Our health and living space made us give up our pet cat of 8 years. It was a hard thing to do for…read moremy wife and I. I read every review of every shelter in Tucson before driving to Hope. Although it was beyond hours, Susan greeted us, answered questions, and, in reality, comforted both of us. She also offered any help she could give to our situation. Indecision kept us busy for two more weeks, but decision made, we called her. She and a volunteer came on a Sunday and collected our surplus and our cat, taking time from her weekend to let us say goodbye, assuring his care, and thanking us for the privilege of being able to help. Fantastic, caring organization. We are indepted, and will be in their support list for a long time. If you are searching for a new furry friend, give them a call. You'll leave with a good feeling of meeting the people as well as the friend I hope you'll meet there and bring home.

Two years ago we were looking for a new pup and finally found Hope in Tucson. A wonderful…read moreorganization, they called and said they were rescuing a mom and 3 pups and thought either the Mom or one of the pups was what we were looking for. We got to visit the Mom and pups at her wonderful foster home and picked out our girl pup. The foster home was incredible and we love our dog so much. This is a wonderful organization to support. Alison

The ladies in the intake department did an amazing job helping me fix the problem we had. I am…read moreconfident Mayra is in good hands and beyond thankful she is safe.

Shoutout to the clinic was the easiest process to get smokey neuter was his first time going to get…read moreshots too I dropped him off around 7am got him back at 3pm same day he was very sleepy till the next morning he's back too being normal just not the biggest fan of the cone lol. 5

Today I took my dog in to get acquainted with the folks here and he did very well. Lisa, the…read moregroomer, was just great with him. The owner and other staff made my dog feel more at ease. I will be setting up other times with them for future training, boarding, etc.

We found Camino Verde Pet Resort 2 - 3 years ago. The kennel we had used for years closed during…read morethe pandemic, and I was beginning to think I was never going to find another kennel where I felt comfortable boarding our two dogs. We adopted the dogs from a local rescue group, and while they are generally well-behaved, they have a few personality quirks as a result of mistreatment before they were removed from their original home. In particular, one dog has a tendency to be a little fear aggressive, and they are both a little slow to adapt to new situations. I thus was looking for a kennel staffed by people who understand dogs and are willing to be patient while the dogs work through the process of settling in to a new situation. It seemed like every kennel I looked at had at least one or two horror story reviews of dogs being seriously injured, lost, and even a few where the dog died while being boarded. When I read Camino Verde's reviews, however, the worst thing I saw was that some people were quite upset that their dog came home with fleas. Well, duh, that is going to happen when your dog is in close quarters with other dogs and you haven't used any flea and tick preventative. Before we boarded our dogs the first time, we went and visited the kennel, and we were very impressed with what we saw. All the dogs seemed happy, well-cared for, and had plenty of fresh water. All the cages were clean. We have boarded our dogs at Camino Verde a number of times over the past 2 -3 years, and the dogs have always been happy and well-adjusted when we pick them up. I highly recommend this kennel. The staff have been great about dealing with our dogs, and their online reservation system is very user friendly.

PACC staff works so hard to take care of the never ending stream of stray and abandoned dogs and…read morecats. I've fostered and adopted may times from PACC. It makes such a difference to give them a shelter break even for a few days.

I moved here almost a year ago and wanted to foster a cat so I was recommended PACC. Sure enough…read morethey were overflowing with animals and I was happy to take a senior cat home with me. He needed eye removal surgery along with some dental work so a month later I took him for that. Before I get ahead of myself, he also has some sneezing fits which they gave me medication for before his surgery which it seemed to work. They did blood work three separate times while he was under their care. Fast forward to taking him in for a pre adoption appointment in November 2025, they gave him the all clear, saying he was in good health and he may just need more dental work in the future which no big deal because they set me up with Fetch pet insurance. The agent setting up his insurance account informed me all of his teeth would be covered and if he needed special food in the future that would be covered too. It also sounded like a good deal because they are the only insurance that covers pre existing conditions that shelter animals typically would have throughout their lives in the shelter or on the streets. Cool. One month later, December 2025, he had sneezing fits again so we took him to friends of Pacc clinic because Pacc recommended them to us to use after adopting him. They diagnosed him with herpesvirus, didn't even take blood work or run tests to confirm it, gave me medicine for him. It had been a week and he was getting worse so I took him to another vet for a second opinion. This was earlier this month January 2026. Good thing I did because I found out he has calisivirus, mycoplasma virus, kidney dysfunction, and is severely anemic and needs to go to the ER asap to get a transfusion. I've already spent near 1 grand on medication and vet visits, now I'm going to spend who knows how much on a transfusion he needs to live. How could they not have caught all of this at Pacc with the amount of tests they ran on him, I'm very annoyed and angry, I feel like they withheld this information from me or they were cutting corners there. I want justice for my cat for their lack of care for him and for myself financially and the emotional toll this has taken on me. Also, the agent at Pacc that set up my insurance for him put his age at start of insurance as 4 instead of 12. So the "great deal" on insurance I thought I was paying was all a lie. After submitting all my recent vet expenses for my cat, I discovered this major error and had to report it and I was charged a pretty penny of back pay along with a hefty increase in my monthly payment. Extremely disappointed. I also called the insurance to ask about the prescription food coverage he needs for his kidneys and they said the agent at Pacc misinformed me and his food will not be covered. So I just had to pay almost 60$ for only 24 cans of food that will only last me a month. They need to not be giving out false information and have some more competence when it comes to filling out insurance forms. How do you put 4 instead of 12. I could understand maybe putting 2 instead of 12 due to just simply missing a single number, but 4?! The only reason I'm giving the extra Star is because the over all staff of volunteers there are incredible. The people who aren't getting paid by Pacc, who show up to volunteer, those are the people that make that place even worth going to. Never going to Pacc again. It's so sad that so many animals are there that need homes and so many people go there and think they are getting the best care but they aren't getting the full disclosure on their animals health. It's not just me too, I've heard other stories from people fostering and adopting through them as well, one of them being a kitten with ringworm, they weren't told he had ringworm and they ended up needing to get rid of their couch and all their kids stuffed animals and spent a lot of time cleaning their whole house only for it to come back three other times. They need to be honest with people so they can decide whether they can take in the animal financially and if their home is equipped to handle them. Please if you decide to go to Pacc, please please please make them do a recent medical evaluation with blood tests and any other tests you think they need especially if it's an older animal.

