My female Boston Terrier Maggie went missing in 2018 under the Cocoa Beach Pier in Florida. I…read moresearched for her for approximately 2.5 years. I would cry myself to sleep every night praying for my dog Maggie's safe return. Thankfully my baby girl Maggie was microchipped. I was reunited with my dog Maggie around February of 2021 with the help of my best friend Nikki (who is starting a Boston Terrier rescue in Santa Rosa, California very soon) and with the help of a Boston Terrier rescue organization, such as Boston Buddies, Boston Terrier Rescue of Florida. Maggie was found under the same pier in Cocoa Beach where she disappeared. It was a miracle and I'll always be grateful for everyone that helped me get my baby back. Please always have your animals microchipped. If you lose your animal, always keep your microchip registration up to date, and please don't ever give up hope. Keep searching for your animal, don't let anyone talk you out of this important step in finding your furchild and being reunited once again. I am walking proof that miracles happen everyday! Please don't be confused, these organizations are all run by volunteers and these volunteers help these dear animals out of the kindness of their hearts. If you find it difficult to reach someone by contacting one of these organizations, just keep trying. If you need to surrender you dog, for any reason, please don't give up on trying to contact someone who will take your dog in for you. Please ask for a referral to another Boston Terrier organization, if you are looking to surround, or if you are looking to adopt, and you find that Boston Buddies is not able to assist you at that time. I am describing what I went through with finding Maggie, in order to help others who are suffering right now, and because I want to really put things into perspective for anyone who isn't aware of the truly painful and traumatic experiences that these animals have already experienced in their lifetimes, and yet they still find it in their little hearts to trust and love again. More than this, these brave souls, once adopted by us, often end up being a significant source of comfort to us, and at times, even our sole rock in this life. By showering us with unconditional love, acceptance, understanding, support, attention, and protecting us, we begin to see our lives improve for the better just by saving the lives of these animals in need. Not only will these adopted animals quickly come to trust, love, comfort, and accept us unconditionally, they have also been known to vigilantly watch over us and our family and give their own lives in order to save ours. Sadly, some individuals aren't able to care for their animals due to time constraints, lack of resources, perhaps that cannot afford the expensive veterinary costs associated with caring for an aging dog. Maybe they moved, welcomed a new addition to the family who was allergic, became disabled, or were perhaps elderly themselves, experiencing extreme fatigue, financial hardship, debilitating illnesses in their lives that make caring for an animal impossible for them to manage. Whatever the case may be, these animals, with so much love left to give, are often abandoned, surrendered to animal shelters, or surrendered to animal rescues. It's heart breaking to realize that some of these animals, such as Senior or disabled dogs, are rarely adopted out into a loving, supportive forever home at this stage in their lives. Non Profit Organizations, such as Boston Buddies, truly make the world a better place. They provide so many amazing and deserving animals with a warm, loving, caring, and comfortable place to stay, and by finding forever homes for these animals, where they can go to live in peace, joy, and happiness for the remainder of their lives. Boston Buddies also provides emergency veterinary care to the animals who come to be in their care, animals that might otherwise be euthanized, or much worse, left to suffer and die in excruciating pain. Please know that your love and support, via liking, sharing, reviewing, and otherwise spreading the word about these organizations, such as Boston Buddies on social media, Yelp, Google, TrustPilot, Facebook, etc. all make a significant impact. You can also show your support by choosing to volunteer your time, by donating funds, by donating belongings, by donating a vehicle, by donating pet food and pet supplies (to support the resources needed when caring for these animals), by fostering an animal, really any way you are able to help these animals by supporting organizations, such as Boston Buddies, truly makes the World a better place, by improving and saving the lives of so many animals in need. Since many of these animals often go in life to comfort, assist and even save the lives of people in need, your support truly succeeds in saving all lives!

My BF and are searching for our next dog and had found a perfect lil guy that we loved listed on…read moretheir site. We followed the instructions and submitted an application. Within 24 hours (I sent application on late Friday night too!) I had a response from a volunteer who was so friendly and ready to help. She provided a gracious amount of options to schedule our home visit. She arrived on time and made us feel so comfortable. Had a great conversation and gushed about our previous animals. Sadly the pup we had our eye on went home with someone else but with the fantastic communication and support we already received, we cannot wait to work with Boston Buddies in the future!

