We adopted our little dog here. The facility is clean and pretty,staff is friendly,cost is…read moreextremely reasonable.

This is a wonderful shelter, made even better by the new building completed earlier this year…read more Cats will now have large screened porches on which to lounge and the dogs have large outdoor runs. Volunteers are desperately needed for many types of activities. Please stop by from 9 to noon on weekdays and volunteer your time and/or dollars.

She arrived healthy and happy. Before I adopted and sent money I read everything out there about…read moreRural Tank...the good and the bad. Upon research I determined the Rural Tank positive experiences far outweigh the negativity. Please note the brunt of the negativity is coming from one source that is no longer connected to Rural Tank. I have been personally contacted by this person who felt it was her job to warn me and tell me I should take my dog to the vet. ?!?!?!?! My dog was at the vet 2 days after her arrival for a complete check up and I don't need an angry rando stranger with a vendetta to seek me out like a stalker and lecture me on caring for my FAMILY. It's off putting and telling of the nature of this mission she is on. Contacting strangers multiple times with links to negative social media groups and pet care instructions is not normal behavior. It's harassment. My experience with Rural Tank, Kayla, and my puppy's Texas foster, was 100% on the up and up. Because of my dogs young age and size she was not fully vaccinated (other than parvo pre transport) nor spayed and I knew this going in. She arrived with a packet containing veterinary records and a microchip. I cannot speak for everyone's experience but please do your own objective research...there are far more positive stories of happy families and happy pets thanks to Rural Tank...literally hundreds upon hundreds on the RT private Facebook group. Private because...note story above on rando stranger contacting me and posting on my personal social media accounts. For some folks, boundaries are difficult. Did I worry before my pup arrived...YES!! I'm not stupid, bad things happen and animals can get sick despite care. The important message is no regrets here. We love our lil'nugget and are grateful to all connected to Rural Tank who helped her find her way into our hearts and home. This is our experience. Now I'm going to go back to putting my time and good energy into enjoying my amazing HEALTHY AND HAPPY pup. Wishing you all happy adopting and future cuddles. (Update 1/28/24) Wow...now this same person is contacting my husband to spread her vendetta. Yes...this is the normal behavior of a sane person. She should be GRATEFUL that this dog found a home such as ours. I had responded to her that our puppy is healthy, has veterinary care and no issues. That should be enough to leave us alone. Yet she continued to harp at me until I had to 'go there'. That her only goal is to harp and harass, is all you need to know. She cannot accept that there are more successful and happy adoptions out of Rural Tank than there are negative. Still grateful for this beautiful sassy soul I get to love. It's sad that this upsets her. Apparently she wants us to have had a bad experience?

Rural T.A.N.K Rescue recently sold my neighbor a dog that died of pneumonia the day after the dog…read morearrived. It was very sick and the family is devastated. The owner, Kayla Denney, refuses to return money. She pointed the family to her attorney who also refuses to return calls and emails. Rural T.A.N.K Rescue is no longer allowed to sell dogs in Massachusetts. Several other families in town were sold very ill dogs. Other Massachusetts residents complained about similar occurrences of very ill dogs from Denney's business. Think twice about buying dogs from Rural T.A.N.K Rescue.

PALS is actually a loving caring place with many great new pets needing homes…read more Anybody who doesn't Know that after a "hysterectomy" a pet needs pain meds...! Well... Because PALS people Are nice, they do not try to embarrass folks that come to this nearly free clinic by saying, "you need to buy..." if people had money to burn, they would be at a private vet! They give a long lasting pain shot to dogs during surgery. These folks do an awesome job. I got my lab, Downtown Abbey here. She was found as a pup in downtown Corpus by the big church on the hill. She was not just fed and sheltered. She was given love, walks, cuddles. As are All the pets there. Various Girl Scouts etc come in several days a week for love and walks. Pets and cuddles. Abbey would not be the happy go lucky girl she is, knowing how to sit and stay without having had good care. House trained, too. I love Abbey and PALS!

