that concerning some people). Miles has been super sweet and we loved him instantly. As part of the adoption, he had already had shots and sterilization and they give you a free visit to one of the VCA clinics for a check-up within the week (and they'll cover the next rabies shot there). We also got a bag of Science Diet there and at the VCA clinic (yay, free food). Great place to visit and adopt read more

If you're looking for a specific age range/characteristic when you go in for your appointment make sure you stay firm!! Also keep an eye on the clock, because they certainly are. We went in today and told them we were not looking for a senior kitty as we just went through a horrible loss with our senior kitty and did not want to go through another loss in the near future. Our adoption counselor still took us to see the senior kitties just in case. That's fine, I get it - they are hoping people will fall in love and adopt them and if we were in a different situation we would consider it! The problem emerged though when it came time to actually look at cats we were interested in, as we had spent half our appointment walking around and with the seniors. They will cut your appointment off strictly at 40 minutes if you want to adopt to leave 20 min for paperwork, so we would have only had 10 minutes after visiting the seniors to make a decision. We found a cat we absolutely fell in love with with 15 min left in our appointment, but we were not allowed to go forward with the adoption at that time because there wasn't enough time left in our appointment. They also wouldn't let us place a hold on the cat. They said we had to make another appointment just to adopt her, and told us we could wait around outside afterward to see if the next appointment was a no-show (they were late). Meanwhile, 2 other staff were just standing around at the front entry - it later emerged that they could have helped us with the adoption because one took us to see another cat, but they wouldn't do it right after our appointment was over and in the meantime someone else adopted the one we had our heart set on while we were waiting to be allowed back inside to complete the adoption. They were all very nice but we are disappointed with their procedures. read more

I had a really good experience here! The shelter is nice and big and is very clean. The staff was very informative and helpful! I adopted my pup Beethoven from here and I am so happy with him! He was in great health and was already neutered and had all his shots he needed to have at the time! They also gave me some food to take home with him, some treats and a complementary leash. I only paid $95 and I couldn't be happier! Thanks for helping me rescue my new best-friend! read more

I enjoy going here to see the animals, even if I'm not adopting, but this place is so stinky! I understand they have "animals" in here but peee-yuuu. Theres always poop in the cages--clean it up people. read more

PLEASE, do not bring a lost or injured animal here! A 1 year old pup was brought here a couple of days ago. The pup was injured; it had been hit by a car. Shortly after the pup was dropped off, a rescue wanted to tag/pull the pup and many, many of people pledged many thousands of dollars for medical support for the pup-- a social media post went viral. I saw the post and live in the area. The SPCA would not release the pup to a vet or rescue for medical care; they said they had to hold the pup for 72 hours (to give an owner time to claim), even though the pup desperately needed IMMEDIATE medical attention. I saw the post and called the SPCA myself. I asked about the pup and how I could make donations to this particular pup. This pup gathered A LOT of attention from the community. The SPCA rep. told me that she could not disclose the condition of the pup or any information, but said she could transfer me to the donations department. I again told her I wanted to only donate to that particular pup, and ONLY THEN after stating this twice, did the rep. advise that donations are not accepted for particular pups, but to the organization in general. Later that evening, I found out that the pup had passed away the night before, so she passed PRIOR to my phone call to them, but they did not advise me of that when I called and only wanted to transfer me to the donations department, knowing full well that the pup was deceased. If you find an injured or lost pup, PLEASE do not take your pup here. Once you drop it off, they will not release it for 72 hours if it needs more extensive medical care. Please take it to a rescue or vet or other organization. This pup gathered a lot of social media attention and TONS of money were pledged for her medical care, but SPCA would not release the dog to a reputable rescue that wanted to save her. PLEASE don't make a mistake that might cost a pup its life Learn from this incident, and make this pup's life matter and save a future pup from a similar fate/situation. read more

The SPCA let me adopt a sick kitty who had non stop diarrhea. After 3 weeks I brought her back and told them I had paid $100 for a healthy cat, not a sick one and asked them if they could treat her and I would love to have her back. They said no, they were not a veteran and they took the kitty back. Instead of making note of the issue in the paperwork the clerk write that "owner could not handle the mess and smell of a kitten". Mints later I found a kitten and called them to find shelter for it. They said they don't take stray kittens. Go to BARC. SPCA isn't functional. read more

