We were not looking for a dog. We live in Las Vegas where it's hot about 7 months of the year. All…read moredogs we've had previously lived outside when we lived in CA and OR. With the same thinking, it would not be fair to have a dog here ......unless of course it lived indoors with us. We were blindsided when our son brought Buffy two years ago. He just showed up, and like "Here!" She followed him everywhere from one end of the house to the other and back and forth. When he left she cried and whimpered. I laid down on the floor with her and she looked at me with soulful brown eyes, pleading, "Please help me!" I cried and hugged her and told her, "I love you!" That was it! She was mine. It took some adjusting to my new mommy role added on top of the other things I do everyday. When it became apparent I was keeping her, I contacted GTTDR and spoke with Marcy. She explained their dogs are never to be taken out of state and that she wanted to send someone to Las Vegas to do a home inspection. Laurie came for the visit and saw how happy Buffy was. I allowed her to take photos and send it to Marcy. Laurie seemed pleased that Buffy had a good home, but was quite prepared to take her back to California if requirements weren't met. Marcy said, "So I hear your home is fabulous......" I was impressed that GTTDR went to such lengths. Thanks to Heather also for rescuing Buffy from a kill shelter. Two years later, we love Buffy more than you can imagine. She is family. She is three now. Though she is my primary responsibility for care, etc. she loves her dad and her grandma who lives with us. She gets three walks a day at three different parks in the area. She has tons of doggy and people friends and she loves to run and chase birds, rabbits and chipmunks. She is the fastest runner at any of the parks. Her vet says she's athletic, referring to her muscle tone. In the beginning she couldn't walk on a leash without pulling. She barked at everyone and every dog even if it were two blocks away. Now, she walks off-leash, listens to commands, understands everything I say, and has helped other dogs come out of their shell. She wants to be friends with all dogs with the exception of one. She looks to me to see if I give the okay to say 'hello' and she wags her tail and goes to the other dog/s. She is the sweetest soul you will ever meet. Everyone loves Buffy. She is good when visitors come and loves attention they give. She has such confidence and isn't shy about gentle pawing to get more rubs. On our walk this morning, she turned back to look at me with such a loving look, my friend asked, "What was that look?" I said, "She loves me!" He said, "That's what it looked like!" I'm happy she's ours. She deserves a good home and all the love she gets. She is secure and happy. Don't buy. Rescue!

This rescue is an amazing rescue! Talk about dedicated people! They truly care about these animals,…read morethey spend so many hours of their personal time dedicated to these dog's care. There should be more people ilke them! I am a foster for them. Plus they saved my mom's new pomeranian puppy that she just adopted from them from being put down at the pound. Our family is forever grateful!

Everyone there is so incredibly kind and such an easy experience in finding our new pup!read more

Experience was outstanding. The love they have for their dogs really shows in all that they do. We…read morerescued our Toby after he was surrendered by a family who lost their home in the fires. He is such a funny pup with loads of energy. He is a great addition to our family. The owner of the shelter has a heart of gold and I wish we could come back for another but my husband says "not right now". Thank you for filling a hole the was left on our heart when we lost our yorkie.

Review #969 2026-035…read more Carson Animal Care Center is part of the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care & Control (DACC), one of the largest progressive animal control agencies in the U.S. It covers an expansive region of 3.4K miles of cities, beaches, mountains, & deserts, providing 24/7 animal control & rescue services with a 24-hour communication center. DACC adopted a new philosophy expression: "Socially Conscious Animal Sheltering" in which their shelters strive to create the best outcome for all animals by treating them respectfully & alleviating their suffering with the intent to maximize their lives while balancing animal comfort & public safety. My son & I were in the neighborhood for lunch over the weekend, & saw that Carson Animal Care Center was en route home so I wanted to stop by their cat house to see if there's any kittens/cats that might be a good fit with our Lynx Point Siamese kitten that we adopted last year. There were several possibilities, but only 1 stood out, a cute 4-month old gray & white kitten; ID: A5756923. He kept meowing at us when we were near his cage, & paraded/rubbed himself back & forth in his cage... definitely wanted our attention! He reached out with his paws to tap our fingers & hands, & liked the mini rubs that we were able to give between the bars. I nicknamed him "Butter" because he just melts your heart & in your hands. He was on hold, to be released W, 02/25/26. I tried to come back before Carson Animal Care Center opens at 11:00 AM, but was slightly delayed (11:15 AM) & Butter was gone. Sad for us, but happy for him to find his fur-ever home. Yay!! I walked around to see if the previous cats had warmed up yet. Again, there were 2 cats that called out when I was near their cage... a charming 14-month old brown, black, & white female tabby with beautiful golden eyes named Sadie, & a 1-year old white & tan male domestic shorthair with gorgeous light blue eyes (similar to Snow's eyes) that is unnamed. I trekked to the front office to request interaction time & had to complete a form. By the time I received the form & returned, Sadie was adopted in a span of 10-mins; while friendly at CACC, she might be a handful at home. I waited a few minutes & no staff returned to the cat house so I went outside, & another officer pointed to another officer who could help with my interaction request. He crossed off the previous ID, & noted A5757653. The makeshift plexi-room echoed a bit so I let him explore the open space & waited for him to warm up to me. I clicked a couple of times & he came to me. This boy has a more gentle temperament, though he'll shed like crazy. He likes head & neck rubs, didn't mind me cleaning gunk from his eyes, or holding his paws/squeezing his nails too much, which means I can probably cut his nails. While rubbing against my leg, I picked him up to place on my lap & he marked my tee & jeans. I scratched him a bit more before leaving & informed the officer that I intend to adopt him. I spent almost 1/2-hr. waiting in the front office, waiting for my turn to process the adoption. I mentioned that he appears to be intact (he is) & CACC will neuter him tomorrow. I asked if it can be pushed to F, 02/27/26 due to the kids' after-school activities, & if he can be cleaned up/groomed because I won't be able to after his surgery. His coat was dirty & slightly matted, & had long, sharp nails; I'm hoping they can take care of this so he's somewhat clean coming home. There's a February adoption special... all adoptions are $14 (I'm guessing for Valentine's). Thanks for our fur baby addition, Carson Animal Care Center... we can't wait to welcome this cutie home!

