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    jaden k.

    PSA!!!!!!! - THEY DO NOT TEST FOR "FIV" UNTIL YOU ADOPT THE CAT. WHAT IS THE POINT THEN? WHAT IF ITS POSITIVE THEN YOU PAID FOR THE CAT/FELL IN LOVE, THEN YOU CANT BRING THEM HOME ANYMORE & YOU CAN'T GET UR MONEY BACK??? WHAT IF YOU UNKNOWINGLY BRING HOME A "FIV+" CAT TO UR OTHER PETS??? Because, you have to ASK for the test to be done, they don't even bring it up. first time cat owners would NOT know to ask for this procedure. this is just so so cruel & sets both the pets & the adopter up for cruel & unusual disappointment in multiple different ways. listen. i got my cat from here & i LOVE him. but look at the poor condition my baby was in after being there for a MONTH. i recently revisited to maybe adopt another and it just made me sad. then vs. now pics below

    Our sweet family

    You guys do such an amazing job! Thank you so much for helping complete our family with adopting Cassius. He's doing so well and truly is everything we could ever want. Thank you.

    Sandie D.

    Humane society. What good are they ? I am a Pittsburgh ocal all of my life. I donate, I have adopted. I drop off supplies. I helped some kittens that were about to die. Take them there. One had a respiratory issue. (Aka sniffles). They want to "KILL" her immediately !!! Is this animal rescue ? Wth. The ONE time I need their help... Antibiotics are 6$. Really ? I will never donate a dime to them again and will share the story. Im sure the other shelters will accept my Donations, Supplies and volunteering. 6$ antibiotics vs kill the kitty. That's humane, hmmm what am I missing

    Tater is the biggest lap cat! He also likes to surf the web
    Jessica L.

    In April of 2013 I lost my beloved Smokey at the age of 8. The very next morning I went to WPHS and fell in love with two of the sweetest kittens on this planet, Gizzie and Tater [formerly Gray]. The shelter was pretty off about Gizzie's personality, though. They informed me that he was very quiet, calm, nervous and reserved. Oh if only they could see him now! Perhaps he came from a bad situation? I don't think I've ever met a louder or more talkative animal in my life and he ALWAYS wants to run around and play. When I sat with Tater in the little meet and greet room he hissed at everyone who walked by. I rarely had company over so I didn't see this as an issue if he didn't like any other humans. After about 2 months he couldn't wait to greet and love up on everyone who walks through the door! He even tolerates my neighbors 3 toddlers who constantly want to hold and pet him. The staff was very friendly and helpful with everything. Both of my boys had all of their shots and were all up to date with everything. I couldn't be happier with my best friends!

    If I could give 0 stars I would. I found a stray kitten (not neutered or vaccinated) and surrendered him to this shelter, thinking he'd be cared for. I had a change of heart and called to see their plans for him to find out they had listed him as 4 years old in their system and they were planning on neutering and vaccinating him and "returning him to the field". He was NOT a feral cat. He was possibly the sweetest and cuddliest cat I've ever met and would have been adopted instantly, which is what I thought the plan for him would be. I asked them if they could put a note down to call me before releasing him and that I would come get him myself, considering they didn't even know where to drop him off at (my apartment complex is HUGE with over 30 buildings and we are the whole way in the back). Not even TWO WEEKS later, which means this baby was NOT healed from surgery and NOT active on his vaccines, I get a voicemail saying not that they were planning to let him go, but that they already had. I have no idea where they left him and I've been searching for him for a month with no luck. If you work here- SHAME on you. There is NO compassion for animals at this place and it is just a factory trying to push out animals. I've never been so dissatisfied or disgusted with a business before. I will never understand how they can let an animal go knowing it is not protected by any vaccines. If you find an animal or honestly need any animal help do not go here, this place deserves to be shut down forever. Hope all the employees feel good about yourselves knowing you're putting loving and wanted animals out on the street! Hoping the worst karma for all of you. Truly. I'll never forgive myself for taking this sweet boy to you all.

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    The Foster Farm - Florence, a sweet rescue girl from a feral colony, found with old leg fractures.