They aren't perfect, but they earn major points for being the only big shelter in the area that doesn't kill if an animal has been there too long. Don't believe me? Look at the cage cards on some of the large dogs and you'll usually find some that have been there for several months. Heartbreaking, but at least they're being given a chance. Looking for a more unconventional pet like a ferret, rabbit, bird or horse? They've got those too. Oh, and they don't have the preapproval process anymore for most animals. You do need to be preapproved for farm animals, though. read more

Whomever may read this needs to know that the SPCA is a money making operation, It appears they are more interested in making money off the animals that pass through their facility rather than the animals welfare! My family had a animal rescued off the road by a good Samaritan only to have the animal picked up by the SPCA and within minutes of retrieving the animal, the SPCA made a decision that the animal had been abused, because it looked old, and turned it over to the Animal Cruelty Department. I went to court to get him back but every representative from the SPCA that raised their right to swear to tell the truth, LIED!! They claimed we turned down vet care when they received the cat and that the cat had been injured. Neither was true! The judge, part of the establishment I think, believed their lies and ruled that they keep the 20 year old cat and that I was to pay approximately $1800.00 to the SPCA for a weeks care and housing. If the cat wasn't dead before our court date, we believe he is now. Kitty Blue, our cat, that they referred to as evidence, was in our family for almost 19 years and we were not given the opportunity to say good-bye or know what his well being is today. This has caused an un-necessary stress to all of us that LOVED KITTY BLUE! If you have to go to court and stand in front of Judge David Patronella I would recommend you request a change of courts as he appears to go with the status quo! read more

This shelter is wonderful! we adopted or puppy bailee here about a month ago and everyone who helped us was helpful and friendly, it's air conditioned and very clean for the dogs and cats too. We'll definitely go here to adopt again! read more

This place is ridiculous. I set out with my 1 year old today at 10a.m. to make the 1 hour drive to the shelter to find a new canine family member to live with my mother. We were searching for an older dog and found the perfect one. We fell in love! The volunteer took his time allowing us to get acquainted. I took the time to get the specs and make sure all would be good and thought about all I needed. I then asked the kind volunteer to please allow us some time again with the beautiful guy we loved to make sure he would be a good fit to be around a small child. All still good. I tell my daughter we are taking him home. I tell my mother we are taking him home. I tell that sweet furry face we are taking him home. We get to the front counter to start the paperwork process and they tell me that I cannot adopt the dog because my mother needs to be present. I ask if they can get her verbal confirmation by phone because she's already expecting her new friend. They say that won't do. They also tell me the dog we wanted has been at the shelter awhile. He might still be here later. My mom works during the week and has psoriatic arthritis. She uses the weekend to recuperate. I work evenings and weekends. I set out today with the aim of making sure this canine could get along with her granddaughter and help my older mother out. It's atrocious and ridiculous how this organization pretends to have the best in mind for the animals. Don't waste your time adopting here for anyone else. I set out to help my mother today and learned a hard lesson. I heard this place made it difficult, but didn't want to believe it. It is true. We adopted here 15 years ago and recently lost that canine friend this past December. It was heartbreaking. Now I'm home with my baby girl 4 hours later feeling that same heart break and disappointment. We just wanted to bring home our new friend and give him a loving home and we set out to do it in the time we had. Going anywhere with a toddler is hard enough, but now half a day wasted and just heartbroken. I'm so disappointed in this organization. It's a bad place. Only nice person at the shelter was the awesome volunteer. Thank you to that kind soul for taking your time twice and truly caring for the animals. YOU are the only true MVP! read more

I adopted our best friend here. Gizmo has been the best dog ever. He was not the most attractive dog and one of the most timid. He shows his gratitude and love in many ways. I would highly recommend to anyone needing a pet to consider the Houston SPCA. read more

I would give zero stars for Houston ASPCA if I could, I have been reporting my neighbors for animal cruelty and neglect for years and nothing is being done. I guess they don't care about animals like they claim to. All those commercials about abuse and report it if you see it are just for show. Very sad for the dogs next door, I guess their lives don't matter and they'll just suffer until they finally die. But Houston ASPCA doesn't give a shit. read more

