This continues to be one of the animal rescues that has the biggest impact. Not only are they…read moresaving our precious furry friends, but they have a prison program that has the power to also transform the lives of the inmates who participate in this program. We adopted a dog from here years ago & it has proven to be one of the best decisions we have made as a family. Our pup came out well trained, socialized & a ready made companion for our mom. The adoption process is lengthy and thorough, as it should be, to ensure that animals in their care are placed in homes that are all that they claim to be. This process includes a home visit which allows them to get a better idea of how safe & suitable a prospective forever home could be as well as discuss any potential barriers to the adoption process.

It's a nice place to take kids, if they want to experience getting up close w animals. It has…read morecows, horses, pot bellied pigs, goats, sheep, geese etc. It's run by volunteers and open to public 1x month. Animals are friendly too

I volunteer with Sunrise Sanctuary and have personally seen the level of care, dedication, and…read morecompassion that goes into caring for more than 140 rescued animals every single day. The board, staff, and volunteers work tirelessly -- often behind the scenes -- to provide safe shelter, medical care, food, enrichment, and love to animals who have come from difficult situations. Running a nonprofit sanctuary of this size is not easy, and they depend on open barn visits open to the public, donations, fundraising auctions, grants, etc to care for the furry/ feathered residents! These animals are alive, safe, and cared for because of the commitment of this organization and the many volunteers and supporters who believe in its mission, like me! I am amazed by the humans who spend their time running this organization!

I started as a foster with PORT in their early days of conception and fostered with them for…read moreseveral months before they decided to completely ghost me. I ran into a situation where I needed some work done at my home, and I could not continue to foster the FOURTEEN foster pets that I had through them at the time. Rather than work with me, help me, and have empathy for my situation, I experienced a lot of pushback, and negative reactions to needing a break from fostering. My phone calls and texts were not being returned. When they were returned, I was met with attitude and a complete lack of understanding or compassion. After much resistance, they finally took the fosters back. They don't supply their fosters with food or supplies as they claim. Not once was I given any supplies for the dozens of animals that I fostered through them, even when I expressed that the puppies I was fostering were going through more food than I could manage. They also don't spay and neuter most of their animals before adoption. Now that I am back in my home, neither Regan, nor Jaime, (the founders of PORT), will return my messages asking about the well-being of my former fosters. If you bend over and break your back for them, you'll be great. But God forbid life happens and you find yourself unable to help, because you then mean NOTHING to them. Proceed with caution should you decide to do any sort of business with PORT. Don't expect a lot of help. Definitely don't expect compassion and empathy when life happens. Edit in response to PORT's reply: Port requires a minimum of 5 days notice for return, except in cases of emergency. I had an emergency. I explained this to you guys over and over and over again and your response was, "that must be tough." I had a dog through you that was being aggressive with a child. But you guys didn't consider a threat to someone's safety an emergency and were of no help. In some cases, I waited more than 5 days for you to help; I waited literally weeks! Not to mention that that dog was pregnant, and when I took her, you never advised me that that was a possibility. So I ended up with eight puppies, when I agreed to one. It was never "clear to you" that our foster relationship had come to its conclusion and that I wished to step away. I quite literally told you that once I was back in my home, I would take the animals back if they still needed placement. I notified you on July 10th that I could not handle all of the puppies. You did not take them until July 18th, and that was only after I showed up to get their shots and microchips, and had to PLEAD with you to help me. I notified both of you that Rusty was a safety risk, and you literally did not care. Even after notifying you of the unsafe circumstances, it took you two days to take her, and that was only after I refused to give you any more leeway. That was also after I had notified you on July 10th that I could not handle all of the animals that I had. You did not take Rusty back until July 31st. I let you know on July 28th that I was having trouble getting the kittens adopted. I notified you on August 4th that we needed to move the kittens. You did not take them until August 15th. As for the spay/neuter, it's irresponsible for a rescue not to spay and neuter before adoption, regardless of any contract. I also asked, several times, about getting my fosters fixed, and you never followed through. Don't gaslight me. You did enough of that when I was actually fostering with you.

we have to relocate and can't take Tilly. I need to know she's safe. she's so sweet has only lived…read morein our house. no others

I had a very good experience with Paws. They took in 3 cats for me that was abandoned. And they…read moregot fur ever homes for at least 2 out of the 3. Its very clean and they welcome you to come and visit the cats. That is why I give paws a full five star rating.

