We recently visited the shelter and met some of the staff. They were very helpful! We also met…read moreFergus who is an amazing boy. I hope he found the perfect home.

We recently came In and got the newest member of our family. He's the cutest dog with the biggest…read moreheart. Officers helping us were so kind and quick to answer all of our questions. The only complaint I have was that the front desk lady, rani was very short, rude, and snappy with us when we came in to get our pup microchiped. If you go to adopt, which I highly recommend I hope you don't ever have to come in contact with this lady

In three years we've been visiting with this shelter for multiple reasons…read more My Only complaint is that shelters in general even have to exist. God Bless The Beautiful Human Beings that work at these establishments. (Thanks Alex & staff!) We personally have never seen, heard, smelled, nor experienced anything negative first hand. Truth! Go take a few moments of your time to share a little LVE, and experience for yourselves. PS- What doggies give us is UNCONDITIONAL

I should start by saying that I was aware that this shelter was a kill shelter but I was under the…read moreimpression that that was because they had to be not because they wanted to be. I was also under the impression that they only killed animals if they were very very sick. So, I continued to donate supplies to this shelter over the course of a few years. Now on to my point. About a year and a half ago one of my neighbors abandoned their cats. They stopped caring for them completley and I took them in. I never intended to keep these cats but I couldnt find an immediate home so I did. I cared for them and took them to the vet regularly. One of the cats developed a bacterial infection that caused him to pee blood. I got that treated and he was totally healthy. Unfortunately, when he was sick he developed a habit of peeing in on stuff and not using his litter box. He still used it occasionally, but he would pee in alternative locations. I did everything I could to change this behavior, including medicines and hollistic methods. In addition to this, he started beating up on my other cat. With these things I realized it wasn't fair to my other cat for me to keep him. I was not willing to lie about his habits and I couldn't find him a home on my own. So on Thursday of last week I was so defeated that I decided to surrender him to this animal shelter. I didn't have a choice because law states that you have to surrender your animals to the same shelter as the town you live in. If I could have went to St. George or Ivins I would have. I even contacted PAWS and before I could tell them the story they yelled at me and told me they don't take animals from the public and advised I take him to my local shelter. Anyway, thats what I did. When I got there I told the workers everything. I did not leave any of the behavior issues out. After I assured them that he isn't sick and that its just a behavior problem, they agreed to take him. They assured me that they would not put him down if he wasn't sick. They said they don't put animals down for behavior problems unless its violence toward other animals or humans. I was crying, so maybe thats why they chose to say that, I don't know. Anyway, we called everyday and even went in to the shelter to check on him and make sure he was okay. This Thursday, my husband went in unannounced to bring them some bleach that we wanted to donate. I believe he caught him off guard because their attitudes totally changed. They were rude and acted like terrible people. They informed him that the cat started marking again and that they planned to euthenize him because of it. AFTER THEY ASSURED ME THEY WOULD NOT KILL HIM OVER A BEHAVIOR PROBLEM. So, my husband took the cat back because we were not about to allow this cat to be murdered for no reason. After picking him up we talked to some people who are associated with Best Friends Animal Society and were informed that this specific shelter CHOOSES to be a kill shelter. That means that Best Friends has offered to partner with them and they are CHOOSING to kill animals. This shelter told me that they are affiliated with the local rescues and that they often have the rescues pull animals from them. According to the people at best friends, this is true to a certain extent. Which makes me wonder if thats the case why were they so quick to try to put down this cat for behavior problems instead of contacting a rescue like best friends who has staff who are trained to handle behavior problems? Apparently this shelter used to be way worse but they still have a long way to go. As far as my specific situation, I now see that these people are not good people at all and that I made a mistake ever stepping foot in this shelter, let alone leaving a living breathing cat there for a whole week. DO NOT BRING YOUR ANIMALS HERE! I honestly think if my husband hadn't walked in when he did they would have put down this cat and then lied to us about it. THEY ARE NOT HONEST.

These guys take great care of all the animals that are in their care. They have a facebook page…read morethat shows all their animals up for adoption and animals that get lost/separated from their owners. The ladies in the front office are very friendly. I have called them out one time to my property because someone's turtle had found it's way into my yard. They were there within 10 minutes. I also think that it's cool that they team up with the local veterinarians to give discounted rates on vaccinations just before dog registration is due.

I adopted my beautiful Nina from the shelter. She has become my best friend. She has fit into our…read morelifestyle and loves to go on trips.

I love being able to volunteer here & I adopted my puppy from here. All kinds of animals are…read moreavailable from here at different times so if you're looking to adopt I'd keep an eye out here! Adoption prices are cheap and volunteers and workers are kind people.

Best Friends Animal Society wasn't on our original Grand Circle itinerary, but after seeing we had…read moresome extra time on a Thursday in Mid April, we decided to take a tour of the grounds. They had availability for the Grand Tour and after eating at the nearby Angel Village Cafe, we were off on the shuttle. Ours was a pretty personal tour with only 6 people in total. We first went over to see the resident pigs, including plenty of petting. I loved how they flopped down, ready for belly scratches, immediately upon us entering the pen! We then took a drive around Dogtown, then a stop at Cat World, including a visit into one of the 11 buildings on site. Plenty of cats lounging around to pet. Finally, we drove around the Bunny House, Wild Friends building, and Horse Haven. All in all, it took around an hour and a half, with plenty of excellent commentary the entire time. I do have to say I am a little skeptical about some of the stories - for example our tour guide Amanda told us about an animal shelter which didn't have any employees on site during the weekends so every Friday they euthanized the animals in their care... No way, right? Before visiting Best Friends Animal Society, I thought it was kind of cult-like, but they don't seem to be particularly pushy. In the end, it's a free tour, making it a cheap and entertaining way to spend an afternoon.

What a huge disappointment. Wanted to see some dogs, was told that there was no interaction. Wow…read more The dogs do not seem socialized at all. They live in a small cage. Not a proper life at all. I agree with what their mission is but when you see how unsocialized the dogs are, you know something is amiss

Been here once to look at the cats and kittens. The staff seems very nice. The address posted is…read morenot correct. It's a minute drive away to their new building. Just look for the 3 flags.