Do not bother calling the 24-hour emergency number!! They are absolutely no help at all other than to give you the number to Harris County Animal Control!! I called to see if they (SPCA) might know how my elderly neighbor could get help with her cat being stuck high up in a tree for 3 days (it has rained and been cold during those days). The female I was "trying" to talk to would not shut up long enough to listen to anything I was asking her. She asked if I lived in Harris County...I said yes and she started rattling off some phone number. I asked her to hold on so I could get a pen and she just kept talking. I finally got her to repeat it and then asked who the number was for and she said HC Animal Control. She said the SPCA wasn't taking in strays at this time. I managed to get through to her that it wasn't a stray and she told me to call the main number during regular business hours (9am - 5pm). I then asked her what they would be able to tell me and she said, "Huh, during 9 to 5? I don't know". I was so frustrated with her by that point because of the fact that she just would not shut-up and listen...I hung up on her!! I had had enough of her rudeness and being of no help at all!! read more

Wish I could give them no stars. I adopted a sweet dog the evening of March 24 and by the morning of March 26 she had passed away. She had been spayed March 22, two days before I adopted her, and on March 26 she passed away from sepsis. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford a necropsy to prove that the sepsis resulted from her surgery, so all they offered was a refund on my adoption fee. When I asked for documentation stating that she had been checked by a vet the day I adopted her, I was told there was none. They forgot to give me her medicine the day I adopted her, so I had to go back up the next day to pick it up (with the woman at the adoption desk stating that the medicine "wasn't necessary" it was "just for inflammation and other things"). I was also provided a sheet that stated that if she had any difficulties with her incision in the next 48 hours to call the SPCA. They did not list excessive vomiting or diarrhea (which my dog experienced) as symptoms, although the ASPCA lists them as concerning symptoms on their website, as do many other vets. I was not told that she had been recently spayed until I had signed the adoption contract. The whole adoption process took maybe 10 minutes, which felt rushed. And when my mom called the SPCA the day my dog passed away, she was told that "maybe [I] wasn't ready for a dog". And being that my dog got sick on Sunday, I couldn't even use my free VCA visit and had to bring her to a vet hospital. And I'm not the only review saying people have adopted sick dogs from here. Please, when and if you adopt, (especially from here or your pet has a recent procedure) ensure that your pet was examined that day and has a clean bill of health. Because if you sign that paper and it turns out your pet is sick, you're screwed. My sister noted also that Penny responded to her new name within a few hours, but when we took her out at the shelter, she didn't respond at all to her shelter name even though she had been there for a few weeks. I don't think these animals are well cared for. Other reviews I have since read stated they euthanize a lot of dogs and then ship in dogs from other shelters to adopt out. I can confirm that the dog I adopted was brought in from the Galveston SPCA. Very very displeased with my experience. read more

DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ANIMAL SHELTER. I used to volunteer at this shelter thinking they really save animals and are a " no kill shelter ". Last weekend I was volunteering and this man brought in his pitbull and the moms puppy to admit them into the shelter because he was moving. I panicked hearing rumors they put down pitbulls so I ran up to him and told him about what I hear. He told me he was moving and couldnt take them and no other shelter has room for his dogs. I walked in with him to the admissions office and he told the woman about his situation. She told him and me that they would not put down his dogs and that they would prepare the dogs to be put on the adoption floor for the next day. I felt relieved but I wasnt sure if they were lying or not. He told them" If you're going to put them down I will just take them with me and find a way to keep them" and she kept pushing the paperwork on him saying " we wont put them down" . I went back to volunteer and an hour later decided to ask the volunteer manager Robyn Gearhart about the situation. I was shocked when she told me that the pitbulls were going to be euthanized. I told her that the admissions lady told the man and myself they wouldnt be put down and they both lied and told me "We fully awared him that they would be put down". I asked them why and they told me because of " aggressive behavior" B*****!! When I met those dogs they were so gentle and sweet! I asked Robyn if I could take the dogs home because I didnt want two innocent dogs being put down and she told me no, I continued to ask her if they could take them to another shelter and she continued to tell me no saying its against their rules. By the way, there is absolutely no rule against that. I was so appalled and furious. Robyn just kept telling me that I should focus on how many animals they save and that putting them down was a good thing. I went home and did more research, The SPCA kills 65% of their animals!!! FOR NO REASON. THEY LIE ABOUT ONLY PUTTING DOWN SICK ANIMALS. THEY PUT DOWN INNOCENT ADOPTABLE ANIMALS. Go to No Kill Houston.org!! It has articles people write about their animals being admitted to the SPCA and put down for reasons the HSPCA made up. THE HOUSTON SPCA KILLS OVER 65% OF THEIR ANIMALS. THEY ARE NOT POOR. IN 2014 THEY GOT OVER 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN DONATIONS. THEY SPAY DOGS AND PUT THEM ON THE ADOPTION FLOOR WITHOUT GIVING THEM TIME TO HEAL THEY IGNORE MEDICAL ISSUES WITH THEIR ANIMALS IF A DOG IS TOO HYPER THEY DONT TRAIN IT THEY PUT IT DOWN THIS SHELTER IS BAD. PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS SHELTER, THEY ARE GREEDY LIARS. ADOPT DONT SHOP Adopt animals at - Friends for Life - Red Collar Rescue - Jurassic Bark - Frisky Paws Rescue - Hope If you need your pet spayed - Texas Litter Control does it for cheap and makes sure your pet recovers safely! Please read with not only your eyes but your heart. You wouldnt put down a baby because no one would adopt the child would you? Don't support this so claimed "Shelter". read more

