Publicly sharing my response to a "How was your adoption experience" survey from LCHS: First let me say that we are thrilled to have adopted a dog, and happy that it was done via the LCHS. But this question is asking about the experience, and to be honest it wasn't great. I have a Loveland address, but it's roughly an hour to reach your facilities. With nobody answering the phone or emails, there was no way for me to put a hold on the dog we wanted, so we had to just take a chance and drive over. With a wait time - once somebody finally came to the door - of over an hour, that means we'd invested at least 3 hours in what we expected to be a waste of time. And I would add that this was not our first visit to LCHS. A previous visit had been completely for nothing. If you think of each aspect of the process as either having a Deterring effect or an Encouraging one, there's too much Deterrent here. I know COVID will be used as an excuse, but that's exactly what it is. People can find a way to get important things done. I also think the price tag is awfully steep, in comparison to equivalent facilities elsewhere. We adopted a puppy for $300 in Austin last year. Why is LCHS double? Deterrent! On a positive note, a lengthy paperwork application would have been an additional Deterrent, and I commend you for not having one; I strongly suggest that you keep it this way if the primary goal is to help put homeless animals into the homes of people who want them. read more

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Fantastic group of people! We just adopted a puppy from the last night and it was a fantastic experience. Friendly team, knew the dog and generously shared info. The kennels were clean and the whole place was welcoming. I have been to many other places that smelled horrendously of pet excrement and just felt unhealthy. At NOCO Humane Society you can tell they care about their charges but also want to engage with people coming in. Amazing experience. read more

I recently had an incredibly disappointing experience with the Humane Society that I feel compelled to share. I turned in a stray dog that I was going to adopt if her previous owner didn't come forward. Based on her teeth, face, and personality, she appeared to be less than a year old. Unfortunately, I later discovered that she was pregnant, and after having a stillborn puppy in there care , she became understandably depressed and stopped eating. It's well documented that such traumatic experiences can lead to reactivity in dogs THAT YOU CAN WORK PAST . it was clear upon finding her that she had been abused skinny and scard of dogs and people , a concern I explicitly expressed to the Humane Society staff. What infuriated me the most was their decision to euthanize her as she was there for less then 4 weeks without informing us, stating reactivity and aggression not exploring any of the other rehabilitating options THEY HAVE to keep this yung dog alive . This felt not only unprofessional but also unethical, especially given the provisions of the Colorado Animal Rights Act, which emphasizes the humane treatment of animals. This decision is particularly egregious considering that, in the week I cared for her before turning her in, her reactivity stemmed purely from fear, a natural response to her past trauma and current situation and through out all that she loved kids . She was a scared, young animal in need of care, not a death sentence. I am beyond disappointed with the lack of communication and compassion shown in this situation. To add insult to injury, they have been ignoring my phone calls. When I did manage to speak with someone, the woman on the phone was incredibly rude, speaking to me as if I were a child and twisting my words to justify their decision to euthanize a dog whose life could have been saved. They took a life that deserved to live. Animals deserve better, she deserved better. I hope that by sharing this experience, the Humane Society will reflect on their practices and improve upper management because clearly this decision was made out of pure laziness The avoidable loss of this dog's life is a profound failure on their part. I am the way they are in the way. They handled this whole thing. I'm very hatred for the staff that decided to go through with this and not speak up. read more

This place treats animals poorly. They don't care or treat them well at all. More of an animal prison that confuses and scares the animals. Also very dirty here with sticky floors. I don't support places that won't take care of themselves. Also the windows were very dirty. read more

I was the first one to arrive to adopt a kitten. It was a rainy day. 10 minutes later a woman shows up apparently interested in the same kitten. She purposely stood out in the rain in order to be let in first by an employee that spotted her outside. A man came outside to inform us that the kitten was going to be adopted & he apologized. I waited till they actually opened & went in to voice my concern for the preferential treatment. It was unfair. All the "supervisor" would do was apologize & give the usual "have a nice day" routine. So I left visibly angry and hurt. Their "supervisor" has no awareness of what her employees are doing. No accountability! I will never return there. I feel bad for the animals there that need loving homes. My wife and I have raised several cats successfully to old age & recently lost one. I was ready to open my heart to another one, but Larimer Humane Society failed me. I couldn't give it a half of one star, otherwise I would have. read more

Larimer Humane Society has a very nice facility for rescue animals in Larimer County. The adoption process was very simple the people were very caring and we were able to spend time with the animal in a room to see if we were a good fit together. I decided on an older cat to match my lifestyle and was glad to know that some of the older animals are sponsored by the caring workers of the humane society. read more

