If you are looking to volunteer here walking dogs, I hope you have the patience to take several…read moremonths for it to happen. Terrible system that requires you to set up everything through eventbright, which is a pain of its own. I volunteer at AFHS and it took going to one meeting, then going back one time and working with one of their mentors for about an hour to get you going on the easy dogs, then was just as simple to move up to the next level of dogs. I guess they must have all the volunteers they need to make this such a difficult experience.

My 70-year-old parent were denied because they could not prove the 14-year-old cat they had 3 years…read moreago was vaccinated. Since they are older the cat they were trying to adopt was 7 years old! ASPCA says in 2024 273,000 cats were euthanized, but my parents couldn't free up a space for one more to survive. Shame on this facility for not actually trying to place animals in appropriate homes. I pray for the sweet animals in their care.

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

Only good things to say about STAF having adopted several cats there over many years. Recent…read moreadoption was a previously adopted cat returned after a rather traumatic home situation. Volunteers (Jean, Amanda, Julie, Amy) were so helpful, supportive, friendly. I can't praise them enough. In just 5 days my "scaredy" cat has left his hiding place, explored the house and is happily settling in. I think this reflects the good care he received at STAF while awaiting a new home.

We recently adopted 2 cats from STAF, Buddy and Asher. We are so pleased with the entire process…read moreand the results. Everyone at STAF is so dedicated. They do absolutely everything they can to make sure that all of the animals' best interests are considered and taken care of. What I appreciated so much is how much detail I received from them. I knew what each cat was eating, their history, medical information and more. We received a huge goodie bag filled with food for each cat, litter, toys, treats and more. Having this makes the transition from the shelter to home go so much better. We worked with Jean who is amazing! Thank you so much for your concern, the details you provided and your honesty. (You alerted us to a potential minor issue with one of the cats which never happened.) We absolutely love our cats and owe so much to the dedication of the volunteers at STAF who made this happen. Susan & Mark

We found a beautiful black tabby kitten, the employees were extremely friendly and very polite,…read moreI'll recommend and pet lover to go to Animal Friends Humane Society.

Everything needs improved. They were absolutely horrible. When my friend called about having her…read morefur baby put to rest, they told her that she could sit with her while got her first shot. They did tell her that she would not be able to be with her for the second. That was a lie! When she got her there three people came out and made her walk to the back, the poor thing was in so much pain and walking was terrible on her, the reason she was putting her to sleep in the first place. And when they got her back there to a garage door, they told my friend she couldn't go no further. So now the last memory she has of her dog of 13 years, was the look of pain, fear and confusion. It's a vision that none of us will be able to passed any time soon, if ever. I can't help but what really does happen in there.

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.

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.

A stray cat was hanging around our house and playing with our dogs. I call SICSA for an appt to…read morehave him checked out. They were friendly, helpful, and incredibly kind to both the cat and the humans. Cat now has happy spot in our home playing with our dogs whenever he isnt napping! Ps they did shots, ear mites, and educated us on his total lack of teeth which i admit we missed. They even removed an that was damaged beyond repair. One eyed Willie was very grateful for their help.

SICSA brought me together with my new best friend, Baba Voss! Baba is a superhero kitty that had to…read morehave both of his eyes removed but gained superpowers! The staff at SICSA were so awesome at answering the hundreds of questions we had and showed not only the animals at the shelter but also the humans that wandered in compassion, kindness, and understanding. Lilly and MK worked with us to guide us through the process. Thank you to all the Awesome superhero staff at SICSA for everything! If you are looking for a new best friend, a cuddle pal or thunder buddy. there are superhero cats and dogs ready to rescue you and make you their sidekick!

I do not have enough positive things to say about this rescue organization. The shelters in the…read moretri-state area are awful. At the Cincinnati-area SPCAs, the dogs are living in absolute filth and squalor, and their health is not being attended to. They are giving them away at shocking, irresponsibly low prices, which I suppose they have to when their vet bills will be...who knows how high. As much as I want to rescue these babies, I don't have the time, energy, or expertise, but Sweet Dream House Rescue does. They are not breed-specific; they rescue dogs of all sizes and ages and get them in good health before adopting them out. The dogs also live with fosters instead of in a kennel, so the rescue organization has a good idea of what their temperament is. While our little guy was still at the end of his recovery from some skin issues when we adopted him, they were very up-front with us about it and provided us with the last of his medication and a contact in case his problems continued, in which case they assured us they would take them to their vet. As it turned out, his skin issues were and remain resolved, but I feel confident that if we had had issues, they would have taken care of him. The other reason we chose Dream House is their foster-to-adopt program. My husband is a musician, so it was important to us to find a dog who didn't mind the various funny loud sounds in our household. This can be kind of hard to predict without experience - even a dog who is ok with sirens and alarms sometimes isn't ok with sustained, strange noises they've never heard before. I reached out to another rescue organization who wasn't particularly understanding about this. Dream House was also very helpful in helping us find a dog who would be okay living in 1-bedroom, downtown apartment - despite what another review said about this, they weren't judgmental at all, but rather genuinely invested in finding the RIGHT dog for us. While their fee is slightly higher than some other organizations in town, you get what you pay for. We were given a full bag of high-quality dog food and treats, heartworm and flea medication, various pet store freebies, and, most importantly, a healthy, happy dog. (An important note: they are no longer cash/check only!)

Very nice folks who truly love animals.it was a positive experience interacting with them.i am very…read morehappy with Archie who I adopted recently he's an older cat so I didn't adopt two.i Don't think people realize that they want you to adopt two kittens because this is how kittens best thrive.They have positive reasons for their positions.people would not be doing best by the animals if standards weren't in place.they want the best for animals

We adopted our first dog, Kirby, from here many years ago. The adoption fee was reasonable for all…read moreof the medical care that he got before we adopted him. They get a bad reputation for various things, but they do the best they can with the resources they have. I personally don't agree with waiving adoption fees, but I know their reason for it is to get dogs and cats adopted to make room. I just hope they doing a very good job of vetting all potential adopters.

I used to bottle feed orphaned kittens for this location. They were great to work with, provided…read moresupplies and support when needed. I can no longer do fostering but a few months ago I adopted 2 cats from the medical unit. They had gone to every length to help my cancer cat and both are fantastic loving pets. I never saw or encountered any problems or lack of anything short of great, clean care for all the animals there.