The SPCA always gets celebrity and public official endorsements for being a positive organization that exists to come to the aid of animals in need. Until recently I thought this was true but learned something new. When I was out one Saturday I saw a young cat (between kitten and adult cat in size/age) run across the onramp I was taking to get on a freeway. It was about 90 degrees outside and this was in an industrial area so as my car was accelerating the thought that the cat was as good as dead in that area even if it did not get struck by a car crossed by mind. I checked the rearview mirror, hit the brakes, and put it in reverse pulling to the side of the ramp. A few minutes later I had captured the cat and was on the way home. It was not completely feral and going crazy with fear so I figured it had been with people at some point before they abandoned it. I work long hours and really do not have the ability to properly tend to a pet so I wanted to surrender it to an organization that would give the cat a chance to live by cleaning it up, vaccinating, spaying, and putting it up for adoption. The SPCA was one of the first places I called/sent email. This Houston branch of the SPCA simply will not accept stray animals. Their policy is to only take in animals from owner; no exceptions. Go to their website and you will find how it works. They basically counsel the owner before a pet is surrendered to try and get them to keep it if possible. If they decide to surrender it anyway they pay a small fee and that's it. This is counter productive to their mission to prevent cruelty to animals. Most owners of pets do not starve or abuse animals. Stray/homeless animals are starving, injured, have been abused, and/or are on the brink of death in some cases. They are the animals that are suffering the most yet the SPCA will do nothing but advise you to call the county animal control department where they pretty much euthanize the majority of the animals because they are in the business of animal control and not animal adoption. Having read up on the Houston SPCA I found that they also kill many animals who are perfectly adoptable and come from owners who keep them in good health. The bottom line is that I am disappointed with this organization and encourage you to never support it because they simply do not do what they imply they do by their very name. read more

Attempted to drop off a stray dog that I had took upon myself to foster during the Christmas holidays....went there in January to drop him off and .......mind ya I waited about 20 min. on the phone to book the" drop off" appnt. no one ever told me if he had heartworms that they would automatically eauthanize him. so went in for my appnt. in Jan....waited forever just to be waited on..never got my 15 min. interview as they told me over the phone....the lady at the front just asked me to wait, took my dog to the back, came back about 20 min. later and told me, "ya know we will be eauthanizing him, I asked what about the adoption?, she says...well no one's gonna adopt him with heartworms that's why your dropping him off ? right?....needless to say I took him back home with me ......what pisses me off is they never even gave me the 15 min. interview to find out what his situation was they just "assumed" that I was droppin him off due to his heartworms and were very cold and raw when talking to me!! no kind of bedside manner at all!! Had they taken the time to chat with me in private they would have found out I was willing to leave his heartgaurd preventative meds plus leas a healthy money donation. read more

Called animal rescue on May 13, 2017. They came out, but decided not to take the animal. The very thin, emaciated part Doberman had been hit by car about 3 weeks before and the residents at the senior citizens apt had been feeding him very sparingly. He was able to limp around, guarding his left hip. He is still in the grassy field, thin and scarey of people. The seniors are giving him food and water, but attempts to leash him unsuccessful. He is not aggressive, seems to prefer the males. Help me get him to the HHS or SPCA, please. He cant last much longer in the grassy field, without shelter and proper food, or shelter. read more

what's really so sad is that all the shelters are loaded, foster people have waiting lists, spay and neuter your animals