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One of the places that makes you wish there were a zero star option. THIS IS A KILL SHELTER. My dear neighbor adopted a young dog a few months ago who is very sweet and cuddly, but aggressive on the leash with other dogs. This is not very rare and can be corrected with proper care, training, environment, attention, etc. Unfortunately, his owner did not have the space, time, or ability to be able to give him the life he deserves and made the incredibly difficult decision to give him up. She struggled to find a new home, so got recommendations for shelters instead. After speaking extensively with staff at NOCO humane about the dog's aggressive tendencies, she went to drop him off. Not even two days later they called her to say if she didn't pick him up by 5pm the following day they were going to PUT HIM DOWN because of his behavior. TWO DAYS. IN A SHELTER. That is supposed to take care of and rehome even difficult dogs. She went to pick him up immediately after and staff refused to look her in the eyes. They lost ALL OF HIS MEDICAL RECORDS (in two days) and the bed she dropped him off with. AND had the audacity to attempt to get MORE MONEY from her to take him back. Absolutely insane, disgusting. My heart is broken for all animals who end up in this shelter. The dog is even more traumatized now - pacing around, dilated pupils, won't eat. DO NOT BRING ANY ANIMAL HERE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHATSOEVER. read more

As of May 10 theres not many cats or kittens as they say there are so dont waste your time here if you want a cat or kitten just aheads up

We adopted Tony, formerly Carson from LHS. He was a rescue kitty. When we got him home, he wanted to hide most of the time. It took two weeks of playing with him to bring him out of his sad shell. Tony now runs around tearing up the house. He's still a bit skittish, but has adapted to his forever home positively. We love him! read more

Larimer Humane Society - Animal Shelters Near Me - Loveland, Colorado

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Amazing staff, adopted a dog same day as visit, given all the information on the dog. She is a perfect pet, no issues.

I will NEVER surrender an animal here again. I recently had to surrender one of my dogs due to her and our other female dog not getting along. She was good with our boy dog and ALL people, strangers included, and even our 8 month old child. She has NEVER been aggressive towards people. I can almost guarantee that having her spayed would have fixed the problem. When we called for a status update on her, the shelter said they had already put her down because she is aggressive towards all animals and all people. Nothing but lies!!!!. My advice is take EVERY SINGLE possible avenue you can before taking an animal here. You'd be better off letting it loose in the street, at least it would have a chance at life. Larimer humane society has lost all of my respect. RIP sweet Penny, you didn't deserve what you got and I am so sorry I placed you there. read more

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our precious border collie started feeling very ill after being diagnosed with lymphoma back in December. it broke our heart to make the decision to end his life and not have him suffer any more. he was at the stage where he could no longer walk very well and he hadn't eaten much in over a week. we took him to Larimer County Humane Society and I wish now that I would have paid the extra money and taken him somewhere else. The staff was rude and unfriendly and i wish now that I would have grabbed him and brought him back home with us. the guy that came and took him didn't speak to us at all, there was no explanation of the process, no words spoken at all. he just grabbed our little baby and took him away. we will never donate anything to this organization and will never return there. stay away! read more

This place needs to train their employees so much more. Did a dog to dog meet. Absolutely fell in love with a dog and she was labeled aggressive more than once. Another staff admitted she wasn't aggressive at all. Our family spent 3 hours with her. No sign of aggression. When we did our dog on dog meet to introduce our dog the lady was so uneducated and inexperienced. I told them our dog was leash reactive but she refused to let them meet through a fence. When my husband asked to switch and hold the potential dog, their staff to hold ours... their staff acted so afraid of our dog. These poor dogs have no chance due to uneducated people being left in charge. read more

I feel so betrayed by this shelter. I was told by their staff members they only put animals down if they show signs of aggression or if they have a terminal illness. Nothing at all about if it is not cost efferent for them to make a profit on the adoption fee. Cause it would cost more to fix and catch pets up on shots than what they can charge for an adoption fee. This shelter put down perfectly healthy beautiful younger adult dogs cause they can't make a profit off them. I was becoming homeless and I asked for help for my dogs so they have a safe place to be. Only to be killed 2 days after I had to surrender them. Thar was so wrong if I had been told the truth I would have made other arrangements. read more

I love this place. I rescued my 5 year old German Shepherd here and she's the best dog ever. I genuinely can't believe someone even gave her up. read more