I'm very happy I made the 3 hour trip from Portage County, OH near Kent State to adopt. Over the…read morepast 50 years I have owned several cats and this is by far, the cleanest and best-organized shelter I have ever visited. It is so clean that you could eat off the floor. The staff was very helpful and had the best choices of cats I saw anywhere. They are in free-roaming rooms with plenty of space to play. The director and staff were very helpful. The first kitten they gave me to hold began to purr immediately and climbed up my arm and sat on my shoulder. She smiled at me from the carrier in my car and slept for the entire 3 hour drive. The cats here are very happy. That was 2 months ago. Now, I have a happy and playful kitten who really loves me and wants to be held all the time. I am so grateful to the staff who made this possible with my new kitten Venus. If I could give them 10 stars I would.

Best care for cats and dogs who need a new furever home. I got my Gigi (cat) there and she loves me…read moreand I love her. Perfect family for us.

I was looking for a small, female dog for my best friend, and after a year of looking, found one…read morehere. On a Friday, I was working with a very nice lady who worked there. Told her the dog was for my friend and I was going to adopt her and give it to my friend rather than drive all the way back to pick up my friend to have her do it. Because I don't have current rabies vaccinations on my all indoor dogs (never have any outside time, what's the point?), I was denied. So the next day I brought in my friend and she adopted the dog. When I stepped outside, David announced to everyone there about me, not to my face but behind my back, "She's scamming us!!" My friend told me as I was taking her and the dog to her house. I wrote e-mails to Dave many times telling him I was not scamming anyone and the woman I was working with the day before would vouch for me, but I have never received a reply back. I did not deserve that, especially behind my back. He assumed since I was denied that I brought someone in to adopt the dog and give it to me. It's completely backwards. I wanted to adopt in order to give to my friend. That behind my back comment was made out of misinformation and I deserve better than what I got over there.

Raise your hand if you are an animal lover. A little higher please. Don't be shy. Thank you. It…read morelooks like a lot of us are which is why I had some bad thoughts of crazy lab experiments and heaping plates of sketchy stir fry when my neighbor told me about a couple ladies who were combing the area picking up stray cats. But I didn't need to worry. They were volunteers with A Purrfect Start animal rescue in Grove City. On their own time and dime, they were picking up strays to be spayed and neutered and then were returning them to the area, left ear clipped to show they'd been taken in. Purrfect Start has been helping homeless animals, both domestic and feral with food, shelter, fostering, adoptions and also spaying and neutering since the summer of 2008. Kudos to these special folks for doing the right thing. In addition, I recently adopted in one of the kittens they returned to the area. She's a sweetheart named Tawney. but I just call her Ton-Ton. 5 Stars.

Terrible experience from beginning to end. Wanted to adopt a cat, but could not get a returned…read moreemail and no one ever picked up the phone when I called. Had to show up in person days later to ask for the cat. All of the cats medicals ended up being incorrect, and the two teenagers running the adoptions blatantly lied to me about the cats behavior. After 2 weeks of destroyed property, consistent medical issues, and endless behavioral issues, I requested an appointment to return the cat. Within 15 minutes they sent me a 1 sentence email with misspelling and bad grammar telling me they don't take cats with behavioral issues. No name or contact info, just an email as professional as a teenager's text message. Avoid them at ALL COSTS.

We love their Dog Field Trip Program! Be sure to give it a try. It makes for a fun day…read more The staff is friendly and welcoming. It seems the animals are well cared for.