Unexpectedly found an injured kitten at my work place. Took him the cat intake area and they took him in with no charge. I'm very greatful the spca was there to take care of him or it would have cost me a lot of money. Unfortunately, the little guy was beyond repair. read more

Apparently if you save a kitten and give it to SPCA, you did something wrong because for some reason you are put at a disadvantage. My boyfriend & I found a kitten crying after a storm in our parking lot. We took him inside and cleaned him off because he was covered in thorny things. We fed him and called SPCA. They were there to rip him out of my hands before I realized I fell in love with the little guy. I called the next morning and was told by someone "we don't give information about any animals that we've rescued or picked up." Even if I didn't want to adopt him I couldn't even make sure he actually was okay. They weren't in adoptions so I sent an email to info@houstonspca explaining the story, and asking if that was true for my case and why, since I never did harm to the kitten and we are heartbroken without him. Never received a reply (I'm writing this a week after then I sent it). After 2 days with no reply, I forwarded the same email to adoptions@spca. Noticed a kitten had been posted the next morning in adoptions that looked a bit like the one we saved, but I kept waiting for the reply from adoptions because I wanted to make sure. The reply came too late, the next day, & after that kitten had been taken down. I was not even given an answer but a repeat of the what I said in my own email: "Unfortunately were not allowed to release any information on any animals brought into our facility or picked up by our rescue technicians. If you want to check for a kitten for adoption, check our website." Still can't get over it and extremely unimpressed with how they handled it, to say the least. I guess they don't care because kittens are so easy to adopt out so it doesn't matter to them. But I've been depressed ever since he left and I hope whoever adopted him Saturday enjoys him as much as I did for the hour he was here. read more

Wonderful facilities and super, friendly and helpful staff. Our young volunteer, Luis M., couldn't have been more tuned to our needs. We found a great dog (we'd previously adopted 2 orange juvenile cats from the SPCA) and had plenty of time and space to let her meet and greet our current "foundling" mutt. Check out was fast, friendly and efficient. I don't know how they could have been better. A+++. read more

On Christmas night I came home to find a stray cat that has been around my house for a couple of weeks dragging a badly mangled leg. The SPCA sent an ambulance to pick him up. He is a gorgeous cat and I hope he will be saved, but, even if they have to put him down it is better than living on the streets and injured. People may criticize animal shelters for putting animals down, but what choice do they have when people will not take responsibility for pets? Shelters are overwhelmed with abandoned and neglected animals....they do everything they can with the funds and space available.....I would have adopted this cat myself except I have a cat who will not tolerate other cats...I was glad to be able to call the SPCA on a holiday night and have them take care of this little boy in great pain. Thank you for what you do. read more

Don't be fooled by the fancy name -- this place is truly horrible -- both in their business practices, and in their customer service. I went the day before Thanksgiving to adopt a kitten. I found a precious one, and was more than halfway through the adoption process with an SPCA employee when a second SPCA employee not only interrupted the adoption process, but -- a few mnutes later -- refused to let me adopt the kitten. We had adopted a kitten from the SPCA almost four years ago. During the adoption process, Good Boy was presented to us as being a healthy cat. Two weeks later, I took him to the vet for his final series of shots -- and was shocked to learn that he had tested positive for feline HIV. The vet said that many Houston vets had a huge problem with the SPCA on this issue -- and, indeed -- 3-1/2 years later -- this is obviously still a huge problem for the SPCA. My thought is that -- more than likely -- the SPCA doesn't test cats for HIV prior to them being placed for adoption due to the cost of the test -- quoted as recently as last week -- by a member of the SPCA's management staff -- as being a whopping $13.00 per cat. Contrast the SPCA's policy regarding feline HIV testing with the policy regarding the testing for feline HIV currently in effect for Houston's city pound (BARC). Not only does BARC run a feline HIV test on every cat prior to placing it for adoption, BARC's adoption fee for cats is $20.00 -- as opposed to the SPCA's adoption fee for cats -- $95.00 -- and, if you adopt a cat from the SPCA -- the cat could potentially have feline HIV -- my cat adopted from the SPCA in 2014 did. I was so angry about my experience at the SPCA on 11/22/17 that I called my bank -- any future donations I pledged to the SPCA will be dishonored. AVOID read more