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We adopted a kitten from here in October, 2021, at 9 weeks old (formerly named Pearl). The humane society had her mother and siblings up for adoption as well, so I believe she and siblings were born there. Our kitty is a joy and we were so happy with how well she had been raised by this group or whoever did the kitten newborn foster. She was well socialized. She likes people and enjoys being held and petted, and is always ready to play. It was obvious that she had been touched on her body and feet while being adapted in her first weeks. She was not at all skittish; didn't try to hide and seemed immediately comfortable. She has wonderful litterbox behavior (maybe attributable to an attentive mother cat). Our kitten had just been spayed and had all her shots. Health paperwork was in order. I think this group is conscientious. They did call to follow up. You fill out an adoption application in advance, then once approved, you can watch for your new pet online, then go for an in person visit to see if you click. read more

I am a supporter of thr humane society, but recently Ia friend went through a bad experience tbat makes me think that more training for the people working there is needed. My frienx adopted a dog 3 days ago. Very timid cattle dog. My friend is retired and had all the time needed to work with her.. When they put a collar and leash on the dog, he asked if the collar was on tight enough. Theytold him yes. He was going to double check it, but was still talking with the workers and forgot. It got his dog home and when the dog saw the steps, she panicked, slipped out of the collsr. Ir took ofc and it has notvbeen caught yet. This is in the Thompson canyoun. It won't let anybody near it. It has no food and the mountain liins will probably be cougar food read more

I adopted my dream kitty from here yesterday, June 3rd. The process was super easy, just a long wait to get in due to COVID regulations, so make sure you get there first! The staff was super nice and helpful. A great adoption fee that comes with plenty of perks! Thanks so much! read more

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I received a message from the "humane" society last night at 7:15 pm stating that they had "found" my cat today. That's fifteen minutes after they had closed and forwarded their phones. Great job guys! Now I will have to pay their extortion fee to pick him up. They also want to charge me additional fees for not having a tag on him. My cat can not wear a collar because he has a skin condition and all his fur will fall off. I have a note from our vet, and I have him chipped for that reason. But none of that will matter to these people. It's all about the fees they can charge you for kidnapping your beloved, furry family members. They are a private company collecting public funds and stealing peoples pets for profit. Update: I finally got my cat back after a horrific ordeal. They gave unauthorized rhinotrachetis and panleukopenia live virus vaccinations to him even though he already got them last year. THEY HAD MY NUMBER BUT DIDN'T CALL ME TO AUTHORIZE! I could have told them that and given them my veterinarians number to verify this information. They also gave him a dose of Advantage Multi, unauthorized. I just gave him a dose of Frontline last week. His fur is falling off his skin. And they made us pay for everything or they wouldn't release our cat. Why couldn't they just have called me and our vet? What is wrong with these people? NEVER GIVE THESE ANIMAL HATERS ANY SUPPORT! If anyone knows of a reputable attorney who will stand up to these bullies, please forward their information to me. read more

Awful experience. Adopted a dog that was supposedly dog tested and friendly. She was dog aggressive, food aggressive, water aggressive, toy aggressive and nothing of what they said. They said she wasn't potty trained but was and went outside every time. Just do better. We went to return her the Monday following (today) the Saturday we adopted to be told they had a staff meeting and I would have to wait in my car for an hour to an hour and a half, when I was told intake was at 9am Monday. I also have a job going to go to. I threw a slight fit because I wasn't going to wait this long after being fought with for 15 minutes they finally gave me a surrender form to sign, which I know was not the proper way to handle a return, I wasn't refunded my money to a voucher like also promised to adopt another dog. I would like a refund to my credit card for the funds spent due to this awful situation experience. I also want to mention they put the dog in an office closet, and not in a proper kennel or when taking her from me. We have fostered through a rescue for a long time and rescued both of our dogs and have never had an experience like this. Do better temperament tests before someone's animal at home gets killed! read more

FANTASTIC place to adopt an animal from!! I see all the negative reviews from 3 months ago and I do not find them to be fair or accurate! It's easy for the public to get a hold of a situation ie.. dog euthanized... and make it a nightmare! First off... staff is FANTASTIC! I bet on any given day the staff members show more love and kindness and compassion for all these animals then the people who gave them all literally the same review! It is a NO KILL shelter.. they do not just put animals down because they feel like it.. there has to be a serious threat to other animals or humans for them to even consider this. The animals go through a process before being placed out onto the adopts floor. This includes behavior. Second... all the people that work here care about the animals! As well as volunteers! Thirdly the "Humane" Society is more like a pet resort! Fourth.. YES please donate to this facility.. Fifth.. they take every precaution they can to minimize stress and those types things to the animals. Does anyone ever want to euthanize a dog or animal? I can assure you not! Sixth.. the animal care team is phenomenal with what little help they have! Seventh.. volunteers at this facility are treated very well! They too love these animals! They donate their time to care for them and treat them respectfully! Volunteers have been with them for 15 years.. FIFTEEN!! If it was so bad why do they continue year after year? Facility is great, if nothing it's worth a visit to see how these animals actually get cared for! I could add more points but I think I got across what I wanted to! One more... notice that when you visit an animal the rooms are cleaned after each one! So cleanliness is too priority! Hope you visit... the animals are wonderfully treated! read more