Stay away from this shelter. It looks pretty and I had a good experience with the staff but they…read moreclearly don't know what they're doing or committing malpractice on purpose to get rid of the animals. They gave me a 6 week old kitten they claimed was healthy, even with an exit exam by a veterinarian, and when I got her home, she was visibly sick and had to be rushed to the emergency hospital. Now I'm typing this review after spending $5000 to save her life. I am beyond upset as I got this cat to help me with my mental health and now I am completely stressed out and disgusted with this shelter. UPDATE: The cat died. Thanks for lying to my face that the cat was healthy and ready to go home and be around other cats. What she had is contagious and now I'm worried about the wellbeing of my two other cats. Carson animal shelter are crooks who pray on and manipulate people.

My husband and I rescued our baby from Noah's Bark rescue! We are so thankful for the dog we…read morerescued and are so happy we are able to give her the home she deserves! Noah's Bark Dog Rescue is absolutely amazing! They care about the dogs they rescue and want them to go to the best homes. Shelly is an amazing person. She has so much love to give to her rescues. Thank you Noah's Bark for our baby and allowing us to give her such a loving home.

Very happy with my pup and the whole adoption experience. They seem very fair and reasonable. The…read morefoster they used for my pup did a great job.

Melissa runs an incredible business. She is detail oriented, professional, and most importantly…read moreloves dogs. My dog is my best friend in the world and I trust Melissa and her team to take care of him. Since they started walking him, I've definitely noticed he is more calm and loving when I get home from work. Their service also helps me get through the day because I get a text with pictures or videos of the walk. My friends and family always comment on how cool it is that they leave a journal on my counter which documents each walk with little notes and stories. Melissa and her team have gone above and beyond to take care of my dog.

I do not know where to start... since joining Melissa's Mutt Hutt earlier last year, Melissa and…read moreher team were very welcoming and made it know they were excited for me to join them. Everyone is very helpful, training was informative, which lead to me never feeling uncomfortable branching on my own. I have had been lucky to work with great clients and their pups. I mainly board dogs in my home, and they are all well trained and have not had any issues. You should feel 100 percent comfortable having MMH take care of any of your pets!

We adopted a pup from Bullies and Buddies roughly 5 months ago. We couldn't be happier. Jennifer…read moreheld our hand throughout the introduction process and beyond. She is always available for questions or issues. Our dog has turned a sweet, loving family dog. We couldn't be happier

I have fostered two dogs with Jen from Bullies and Buddies, and I can say hands down that she cares…read morefor each of her doggies probably as much, if not more, than humans. Our Teddy that we ended up adopting came in with a broken leg and the rescue paid for all of his vet bills and even after care at a local pet rehab clinic. I recently went through the foster and adoption process with another dog and Jen held my hand the whole time. She has many local resources, and helps with behavioral training as needed. Here is the thing for potential adopters: she has a team of volunteers but she is literally one woman who matches the dogs with their forever homes. She is VERY protective of her dogs and will take dogs back into the rescue if need be. I can see that she tries to keep them local to the South Bay, and if she doesn't respond to you that probably means you aren't the right fit. Many Instagram rescues do this because they don't have the staff or resources to respond to every application all of the time. They need to focus on the rescue dogs. She'll reach out to you if they think it's the right fit. Best wishes, and let's ALL take care of these street and shelter dogs.

We can now add poor record keeping and disparaging customers to Carson Cat's long list of…read moreproblematic behavior. The devil works hard, Dana. But I work harder. Since I've been publicly called not a genuine customer, inaccurate and full of contradictions, I've dug deep into my records and found a few things you couldn't seem to be bothered to locate while standing on your soapbox. I uploaded pictures of my contract from Petsmart with my adoption with Carson Cats. Additionally, you can see the vet record where I was given a FIVE DAY antibiotic, as I stated. So if five days is so bad, Dana, then maybe you should find a new vet. And here is Cyndi's card because the spelling of her name somehow made everything I said about her untrue. I can check with Verizon if you want to see my cell records where I called Cyndi numerous times too. So sure, I may not have spelled her name correctly, but I sure did come with receipts and her business card. I'll spare you the photos of my cat with budging eyes from the sinus pressure and fluid leaking out of both of her eyes and nostrils and her limp little body. I'll take that apology now.

a very caring organization and when they need help, I always pitch in to help a cat or kitten.read more

The Lovejoy Foundation is a mission from the heart ! Starting out in her house years ago, she…read moregradually built something she had only dreamed about. Rescuing unfortunate dogs, and finding them loving homes. WEN, you adopt a dog from them it's a complete package and everything is ready to go. Her Foundation has earned a lot of respect in the Dog community. Do drop by.

What an amazing rescue!! They are so thorough and assist with all follow thru of shots,…read morespaying/neutering, microchipping, etc. it helps so that all you have to do is focus on your new pet and provide the love. As we were getting ready to walk away with one we saw another so adopted 2!!! Yay!!