Sue is amazing. Incredibly honest regarding the dogs history. Delivered our new member of the…read morefamily to our doorstep and to make sure the dog had a good home, which I appreciate. The dog was chipped, neutered, shots and stated if for any reason the dog wasn't a good fit she would gladly take him back. Without a doubt I could see her devotion and love for animals. Sue kept in contact with me shortly after I sent my adoption papers in and everything went smoothly. So happy I found her organization. We can't say enough good things about our experience!

This is my new 9 year old Yorky mix.... I am adopting! Sue…read morethe director even brought the dogs to my house as I was not out of the way much I have severe sciatica and waiting for hip to be replaced so very kind that she stopped by...after I saw the dog picture at a adoptathon at Holy Cow feed store ( another 5 stars for them ) in Tucson. It is obvious dogs are well cared for and that they love Sue. The dogs are vaccinated and neutered and microchipped. My fee was $150. And if I had to do all of the above it would have been more costly as he also had teeth done! I was allowed to keep dog as a try outas I have 2 other large dogs and cats but this little guy has been perfect blend of fun and lively and mellow and cuddly My new little guy very cute and only complaint was along with my big dogs he chased the first cat but he is kennel trained and seems to be housebroken.

We lost our beloved Pittie back in July and decided it was time for another fur baby, only this…read moretime we wanted to go with a Yorkshire Terrier. After tons and tons of research and countless hours of looking online, we found The Paw Palace. Paw Palace had the breed we were looking for and had a few pictures online, so we decided to make an appointment. The owners of Paw Palace were so easy to work with and were happy to answer all of our questions with no problem. As soon as we saw the Yorkie that we came to see, we immediately fell in love and took her home that day. Upon purchase, our fur baby already came with her first set of vaccinations, microchipped, AKC papers and about 2lbs of puppy food. The entire process was seamless and we couldn't be happier with our new baby. *Note: Make sure you make an appointment to see any of their animals! We made the mistake of just showing up, as we thought this business was set in a typical brick and mortar shop. They're actually do business out of their home.* Two toes and two thumbs waaaay up for The Paw Palace, and a HIGHLY RECOMMEND from me! Good luck on your new puppy search, my Yelpers!!!