I was very pleased with the very caring staff and simple process when I had to put my cat down. The facility is lovely and, while staff were busy, they gave people the time and direction that was needed. read more

Was going to put my dog down because he was "aggressive!" They jump quickly to the decision to just put a dog down! His howl scared them off, which made them scared to touch him so they named him aggressive! Gave me 5 days to come get my dog before they put him down. I had to drive from Michigan to Colorado. Thank god I had my dog chipped years ago. They scanned his chip and called me when he was brought in. Only nice thing about this place! People,rehome your dogs yourself do not use this human society! read more

Larimer Humane Society - As you can see he is very aggressive lol! - Animal Shelters Near Me - Loveland, Colorado

Drove down ready to adopt. Tried calling ahead, no option to speak with a person. Risked it; drove an hour; knocked twenty minutes before someone came to the door, then was told I didn't have two hours to look I had thirty minutes because their hours were un-updated on the phone recording and I couldn't enter thirty minutes prior to close. read more

I had the best experience here! We visited other shelters that were not as nice or clean. We had great conversations with the volunteers and the staff. Adoption was easy and the price was reasonable. I would pick this route for adoption over many other methods and shelters in the area. read more

I am writing this review to complain about Larimer County's methods on how they get dog owners to get their dogs licensed. What they do is they go through veterinarian's files (or vice versa) and see what new puppies that are not licensed. While this may sound all well and good for people to get their dogs licensed I accuse the Larimer County Animal Control of using fascist methods to achieve their goals. Now I am not against dog licenses at all. I just don't like getting nasty notices that you COULD be taken to court if you don't comply with us and ya da ya da. I have learned to control and protect my animals and keep them up on their shots and yes GET them licensed. I don't appreciate receiving oppressive notices in the mail saying that I am in trouble for owning a dog. My dog has a license in Larimer County already -Thank You very much! I have lived in Jefferson and Denver counties and have not encountered such Nazi theatrics. The dogs that I had when I lived in these counties also were kept up on their shots and licensed and were minimal in being a threat to anyone. No notices for that either. My grandmother had the same trouble with LC Animal Protection and Control when she was alive and had dogs. Just another reason to move to another county or state I guess. read more

I've never adopted an animal from a shelter and so I came in because of a friend. When I asked to visit with the dog because I saw other people visiting. The guy at the front asked me if I was browsing or adopting. I said browsing because I'm not going to adopt a dog I haven't even met with yet. He said I couldn't see the dog unless I'm adopting and then I told him where the confusion was and stated that yes I would be adopting a dog but I would like to meet with it first. He then rudely said "you just said you were browsing and now your saying your adopting?" And I tried to explain but he made me feel so terrible. Like I have to adopt before I meet any dogs or I could be in trouble. Just the way he spoke to me when I kept my tone neutral and didn't try to encourage his already rude tone. I walked away. I feel bad for walking away, maybe I would've had a friend leaving rather than feeling horrible for trying to get a dog. :( I run from negative energy. read more

If I could give 0 stars or even negative I would. They don't give a crap about your animal, they only care about your money. I've never had a more horrific experience anywhere else. read more

Update: I added 2 stars because I dealt with other staff while adopting a rescued Parrot and they were very helpful. I think the guy below is an exception but, really, they should train their people better. He ruins it for everyone. I never give one star reviews. But, I own a home (second home) in CO and had to call them because I found a sick little muskrat(?) in my bathroom. It wasn't injured from my cat as it had no blood on it but even if it had been it was awful what the "officer" told me: "You need to chain up your cats to the fence when they are outside". First of all that is inhumane. it is dangerous to chain a cat to a fence. They cannot defend themselves like dogs. Secondly it's the nature of animals to stalk each other. Just as this officer probably eats meat and had on what looked like leather boots. I am from NY but he also decided to make a derogatory comment about Florida thinking I was from there. (My friends' car was in my driveway). Telling me, "This isn't FL we do things differently in CO" with a creepy, serial killer-ish grin/snarl. Dude I am not even from Florida. Yes, I lived there for a while. Who hasn't? But calm down. What is so bad about FL anyway? This coming from a guy who looked like Dudley Do-Right. read more