Took my cat there to be spayed. It was a very efficient check-in check out. She did very well, and…read morethe value was upstanding by far than any other place in Southern Orange County.

I have no words to express how thankful I am to Furever Family! We were able to get our rescue dog…read morespayed through their low-income spay neuter voucher program. After filling out the application, the staff reached out to me to verify and explain the next steps. We dropped our little pup for her spay at 7:45am and she was done and ready for pickup around 1pm! As a part of their voucher program, they also included the dog cone and medications. Staff were super kind and very thorough when it came to the post-surgical instructions and answering any question I had. The office itself also is very clean and welcoming. Parking is also very plentiful. Our pup is on her second day post-spay and is already back to being energetic - the incision site is nice and clean as well. 10/10 vet experience. Your pets are in great hands here!

We adopted 2 adorable kittens from OC Animal League in January 2023. They are perfect and were…read moreevidently fostered by someone who socialized them well, they have no behavior issues and and they are sweet and calm. They are great with our dog. Mabel and Sheila were very kind and provided detailed health histories and followed up to make sure all was well. We feel so blessed to have found this organization and our delightful kittens!

I'm giving them 2 stars because they broke my heart. I've been looking for a dog for at least a…read moremonth. I thought I had finely found one. I found it through the web service Priceless Pets. The dog I wanted was with the Love 4 Canines organization. Went to the website where they requested I fill out a VERY lengthy adoption questionaire. Which I did. On Oct 19th. I received a prompt response saying my form had been received and thank you very much. Now the form said we will only contact families that have been approved for adoption. (This is the only reason I didn't give one star) Understand, I own my own home. I have a large backyard. I've raised and trained dogs my entire life. And while my home is not always perfect, I still know I would be a great dog owner. Pretty much everyday, I would check Priceless Pets for any new pets, and every day, the dog I wanted was still there, looking at me with those 'adopt me' eyes. So I waited 6 days and emailed them again. "I was just wondering if Sandi was still available and if I was still in the running?" Again nothing. Waited another 11 days, Sandi is still listed on the website, sent another email. "Hi, I filled out an adoption form for Sandi. I've been waiting and waiting and I hate to bug you again, but is there anyway for someone to get back to me on the status of my application? I really would love to adopt Sandi. I'm not even looking at any other animals because I'm really hoping I'm going to be able to adopt him. If you could just drop me a quick email, that would be great! Thanks," Nothing. I checked their website, no phone, no address. The only way listed to get a hold of them is via email. I emailed 2 more times, still no response. Nothing. But every day I see that sweet dog listed. I think it's horrible to do someone like that. I obviously was very interested and that dog still had not been adopted. It would have taken 2 minutes to say you don't qualify and put me out of my misery. I admire every organization that tries to help animals. God bless them. But this one should remember that there are good people out there as well and treat us with a little human kindness. I have now adopted 2 other dogs that are real sweet, but I'll always think of Sandi's face.

I was looking to rescue a dog so I spent days looking online at different shelters. I stumbled…read moreacross one dog (Savanna) on the Love 4 Canines website that was absolutely adorable and her bio sounded like she would be a great fit for my family so I sent an email to the email address provided and received a response from her foster mom (Beth) right away. We scheduled a meeting once I met Savanna I knew I had to adopt her. Beth was so helpful and her communication was great. Thank you so much I will refer your organization to anyone looking to add a new addition to their family.

I had an appointment last minute and they helped me really good, providing me with the aid my pet…read morerequired. Dr Chan was amazing!

I came in for my pug Rollie who has been having irritation on the skin and the doctor very kind…read moreperson talked us through what our dog needed. Staff very great and welcoming as well. Would definitely recommend coming here if your dog needs a checkup. Highly recommend!

Wonderful and caring volunteers with such love for the dogs. Diverse selection of all breeds. Make…read morean appointment to schedule a visit with your forever friend. A great place to volunteer.

