I've supported JHS for over a decade but finally had my first experience as an adopter with them,…read moreand it went wonderfully. My spouse and I decided we were ready to bring a cat into our home a couple years after our senior cat passed away, and we headed to JHS to start seeing if any cat felt like a match. The facility is beautiful and clearly designed to minimize stress as much as possible for the animals. The front desk employees were friendly and told us to look around, so we did. We wanted an adult cat, and we found that -- at least on this visit -- they were all in a special "citrus suite" that required accompaniment by a counselor since cats can be a bit spicy. It was about 30 minutes before closing at this point, but we were assured that we wouldn't be rushed out with closing and to take as much time with the cats and counselor as we wanted. Once our lovely counselor Charly was ready, she took us into the suite and started talking to us about the cats. She had detailed information about each and talked to us about what we were looking for, what our home was like, whether we had children or pets, and whether we had experience with cats. It felt very friendly but also like a good two-way evacuation (us of the cats and JHS of us), which I appreciated. One cat ended up showing interest in us pretty quickly, and we spent about 20 minutes with her. Spoiler alert: she's sitting on the couch with me now at home. Back to that day: we said we wanted to adopt her, and Charly got her into a travel box and had us wait for a few minutes at the front while she got paperwork together. She brought us our new family member and a big folder with important dates for follow-up vaccines, medical information, and even some coupons. Once we got home, they even sent us some more photos that had taken of our new cat during her time at the shelter, and the online tool they partner with was useful, too. It was definitely a great experience, and it reaffirmed my belief that the work of JHS is one of the best things about this city.

This is an awesome Humane Society and you can tell they care about pets! It is so spacious and…read moreclean and beautifully laid out. The lady at the welcome desk was very informative.

We have a young French bulldog (Taz) who was very reactive to noises, other dogs, pulling on the…read morelead during walks and just really stressful to be around. It was getting so out of hand that it was impacting our experience with him as our pet. We found Macayla at Unleash Fido in Jacksonville. We enrolled Taz in their 4/5 weeks obedience training and OMG we legit have a brand new dog!! He is more calm, settled, obedient and has really responded positively to this new training and rules. The entire team at Unleash Fido have been very helpful, professional and kind. Our trainer Macayla has checked in with us frequently to see how things are going, answering questions and has provided several post training sessions to ensure we are comfortable and continuing his training. I have had to reach out to her regarding some new undesirable behaviors and she made some suggestions that really worked and has been so incredibly helpful. Worth every penny. I would highly recommend them for any dog training needs!

Bringing my puppy, Ellie, to Unleash Fido was the best decision I could ever make. Before bringing…read moreEllie to Unleash Fido for training she was crazy! She would greet everyone who came to my place with a lovely leap to their face while they were sitting on the couch. She would dig on my couch and did not listen well. Now she is a brand-new puppy. She does not go on my couch or jump on anyone. She seems more confident in herself and calm. Macayla did an amazing job with her, and I am beyond grateful! I enrolled Ellie in their 4/5 weeks training. I got a report card and pictures or videos every Wednesday. I always looked forward to Wednesdays! After Ellie completed her training, we had to go back for our follow up trainings with Macayla. Ellie was beyond excited every time we went back. I have already recommended Unleash Fido to multiple friends. Highly recommend Unleash Fido!

The best experience for a minication. I was lucky enough to not know where I was going for my…read morebirthday and it was the perfect surprise! (My wife did great!) Not only is the location a perfect portal to a different type of Florida , but the wagons are all the way in the back so it's perfect privacy. There's also a tent outside to sit and watch pigs take a bath in the fountain. The wagon room we got was the Piggies room! Perfect decor and amenities inside(towels/shampoo/conditioner/tissues/coffee mugs /even games!) Huge bathroom with incredible shower.There is ac but we spent most of the time with the screen door and bathroom window open & it felt great. Included inside:mini fridge, toaster, coffee/tea (included),microwave and a small heater. Plenty of plugs to charge & a full length mirror. We love that there was no tv because we got to watch highland cows instead !! We also got to sleep to rain and it was so peaceful especially waking up every morning to new friends like pigs and sheep! We also saw: 4 highland cows!! , 2 different types of pigs, a family of sheep (+Anya the sassiest girl), cats, dogs, goats, turkeys (that like hugs but scared meee), guinea fowls, chickens and hens, mini horses and a peacock that sounds like Kevin from UP in the nighttime !! All the staff were super friendly including miss Elaine! Truly an incredible place to visit and get to feed pigs all day.

I've been to Rooterville Animal Sanctuary twice, and both visits were totally worth the 2 hour…read moredrive from Orlando. The animals are well taken care of, the people working there are so nice and helpful and booking a highland cow cuddling session was amazing. You can even stay on site if you want that real "outdoorsy" experience - but it's perfect even for a quick day trip. Can't wait to come back again!

Michelle who runs and owns this amazing establishment for these dogs that have been surrendered,…read moretaking from the home due to hoarding, found on the road, etc... this woman has the most amazing heart! She opens her home up to all types of dogs who go unloved until they meet her! She has this magnetic personality that dogs and people gravitate to. With this cause that she is so passionate about; I don't think people understand the time and effort she puts in to run it. She drops everything when getting a phone call or text to go rescue another dog! She is a role model to us all! Keep up the good work!

The woman who runs this rescue stole my dog from me. I took her to court and won. She testfied…read moreunder oath that she did not know his current whereabouts. This means she lies under oath or she takes dogs out of loving homes only to give them away to just anyone. She treated the adoption more like a joint custody agreement from constant messaging to random pop ups at my house. I posted the court order from the judge but I'm not sure if she is able to delete it or not. Be careful adopting from her. I am devastated that my baby is gone!

This place is the best!!!!!! We started coming here as soon as I got my dog in December 2024. We…read morecame here with an 8 week old puppy and she is now a little bit over 1 and every visit has been so incredibly smooth. She just got her spay surgery and everyone in the office is so delightful to speak to and I couldn't recommend this place more. Every time I call they pick up and they always want to help.

Brought my dog-o in for a minute injury and the personnel went above and beyond my expectations…read more They are the sweetest and treated my dog with lots of love. Definitely recommend them.

I can't say enough about how wonderful they are! we got our Shichon from the in December 2023 and…read morethey were nothing g short of amazing! They even called to check on her 3 times, they care and are very professional. Thank you! The Cooney family

We picked out our precious mini Aussie Doodle puppy from the Fur Babies website. From start to…read morefinish the process was so easy. We picked up our baby boy last Friday and he was even cuter than we expected. The pick up process went smoothly and we received everything we needed for a good transition home. Our pup is healthy and happy and we couldn't be more thrilled.

I've rescued 3 Pits so far thru this Organization and they are absolutely the most Kindred spirits…read morewhen it comes to the stigma placed on Pit Bulls. What they do for this and other species is incredible. I will forever be a Pit Bull Dad..... Thanks to PitStop PitBull Rescue

They're requiring me to fill out an email with all my personal information before I even have a…read morechance to have a conversation with somebody. It doesn't feel right and it's certainly not how I want my pets to be treated

Timely, Friendly and very professional. They provided updates and pictures from every visit. I feel…read morevery comfortable leaving my pets in their hands.