    The Foster Farm

    (14 reviews)

    In mid-December, my husband found an English bulldog named Olive on the Petfinder website. On…read moreFoster Farm's website, I filled out an application to adopt Olive. The application asked questions about our employment, housing, any fences, how we would give the dog exercise and other necessary things, our current pets and their veterinarian records, any experience that we have with this dog breed, if we have ever given up any past pet, etcetera. I spent time to write many thoughtful paragraphs of text. Two days later, the Foster Farm contacted me and said that they wanted me to adopt Olive, pending my answer about an invisible fence (which they do NOT allow). (I read other Yelpers' 1-star reviews about filling out applications and never hearing back. The Foster Farm is run by volunteers who have jobs or are in school, so they are low on time, but they should get back to you.) On that same day, they approved my application for Olive, and they scheduled my husband's and my first meet-and-greet/adoption with Olive for a few days later at our request to fit our schedule. In the meantime, the Foster Farm answered our questions via email about what size of collar and carrier to buy, what type of food to buy, etc., so we could shop in advance. They also emailed me photos of Olive. The adoption fee was $325, which was supposed to include vaccinations (DAPP and rabies), a microchip, deworming, and a future spay. Payment options were PayPal, Venmo, or a check. On December 22, a Foster Farm employee drove out to our house with Olive. She wore a face mask as a COVID-19 precaution. She allowed us to spend time with Olive on our couch, and she spent time to answer our questions before she left. I am deducting one star from my review, because the Foster Farm gave us *NO MEDICAL RECORDS.* I asked for medical records multiple times, particularly for the vaccines, and they said that they did not have them. The Foster Farm had told me that they would pay for a clinic to do Olive's rabies vaccine, which was included in the adoption fee, but the clinic for some reason did not do the rabies vaccine. With ZERO medical records for Olive other than for the spaying, I paid my veterinarian to do ALL vaccinations from scratch. The clinic did scan a microchip and give me the number at my request. In addition, the Foster Farm had told me that they had dewormed Olive, but when I took Olive to my veterinarian for a fecal test, the test came back positive for intestinal parasites, and I paid my vet to deworm Olive. Maybe the Foster Farm had dewormed the dog, but she contracted parasites again from other dogs in different foster homes or when she was adopted by another family? Olive is a very nervous dog who needs to be housetrained, but she has a very sweet personality, and she gets along with our cats (yay!). I think that the Foster Farm placed her into the right home, and their fee of $325 for a bulldog was very reasonable. For those reasons, I will award 4 stars. But I do recommend that the Foster Farm pass along vaccination records.

    Just adopted a dog from the Foster Farm this past week, and they are a wonderful organization. They…read morereally read our application and took into account what type of dog we were looking to adopt. The process was simple and our pup's foster mom was very personable, understanding, and professional. We could not be happier with our new family member, Rex!

    Cats N'At

    Cats N'At

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    We came to Cats 'N At for the first time recently. The building is fairly small, with a small…read moreparking lot. The cat area is also very small with how many cats are present. The litter boxes are, for the most part, tucked in one corner of the room. Some of the cats were social and wanted attention. Unfortunately, we witnessed a few cats who clearly did not want to there. One cat in particular just walked around looking for places to hide, clearly terrified. She was being bullied by the other cats. Don't think we'll return.

    The whole thing is a scam. Read all low reviews on google, too, for an overview of the experience…read more The adoption process feels nearly impossible. My partner and I submitted an application for a kitten a couple days after a visit to Cats 'n' At. We made a second visit to the lounge the following weekend as they suggested, and had all requested current pet vet records turned in a couple days after that. We were told the kitten would be ready for pickup in a few days after a course of antibiotics, but weren't able to get a hold of anyone for a week by phone, voicemail, or email. They didn't return calls. They didn't reach out to our vet on their own. All the legwork was on us to follow up and try to keep the process moving forward. When we finally connected with them (by calling from a different number) they brushed it all off, saying, yet again, 'in a few days'. No one seems accountable and they don't actually seem to want to adopt out cats. Which is probably why the place is overcrowded and all the cats are sick, requiring this extended course of antibiotics. They charge twice as much for adoption as other nearby shelters, after ALSO paying to visit the cats. I feel terrible for the animals there, who are all so sweet and deserve loving homes like we wanted to offer, but please don't give these guys any money.

    White Oak Animal Safe Haven - Steven has lots of energy very friendly and always wants attention when he is not sleeping.

    White Oak Animal Safe Haven

    (15 reviews)

    This place is the most amazing shelter I've ever dealt with. My family has adopted multiple animals…read morehere and in our time of need they were there for us. Suffice to say my family and I are forever grateful for WOASH for their care for not just the animals but the people and families in the community, too.