I met with Kym (who I believe is the CEO of this rescue) twice while looking into adopting through…read moreMutts in Need, and both experiences honestly left me uncomfortable. I know rescue work is stressful and there are a lot of dogs to manage, so I tried to be understanding, but the interactions just didn't sit right with me.. During each visit (approx a month apart), things felt pretty disorganized and scattered. I can understand being overwhelmed but what really bothered me was hearing the way she spoke to the dogs in the fenced yard area. Even though the yard was mostly covered by shrubs and you couldn't fully see in, I could clearly hear her yelling and cursing at the dogs in a really harsh tone. It was unsettling and not something I expected walking into a rescue environment. Maybe I caught her on a couple bad days, and I do believe she cares about helping animals, but after those experiences I decided I felt more comfortable adopting through a local shelter instead of continuing the process with MIN. It seems they pick up shelter dogs and try to "flip them" anyway as they go in and choose the most desirable animals they know they can adopt out.

We adopted an adorable little girl from Bichon Brigade and it could not have gone better. The…read morevetting process was very thorough and efficient ( it took just 48 hours) and it demonstrated how much they care about finding the right home for their dogs. Lisa (from Bichon Rescue Brigade) and Irish (the foster parent)could not have been more accommodating and extremely easy to work with. The entire experience was very pleasant and professional. Our little Zuzu even came with a huge bag and food and treats, along with vaccinations, being spayed and microchipped. A first class organization!

Great experience with everyone--from the application process to the meet up with the sweet pooch…read more Although I was unable to complete the adoption due to family circumstances that suddenly arose, everyone at BRB was understanding. Extremely communicative and quick to respond and answer all my questions. I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to foster or rescue a furry friend in need.

Dr. V and her Team were amazing! This is the second time we consulted Dr. V for more difficult…read morehealth issues with our Pit Mix. She helped to navigated us through a difficult decision and pre testing for surgery and we are so grateful! The outcome was positive and Stella is on the road to recovery and doing great! Calm Environment, Scheduling was professional and follow up prompt. Highly recommend!

Our little Mimi needed an internal medicine specialist to check out her liver and spleen, which…read moreshowed nodules and free fluid buildup in her abdomen. Initially we came from our primary vet to here to do biopsy aspiration samples to see rather it was an infection or cancer. It was a Sunday the first time we came, and we didn't have the ultrasound with us since our vet was closed, so instead of taking our money and redoing an ultrasound that day they told us to come back Monday with the imaging and we would proceed. So we came back Monday, and they proceeded with doing the aspiration needle biopsy. For sedation and samples and all, it was around 2111$ Before they sent samples to the lab, the vet was kind enough to wait for us to come pick up our cat and informed us in person (instead of coldly over the phone) that the situation was more critical than they initially thought based on how the samples looked, and that there was blood in the fluid. He said he was almost certain it was cancerous growths and sadly she would be placed on hospice if sent home because of how progressed and extreme it looked. They were kind and gave us discharge papers with other businesses and resources for at home euthanasia companies, other euthanasia companies, and grieving resources since her prognosis was dire. They said we could take her home for a day or so to spend more time if we desired, but she was in critical condition. We ultimately decided to let her rest with the help of the vet since she was in pain for so long. The vet was very kind and gentle in explaining the euthanasia process, gave us all the time in the world between the steps, and never rushed us out or made us feel like our baby wasn't cared for the entire time. The company they partner with for the cremation services even will hand deliver her cremations back when she is ready to come home. Additionally, the initial 2111$ they charged ended up being only 1207, they actually refunded us 904$ for the samples they never sent to the lab since we told them we didn't want to hear the results since it was too late. It would've been more than that, but we used about 400$ of the initial total towards the cremation services. The reason I'm saying this is this is the kindest and most honest pet emergency hospital I will be recommending to anybody. They will not steal your money, they didn't use our emotions to make us hospitalize or add treatments or do anything that we didn't want to do- we never felt pressured, and we felt confident and comfortable the entire time she was receiving the best care and we were doing exactly what we thought was right and what we wanted for our Mimi. I wish I knew the name of the vet, it was a hectic and sad day, but I would like to thank him again for his compassion and his professional care. If you're anything like me- if you've had nightmare situations with prior pets and other emergency hospitals that make you spend thousands and take advantage and are scrolling endlessly to find the perfect er vet in the most emotional and vulnerable time- please trust me when I say this hospital is incredible. I've never written a review this thoroughly and this lengthy before, I just hope that I can help someone make the right decision with their beloved pet. Thank you AVSG.