Please do not support puppy mills. This "business" sells over 50 "breeds" - many of which are…read moredesigner mixes. "Hypoallergenic breeds" are just mixed breed poodle mixes. When breeding F1 puppies - the puppy gets one set of genes from each parent and the outcome can vary widely in a single litter in coat type, size and temperament. She is selling Merle Havapoos - neither Havanese or Poodle naturally carry the merle gene. They will try to say it's a recessive gene - it's not. Merle is introduced from another breed that naturally carries a Merle gene. When breeding for color, breeders will breed double Merle dogs which lead to health issues. Selling these mix breed dogs for $3,000 is crazy. This is how much I paid from an ethical purebred breeder who health tests all her dogs through OFA (which is the standard of health testing - and saying they are health tested by genetic testing or at the vet or through embark alone are sales tactics), offers free holter monitor testing for all her puppy buyers when puppies reach adulthood, embarks her puppies free of charge. Her dogs are proven through conformation titles and sport titles. I can meet the parents of my dogs (and have). I can look at our breed registry and track my dogs lineage. Most importantly my dogs didn't come from a mill. This business brags that she gets her puppies from "trusted USDA-licensed breeders" which simply means she's sourcing puppies from breeders who sell puppies site unseen, sell puppies to pet stores and who have a large quantity of breeding females. USDA standards are minimum care standards, not quality standards. They can have dozens or hundreds of dogs, breed frequently and keep dogs in kennel buildings and still pass USDA inspection. Many puppy mills are USDA licensed. Ethical breeders do not sell their puppies to pet stores. They want to vet their potential puppy buyers and make sure their dogs are going to homes that are a good fit. No ethical breeders breed doodles. It goes against the breed club for Poodles. No good breeder would allow their high quality poodle stock or the breed being mixed in, to make doodle mixes. This means that these parent dogs are being sourced from unethical breeders as well and it's poor breeding stock being used. Then, OFA health testing is not being done on these dogs. So people are mixing a lot of unknown genetics in for profit. They are not breeding with structure, health and temperament in mind. Ask about OFA health testing on both parents - they should be able to provide results on the OFA website from both parents. OFA has different tests for different breeds - please research what each breed should be tested for and request to see those results. Doodles should have tests for both breeds. Ask about registration - all dogs should be AKC registered if they are a purebred dog. Doodle registration is meaningless and anything other than UKC or AKC registration is a sales tactic. AKC registration alone does not equal quality. It just verifies pedigree eligibility. I would not consider a purebred dog that could not be registered through AKC, but just because they are AKC registered does not mean they are ethically produced. There are "designer registries" like: Continental Kennel Club (CKC -- not the Canadian one), American Canine Hybrid Club, Various doodle association. These registries do not enforce strict breeding standards, do not require meaningful health testing and mainly exist to create paperwork for marketing. Ask to meet the mother of the puppy you're interested in. Ask about tittles on the parents of the dogs that were bred. Ask about how many litters the mom has had.

I called a couple other shelters/rescues prior to contacting this company. They were not friendly…read moreand seemed like I was an inconvenience asking questions. So I saw a dog on the animal league of green valley website and called to communicate about it. They were very nice on the phone and their recommendation was to come during their open hours. Which I did. Gregory was the volunteer that worked with me to meet lots of dogs. He was nice and professional. They treat the dogs well and it looks good from that perspective. Yes they ask a lot of questions but I don't see that as a problem. They want the dogs to go to proper owners, when a dog goes to a good home they are less likely to return. Wow they don't want the dog to be off leash... cause we have coyotes that will eat that dog. Hello. And I train my dogs very well and never let them off leash. They spay/neuter, give shots and start to try to train them. The welcome bag was some food, toys, a blanket, leash, and collar. Amazing experience, when I am ready for another( hopefully not a long time) id go there again. And I live in Tucson, worth the drive.

We were blessed to adopt a dog from the shelter. The staff were so helpful in making the transition…read morea happy outcome. We would highly recommend the shelter.

UPDATE: We took our puppy to the vet and found out that he had PARVO! Had to start his medications…read moreASAP or would've been fatal! About $500 later and we were able to help him recover, thankfully! Stay away from this place!

Gracie was the best dog ever. She was a 7 pound fluff ball when we got her. She changed our lives…read moreand provided 16 years of love and joy and laughter every day of her life. She was my comfort as I grieved the loss of my beloved husband.

Arizona Heartfelt Hounds is an incredible volunteer-based organization dedicated to rehoming…read moreretired racing greyhounds and other sighthound breeds such as galgos, lurchers, borzois, and others. When we were looking to adopt a greyhound and we're having no luck despite months of searching, Jean went above and beyond to ensure we got the perfect match--we even ended up adopting two litter mates! The pups we adopted are beyond perfect and we couldn't be happier to have two instead of one. AHH truly cares about matching dogs with the ideal owner to ensure the animal has the best possible quality of life. This is critical to ensure the dog is not subjected to a life with someone that is not fully committed or is unable to provide the care that is needed and deserved. We can't thank AHH enough for matching us with two beautiful pups that have become such an integral part of our family. Jean and the entire AHH family are amazing to work with and we are forever grateful for the perfect pups you brought into our lives.

Petfinder.com is full of useful advice for would-be and current pet owners, and is a central place…read morefor shelters all over the country to connect adopters with pets in need of homes. It is actually run by Discovery Networks... I think this is a very new development, since their website has improved greatly in recent months! I found my little Mabes and Clovey at a rescue through this site.

I love petfinder and have used it (as well as Hope, ARF, SAHS, FAIR to name a few.) Did I mention I…read morehave a bird, two dogs and ten cats? I am lucky enough to have a home, yard and studio that I use for some of my work so that I can have a number of animals. I really am at my limit now, but I secretly would love to help all of the animals of the world - oops, no secret anymore. Petfinder is a great resource for finding an amazing pet. There are so many pets that need homes and so many homes that need pets!