I just want to say that the employee, Ana , at the drop off location was very rude and did not try to hear what was being said in regards to my dropping off a puppy. I made and appointment to drop off a 4 month lab/shepherd mix puppy. Well when I arrived the first thing that was said was, that puppy is too big. Well no one ever asked how big the puppy was when getting the appointment. So they kept saying they couldn't take her and I would have to go somewhere else. I had already driven 30 miles from Katy, then they wanted me to drive another 40 miles to 45 North and Canino Rd. which wasn't answering the phones, but they swore it was open. So I told them I wasn't leaving and the pet was coming back with me to get a supervisors or someone else for me to speak with. They so say didn't have a kennel bog enough for a puppy, so I told them it was there problem and to find somewhere for her to go. So after a long time of arguing back and forth, the rude Ana, told the other employee to go ahead and take her. She was so rude and called me a liar about the age of the puppy! No! It was 4 months and just going to be a big dog. I think instead of training the animals, they need to retrain her or get rid of her. Her customer service skills suck!! In the future, they should ask the right questions before making a drop off appointment. read more

I adopted a pet on Saturday, July 23rd from this location , 1st of all we went there to see a pet advertised as a Lab , when we got there we passed by her cause she was so aggressive that we didn't even see her name , we went back up front they told us her kennel number we went back and it was the aggressive dog marked as a Lab , so we looked in the next kennel was a smaller black dog that was calm and called a Lab also , we asked to take her in a room to see if she was what we wanted , she was sweet , so we adopted her , when we took her to vet she is a Pitbull mix, not a Lab.. we have had her two weeks she has been hospitalized twice with pneumonia & worms , we have already had almost $1400 in vet bills this far who knows how much more , I feel as if they need to better check these animals out and put the correct breed on them , cause if I would of seen Pitbull like many others, I would have passed by her , because places do not accept this breed, just like the other dog I passed cause it was marked Lab to but was A Pit too, Kona was not aggressive I am guessing because she is sick , I am not happy about all the Vet Bills we Are having before a month of having her, I think people need to be cautious when adopting read more

took a dog i rescued and could not find a home for, and they told me they won't kill for space, but since he has some separation anxiety and had a small rash, that they may kill him for one of those reasons. SERIOUSLY? He was a sweet, loving dog, but they won't give him the time of day to heal a rash or try to do any form of behavioral therapy? I will NEVER take another animal there again, no matter how desperate I may be. read more

workers from spca are super, just pay attention to the pets you are adopted not a peoples staff there some are rude some very nice, when adopt your pet you know what and how to deal with it................................ read more

Sorry place. Put a dog up for adoption and after being there a few days, called and the people there said that the dog (puppy) was scheduled to be put down. seems this little puppy growled a bit (what puppies do in new surroundings). Stoke up the ovens. Went and got the puppy back. What a scam! read more

Little Background: My Boyfriends dog was hit by a car on Sunday. We attempted to take him to any clinic we could think of- only to find that they were closed. The ASPCA was the only thing my boyfriend could thing of. When we got there, they would not help unless we signed over rights to our animal. They also advised that they were not going to give us the option of adopting him ourselves either. So we were forced to leave with no information on how we were supposed to get our family member back.....GREAT JOB ASPCA (Please sense my sarcasm). We attempted to go back a few days and tried to find a way around the asinine adoption regulations. All we wanted to know was if the animal was ok or even alive, they refused to give us even that. While we did research and can't find anything legally wrong with this. Its horrible that a company that is supposed to help save animals is treating people this way. Goes to show how much they really care right? refusing to help someone who genuinely cares for animals... read more

The people that work and volunteer at this shelter really seem to care about the animals. It's heartbreaking that there are so many homeless and abused animals in Houston. I blame the vile scum that breed, that purchase from breeders, that don't spay and neuter, and dump their animals at the shelter when they are too lazy or stupid to take some time and effort to train these precious babes. There are so many morons that just dump their animals when they get tired of them or they buy a dog for their little brats and then tire of them. I work with a few of these lowlife scumbags!! They are not fit to breathe the same air as my animals!! They are the problem, not the SPCA!! The SPCA is a shelter. They don't receive funds from the government. The cost to house, feed, provide medical care, maintain the building, utilities, supplies, (the list is endless) is astronomical! If people do not donate, where is the money supposed to come from? I am so sick and tired of so many idiots complaining about this shelter but not doing a damn thing to help these poor animals!! May every one of the pieces of garbage that harm innocent animals rot in hell! read more