My wife is from Chillicothe & we were in town for Christmas & had recently lost our beloved dog due…read moreto illness. She had been combing the internet looking at dogs for weeks & made an appointment here for us to come play with. The staff was incredibly personable & it was obvious they took their duties seriously & cared well for the animals in their care. They left us to play with Harrison for as long as we wanted. It wasn't long after that we decided to take him home. We couldn't be more pleased!

My wife and I are big fans,these awesome people are all stars in my book.They actually return calls.read more

It has been almost 2 years since my husband and I adopted our Fletcher from the Animal Resource…read moreCenter. It's even been over a year since we lived in Ohio, but I felt like I should come by and leave a review! We weren't yet married but we had been dating for several years, looking toward college graduation as well as our wedding, and we were a couple months away from adopting a dog. Excited, we decided to take a little tour of the various places around town to see who we wanted to go with. The Humane Society was full of very nice people but it was small and very sad inside, like a long cement and metal hallway lined with dogs. Sicsa was... rude. Very rude. Possibly because we were not 50 years old, but I did not expect to be treated like that at a no-kill shelter (and I have not been treated like that at others I have gone to). This place, though, was a definite relief. Employees were very helpful, it was crawling with young people who volunteered to take the dogs outside and whatnot, and it was very clean and pleasant to be inside. We were not ready to adopt. We were a few weeks from moving in to a dog friendly townhouse, but we decided to go in and look at the pups anyway. This is when we met Fletcher. Listed as a 6 month old terrier mix, he looked nothing like a terrier, but he was a small, thin, short black haired ball of life. He was adorable and he was bouncing everywhere, so I stuck my arm in to pet him; my heart was stolen when he wrapped his front legs around my arm and started to give kisses. I melted. My husband melted. And we bid goodbye with a pat on the head and a "you will make an amazing best friend for a lucky person." Oh man, was I ever correct. Fast forward a month or so and we had literally just moved into our new place. We could finally have a dog! I was at work and I wandered over to the Animal Resource Center's Petfinder page. Without a picture, the name "Fletcher" had been posted just that day. I squealed and called my husband, who promptly picked me up for my lunch break. It couldn't be, could it?! No way Fletcher would STILL be at the shelter. Well, he wasn't still there, but he was back. I walked in and saw our hyper boy, a tiny bit bigger but still just as high on life as when we first saw him. More energy than I never imagined. We were told how he had been adopted by a couple with a small apartment and they decided he was too hyper, so he was returned. I still can't fathom this. I didn't question much at the time because Fletcher was THERE and we could take him home after all. Now, though, I don't see how anyone could send this dog away. He is the single most happy being I have never seen and every day is the best day of his life. He is so full of life and love and that person's loss is definitely the best thing to happen to my husband and I, because this crazy boy is ours forever! The fine folks at the Animal Resource Center even made a little accommodation for us: they agreed to hold on to Fletcher for us for a few hours, just so I could finish the work day and then come back for him. We were very, very glad they allowed this! Fletcher was, and still is, extremely energetic. We lived in a townhouse with no real yard, and he did just fine: it's called walking and dog parks, people! Play with the dog, let him exercise, and everything works out. Luckily I believe his previous owners were good to him regardless, as he didn't seem abused or frightened at all. I'm very glad for that. Now we live in a one bedroom apartment in Chicago, 3rd floor in a walkup building. We have since adopted a cat and another dog and I promise you, we are at absolutely no risk of needing to abandon any of our pets; our dogs LOVE to play. They get walked, and they go to dog parks. They even go to daycare on Saturdays if the weather has been too bad for parks for many days on end. Even more so than before, I cannot comprehend how someone could have returned Fletcher. He is an absolute treasure and he along with his sister and kitty brother make us happier than anything else!

I've delt with this place many times over abused/neglected/abandoned dogs and not once would they…read morehelp not! Once! They only pretend. Then to keep from doing their jobs they dont answer or return calls. Theres a young punk in this county getting pups and training them to specifically attack and bite and now got someone's dog shot because of how he trained someone else dog. Now he's trying to breed said dogs to be able to do more like that but this place refuses to call back or answer