These guys do a great job looking after and trying to rehome a wide variety of animals. Unfortunately they also have to deal with the human animal, many of whom need their own brand of looking after. I might suggest they install something like a 'take a number' system after a woman I encountered simply lied about being there before me, and so was allowed to adopt the animal I wanted. read more

Good luck calling and tying to talk to a HUMAN. Jesus, I have questions and I'm sorry and robot is NOT going to help me? I have to resister my dog even tho I've already paid like $1000 for a 5 pound dog to move in my apartment. So of course I have to find more money to pay for more stuff for a dog.... a human baby seems like it costs less. Anyway you need to have a option like all the 200 other options you do, but to have "to speak to a human being to actually get something done instead of shitting around pressing random buttons." I'm not gonna sit there and press 9 , 10 times and get deeper and deeper and then have I start all over on the main menu, cause all I wana do is speak with someone. Fix that. read more

You guys are a complete joke! Your officers cant even get addresses right when a call comes in. After being left a note about a complaint and they need to do a wellness check along with my dogs not being registered to that address either I had to call 3 times to get someone to get the officer to return my phone call. They not only got the wrong address but the dogs did not even come close to the description of my dogs. Learn how to be more efficient people because after what I had to do to get a phone call back was a complete joke. If you were that concerned about a wellness check wouldn't you return someone's phone calls? read more

Couldn't be happier. They were super friendly, helpful in answering questions and gave us our little joy, Poppy. Told us she was in foster care, and that's all they knew about her. I believe them. She did have an eye condition, as many kittens do, and the meds cleared it up in a two days. If I still lived in the state, I'd adopt all my pets from here, they are really caring folks. Animals here looked at happy as they could be, living in cages. Always makes me sad to see hopeless pets, but I know they will make the best for them. I was there on a Saturday afternoon, the place was clean and well staffed. Was getting crowded as we left. I also like their website, it's updated often and easy to see photos and descriptions, and other info. read more

OMG, I just spoke to Kayla about two Aussie siblings that are there & she was so helpful giving me additional info on Leroy & Hattie who are 13 years old. She put my mind at ease giving me their background & assuring me they or any dog there WILL NOT be euthanized once they reach the adoption floor. THEY DO DESERVE A NEW FACILITY; I am going to make a donation today!!! :) read more

One of the biggest Humane Society that I've ever been to and it's super clean. They take cows, horses and other animals besides dogs and cats. We even saw turtles available for adoption. Downfall, you might see a pet you'd like to adopt online, but there's no guarantee that it wouldn't get adopted on your way there. We saw one online that my daughter fell in love with, we even called it in and told them that we'd be on our way and to hold him for at least an hour. We were coming from Denver. Sadly, as we walked in, he was getting checked out by another family and got adopted. My kid was heart broken and sad! Please note, they cannot hold any pets for you unless you've visited with it already. Besides the miscommunication, this is a great place to adopt a pet! They were very helpful though and guided us to another rescue facility in the area. Apologized for the miscommunication and felt terrible. read more

They were wonderful! Found kittens, and then more today. They took them no problem and were so great about it. They called for fosters right away and were very helpful. read more

The lack of compassion for the folks trying to adopt is astounding! Disrespectful staff make this place the type of place I'm ashamed is in my county! I hope that one day they realize who actually pays for them to exist. read more

Poorly-trained, unfriendly, unhelpful staff. No greeting. No smiles. Talking amongst themselves for minutes, ignoring the person patiently waiting for their help. 1-2 word answers to questions. Attitude in a nutshell: "That's not in my job description." Give those jobs to people who deserve it! read more

We drove from Boulder to Ft Collins to adopt a cat we saw online. Everyone there was wonderful. Lexie did the paper work for our new furry friend Blu. They are moving into their new digs in about a month. This place is really old and very busy ! I admire all of these folks for their hard work and dedication. Sabrina was the first contact we had by phone and she could not have been more helpful. read more

I called the Humane Society for advice on a baby bird I found in my yard. The woman I spoke to said to leave it, it was probably learning to fly and the mother would take care of it. So this morning I got to pick up and throw away a dead baby bird. I have never had what I would call a good experience with the Humane Society. One or two with their drivers weren't terrible, but overall I would avoid this place. It does not seem they have the best interests of any animals at heart. read more