    I want to start out by saying I don't aim to prevent animals from being adopted, as I think all of…read morethe animals here deserve to find loving homes. However, I recently adopted a cat from White Oak Animal Safe Haven, and if I knew then what I know now, I never would have adopted from here. We took our new cat to the vet after about a week of having her home, and she tested positive for Giardia and Coccidia, two types of parasites. If you don't know anything about this, a quick google search will show you what a process it is to get rid of these parasites in cats. It is really difficult to get rid of and has been an emotional roller coaster. We have spent hundreds of dollars in vet bills and cleaning supplies. We had to treat and quarantine our resident cat. We have a carpeted apartment which makes this so much harder to get rid of. We spent hundreds on carpet cleaning alone. It is also highly contagious, so it is very likely all of their cats and possibly dogs could have this as well. I find it very hard to believe the shelter had no idea their cats have this, and if they didn't, they are not properly vetting their animals (which is funny because they told us they denied someone's application because they said they wouldn't take their cat to the vet). Giardia and coccidia cause the cat to have really bad diarrhea and gas, so if they really did not know their cats were infected with the parasites, they were knowingly not seeking care for their animals. We noticed the smell on the drive home after picking her up, so there's no way they didn't know something was up. They never once mentioned to us that this is something they were dealing with, and they knew we had another cat at home. So they risked my current cats health as well. The adoption process is quite intense and very thorough, which I don't think is a bad thing necessarily; however, to have that type of adoption process and then give me a sick animal is crazy to me. After we got the results, I called the shelter to inform them in case there's some possible way they didn't know, and the woman I spoke to was kind of rude and very dismissive. No apology or anything. I will say, we had a good adoption otherwise. The cat coordinator was very kind when we went to meet the cats and when we picked up the cat we adopted. I just can't believe they gave us a sick cat and never felt the need to mention anything. All of this being said, be aware that if you have recently adopted a cat or plan to, there is almost a 100% chance they will also have Giardia and Coccidia because it sometimes takes multiple rounds of medication and cleaning to fully get rid of this. Our cat has been on one cycle of meds already, and there has yet to be improvement. I don't know how long this has been going on, but if you want to adopt from here, please do some research so you can get it right from the beginning and help the sick cats. It is treatable but it requires a lot of time, money, and consistency.

    Animal Advocates Thrift Shoope - james bond

    Animal Advocates Thrift Shoope

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    we love cats! can't say it any better! over 40 years, we've had 11 cats, 4 then 5, at a time. our…read moreoldest lived to 24 while the youngest was 11. when the 1st group had all died, we made it 2 weeks before we went & got our next 5! sadly, recently, the last of them died. once again, 2 weeks later, we needed the pitter patter of little feet! we got 7 year old lewis 1st from humane rescue. he looked so sad in his pictures. he had reason to be. his owner got sick, then died. his sibling died shortly after. he was left alone for i don't know how long. we thought it best to get him 1st, as he would be the oldest. great move! i saw seth at animal advocates. i should say, i'm a "ginger" lover! lewis is ginger, seth is too! he looked adorable. only 4 months old too! a baby! i am determined with these guys to either get them on leashes or in strollers, so we can go places & take them. we arrived at the store. it wasn't open as it was night time. the store is downstairs, while the cat adoptions are upstairs. funny story about the upstairs. it was where my childhood, & i mean early childhood dentist was! back then, everything was dark wood & stark walls. he scared the b-jesus out of me! he was so tall, from years of bending over, he had a hunch on his back. he wore the white "uniform". nightmares! but i digress. now, it's cheery & bright! as we were waiting to get seth, the woman asked if we would consider a 2nd kitten, 7 months old. ok! she gave us squeak to hang with until she got seth. she brought him over. immediately, we knew he was going to be a pistol! our family was now 5, & we were thrilled! we brought the boys home to meet lewis. everyone got along instantly! they all can't believe their good fortune to get us as parents! they have 2500 square feet of house. every room has at least 1 tree, the front window has 3 trees! toys galore! a fishing rod they LOVE to chase that has string on it. we're happy, they're happy, life is good! animal advocates made sure before we took them that they were fixed, wormed, chipped, up to date on their shots, even telling us when the next 1's are due. they go to kill shelters & try to rescue those they can. 1 of them was seth. his name is now eebron, norbee backwards, our 1st ginger, tom's dad's name. they wanted kids. there you go! your namesake lives on! he is truly like him! & squeak, named that because of how he squeaks, not meows, is now james bond. yes, bond, james bond. he wears his "tux" well & he loves the ladies! go! adopt! make another life or 2 or 3......happy & loved! you deserve it as much as them!

    Animal advocates is amazing. It's quite honestly a hidden gem and not a place I would have found on…read moremy own with out the aide of thrifting goddess friend of mine. A small shop not really made for more than 1 or 2 people at a time. It's also probably not ideal for small children. Additionally, mind the sign and open the door nice and slow as there is usually a cat or two hanging out inside and you don't want to let them out. It's has a mix of some clothes and a lot of weird nicknacks and miscellaneous items. The three rooms are filled to the brim and the prices are incredibly low. While it's not the type of place I'd go to fill out my winter or summer wardrobe, but it's great for unique finds.

    Humane Animal Rescue - animalshelters - Updated May 2026

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