Take your dog somewhere else!!! This place is awful!!! I took my little shih tzu to get spayed…read morethere yesterday. I went to pick her up and asked the lady there if my dog would need pain medication and her response was "oh to late the vet left" I was disgusted! We got home and my dog was crying not being able to lay down or she'd cry even more. The incision looks like a little kid did it it's long and jagged up. And the lady seemed to be in a hurry to get me out of there. She didn't even take the time explain how the heart worm test went or if they had already given her pain medicine and she didn't tell me if they gave my dog her rabies shot till I asked her. This place is uncalled for this place is a joke! and should be closed down permanently!!! I am beyond disgusted by this place. They have -100 love for pets!!! I regret taking my dog there and if I could turn back time and take her somewhere else I WOULD. I will go on every review app possible and warn pet owners what a horrible place this is. No animal deserves to go to this hell hole. 0 stars!!!!

I went here to look, after my Toby passed away, I was in a state of despair. So, safter talking to…read moreMs Judy, she went inside and came back to me with a few dogs following her like she was Momma Duck. One dog stopped and looked at me, stood up on his hind legs and that was it! Charlie had picked me; it was instant love. The animals are cared for here, they are all in good health and happy. She is caring and so is her family. Charlie and I are best friends and love grows every day with him.

I was sent a pet notice from pet finder with a dog located at this shelter. Repeated e-mails were…read moreunanswered. The phone is disconnected. The local humane society there has not had contact with them. The animal control agency is not aware of them either. They did not respond to facebook messages. This rescue may no longer be functioning or could be a scam operation. If you are not local and cannot go direct to confirm their existance, be aware it might not be real.

They were very helpful in the dog we adopted from them. They gave us tons of support. We had that…read moredog for 10 years and they were kind when I let them know the dog had passed away.

Seems to be closed. Phone number listed does not work and website is no good. Wish they were around…read morethough! Trying to find a rescue to take dog I found while visiting Corpus.

The five stars are for the employees at the shelter. I was shocked, after being away from the…read moreisland for 10 years that instead of being improved it is the same facility, fallen into disrepair. Port A has the income and resources to do better than this!

This place need some love. There was only one employee working but he was assisting a phone call…read more He let us interact with the cats and the kittens. If anyone can spread the word I am sure they can use as much donations as possible. Thank you for the service to provide shelter for pets that may end up losing their lives with tourists who may not know the pets are running around. Keep up the good work!

Decent service for what it is. Affordable options. Just follow the instructions and it should be…read morepretty seamless experience. Will be back if I need to for my ‍

Wonderful when they are open. I had a problem with stray cats. I took 6 cats, they were spayed and…read moreneutered and given a rabies shot for $5 each!

This is by far one of the nicest Humane Societies I've seen. They have done a wonderful job with…read moretheir "tropical oasis" park and pool area. A wonderful effort to minimize shelter stress. The outdoor runs are big and well maintained. Good job.

The Gulf Coast Humane Society (GCHS) is a shining beacon of hope for Corpus' homeless pet…read morepopulation. Without it, there would be a many stray cat and dog without any chance of going on to have a better quality of life. Firstly, the Humane Society: The Humane Society is a non-profit organization with a mission of helping neglected and abused animals. They have a good cause, and for that, I support them as a whole. I have looked into their mission, and they are pretty straightforward, without any weird ideological angle or catch. I am very biased towards the Humane Society, as that is where I adopted my household firstborn, Pinto (my English/American Bulldog / Dogue De Bordeaux mix). I will give you some backstory on him, just to give you an idea of the lengths they will go to for their rescues. Pinto was found at about 10 weeks of age by a construction worker in Southeast Houston. He was emaciated, worm-riddled and covered with mange. The kindhearted man brought him to the Houston Humane Society, where they diligently treated his skin condition, and brought him to great health. Now, the GCHS is just as great a branch as any Humane Society location. However, you must understand that Corpus has a real problem with neglected, homeless, and roaming pets. Not that this is a problem exclusive to this city, but if you lived here, you would notice that it is pronounced. There are many ways to support the Humane Society. You can volunteer, donate pet food (try to make sure it is "grain free" please) or blankets to your local one, or you can also donate directly to them. They make it very easy to setup one-time or recurring donations directly from your bank account if you wish to do that. It is the time of year to be thoughtful and considerate. Perhaps you want to give to a good cause. This would be one of them, IMO. Also, if you are in the market for a new companion, consider adopting one from here. Adopt, don't shop!