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    RISPCA

    3.6 (33 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Marie M.

    This is an excellent place to adopt your pet!! The people who work here are compassionate, knowledgeable, and dedicated. The animals are well cared for and the place is clean and well kept. We're now fostering a 7 week old beautiful gray kitten (now available for adoption). When fostering, RISPCA will provide all the supplies (food, grooming, toys, litter, accessories). Very generous! If your foster pet doesn't like the foods, they have other alternatives available. RISPCA is also a wonderful place to work or volunteer if you love working with animals.

    Kelly F.

    The RISPCA is a wonderful shelter that truly cares about the dogs and their potential adopters. They want to make sure it is a successful adoption and provide all the tools you need. I adopted Mischa almost two years ago after my sweet senior died suddenly. I was originally interested in another dog but we put it off because we decided to remodel our bathroom and wanted to make sure our new pup could have time to decompress without stress. A few months when it was completed we reached out again and the dogs we were interested in had a daughter that was being fostered at that time. We met her and fell in love (even though she lunged and barked and was trying to be scary) after she gave me her little paw. Rihanna is a shelter worker there and is dedicated to helping rehome these animals. I honestly can't say enough about them. The review that says shelter is dirty and dogs euthanized rather than adopted out are liars. It's very clean, animals are well cared for and are adopted out to the right fit so they are not returned.

    Tamra F.

    I've never adopted from here, but I have fostered some kittens here and the staff that I dealt with were all great. I mostly interacted with Lisa who is the foster coordinator and she was always very quick to respond to any inquiries I had at any time of the day. RISPCA provided me with all the supplies including litter and food needed to care for the kittens I was fostering. The place itself also looks clean. I especially like the little room they have near the main entrance for some cats to roam around. You can see the cats through the glass. I can't speak on the adoption process as I've never adopted from here before so this review is just based on my fostering experience alone.

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    I will no longer be adopting any animals from them. Horrible! Makes promises and a lot is questions like we are idiots!

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    Ask the Community - RISPCA

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    The best thing to do is check the website. If the pet you applied for is off the website and you have not been contacted, it's safe to assume you were not the best fit for the pet.

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    When fostering, RISPCA will provide all the supplies (food, grooming, toys, litter, accessories).

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    This shelter has an unreasonable set of standards for adoption, unfortunately resulting in the…read moreabusive retention of animals. I believe their standards make it less likely for any animals their to be adopted. If you want to adopt from this shelter make sure to have vet records that comport with AAHA standards for animal treatment, or take the easy option and obscure any ownership history and save an animal from this abusive shelter.

    They took my bengal cat and her kittens because they were illegal they cold not release them to me…read more The lady told me that a situation like this had happened before, in that case they had to release the bengal cat to someone in Connecticut because bengal cats are legal there. I told them I have a friend willing to take my cats in Connecticut. She said the cats will have to go through adoption. I went to check on my cats today and she told me she already adopted them. I told her the cats means everything to me. I expressed that I bought the cat right after a hard time in my life and my cat was there to comfort me and gave me emotional support. I asked the lady "I thought you was going to help me get my cat adopted to a friend so I can at least visit her in Connecticut ".The lady then started being a "Karen" and told me "well I don't really care, all you need to know is that there are in a good home. And just because ur friend put an application in that doesn't mean they were goin to get pick for adoption." She then preceded to tell me I don't seem fit to care for a cat anyways. I had done nothing but gave my cat the best life she could possible have. Now I can never see my cat who I had raised since she was 4 weeks, she is now 9months. She is not just a cat to me, her name is Malu, she's a sweet bengal cat and very shy. I treat her like she's my daughter, she is very spoiled and well cared for. The lady is pure evil and has no heart or compassion. Fooled me in thinking I would see my cats again then goes and get them adopted behind my back. To the people that adopted my cat please reach out to me. I am Malu's father, I have no way in contacting you this is my desperate attempt to see my cat again. Please reach out my email is goldmindkeo@gmail.com. Thank you for reading my story I will not be silenced exposing you guys and ur evils

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    EGAPL Heart of RI

    (38 reviews)

    I've seen several 1-star reviews for this shelter and I don't agree with them. They are very…read moreprofessional and very committed to finding a good home for the animals. This place cares very much for where the dogs and cats are placed. They provide several training guides, do's and don'ts, a week of the food they're currently eating so you can slowly acclimate them to your chosen brand, vaccination records, place and date of birth, chipping and registration information, etc. They have strict policies for one very specific and good reason: It's for the pets, not the humans. Young children (regardless of their upbringing) can pose a threat to the animal. Your child might be a puller or tugger and the animal may not be prepared for those interactions yet; especially for puppies. This place is great and after a two-week approval process, we took home an adorable hound puppy. They were also very accommodating, and came in on one of their CLOSED days for us to adopt him even sooner. Be honest with them and their questions and you will not be disappointed. With a handshake and a hug for each of us and several kisses goodbye for our new puppy (they clearly gave him good care and a lot of love), we took him home. My advice is to give them a chance to give YOU a chance.

    Everything about his place feels like a scam. I felt weird the moment I walked in and it just got…read moreprogressively worse. Lack of communication, herding people in like cattle for meet and greets that seem to totally freak out the animals... all in all, I hope all the sweet pets find good homes, but would absolutely never return to this place. It was all so uncomfortable and the volunteers were very judgy and rude. Potential adopters seemed to be treated very poorly in all instances and the entire process was demoralizing. I feel bad for the pups etc that are stuck there, poor things. My heart breaks for them.

    West Warwick Animal Shelter

    West Warwick Animal Shelter

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    I just visited with west Warwick animal shelter with a friend who has Down syndrome. We were…read morelooking for a cat for his family. We didn't have an appointment but when we arrived the girl working the desk (Abby) said there were no bookings so we could come in. She showed us the animals and explained the details of each one, age, temperament, cost etc, and answered some of my friends additional questions which had nothing to do with the animals. We got an application and Abby went over all the costs with us so we could write them down. She couldn't have been friendlier or more helpful. As sad of a place as an animal shelter can be, she brightened it up and made our visit enjoyable and informative. Hopefully my fiends family will adopt a cat from this location and I know when I'm looking for a an animal this will be one of my first stops. Thanks Abby and all the cats and dogs in west Warwick.

    I give West Warwick animal shelter a five star review. My little Shih Tzu named Penny got out of…read moreour fenced in yard this morning, and I was an absolute wreck trying to find her. I saw a police officer on E. Greenwich Ave. and stop to ask if he had seen a white dog in the area. The police officer was extremely kind and caring. He informed me that she had already been picked up and was at West Warwick animal shelter. I immediately drove over there and when I walked in, I met a young man named Paul. Paul was absolutely AMAZING! I can't thank him enough for the concern and kindness he showed me. The shelter was clean and the few fur babies that were under their care looked comfortable and well taken care of. I gladly give this 5 STARS!!!!!!!!! Thank you for taking such good care of my baby. I am very grateful and especially, to Paul.

    RISPCA - animalshelters - Updated May 2026

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