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

I wish I could give 0 stars. We inquired about an 8 year old male dog, Teddy. They told my husband…read morethat every animal in our home had to be neutered. We currently only have 2 male dogs, one which is not neutered. They basically told us that was not good enough and all of them must be neutered. How does that make any sense? We're trying to give Teddy a good home. Because of this places policies that's not going to happen. We have experience adopting dogs. Earlier this year we adopted a male from our local dog pound that required at $5,000 surgery that we had done for him. I hardly ever leave reviews but this place makes it much more difficult for loving penitential adopters to rescue an animal.

The absolute BEST place to adopt a dog in Cincinnati…read more Yes, they may go over your background with a fine tooth comb, but it's only because they care. (That's a GREAT thing...) The process really isn't that difficult or lengthy, it's simple. Remember adopting is a big life decision and owning a dog takes paitence! In comparison to the SPCA and others, STAF actually takes the time to make sure every pet is super healthy and well groomed. I was amazed at how much care they give their rescues. They REALLY work hard on behavior issues and training too. The effort their volunteers put in is beyond outstanding. These people are true people pet. Adopt a dog from STAF or go pay them a visit. You'll know why STAF deserves far more than 5 stars!

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.

They are amazing. They took great care with my baby kitten Sasha. The staff is kind and amazing…read more It was my first time there. And I highly recommend them!

This place is awesome! not only do they take in kitties but they also fix feral kitties…read more I got both of my most recent fur babies there as well as got my most recent fur baby fixed there. The process was simple and easy and not as expensive as others and the staff were all very nice and informative.

Post Script for people who don't understand fostering: those of us who care more about the comfort…read moreand safety of the dogs than our selfish wants will sometimes open our homes to a dog temporarily. Even if we already have dogs, we will make room for one more, because the shelter is over-full; or because the dog is deteriorating there; or even because the dog is sick and needs a place to convalesce. (Those of you shopping for dogs like they are merchandise may be surprised by this. Yes, people deliberately take home old and sick dogs!). This does make it harder to adopt the dogs in fosters, but *it is better for the dog*. It also allows for a bit of distance between abusers and dogs. Post Script for people who want only bred dogs: read about inbreeding, and then if you still want a dog with genetic problems, go pay a breeder.

I am so gratefu to Cincinnati Animal Care. A doe was hit by a car two months ago and I have only…read morestarted seeing her again during the past week. Last night, she got up from laying down and was hopping, using only two legs. Yesterday was Easter Sunday and I left a message about the deer. By 8am, a sweet woman called back and said a warden would come see the deer today. By noon, Deputy Mastin was here, evaluating the deer. Deputy Mastin said she was using three legs today! He said she can definitely survive like that. He was wonderful to talk with. I wasn't able to sleep at all last night, thinking of the deer suffering. The reassurance from Deputy Mastin means everything! Cincinnati Animal Care, thank you for being there.

I always come to this shelter to check out the animals they have. I will not adopt anymore furry…read morepets since I already have 5 of my own, but I come here to give attention to the cats and dogs in residence. It's hard breaking to leave, but it's so worth it coming here and give a little loving to the animals without a family. The staff here seemed helpful and very friendly every time I visit. The place was clean and well kept. The shelter has separate areas for the cats and the dogs, I also like it that they have a lounge for anyone who wants to meet and get reacquainted with the animal. While I was at the dog area, I noticed blankets covering some cages. It's really a brilliant idea since some dogs seemed to have reactions with another dog. It helps the animal calm down I guess. If you have time- visit a shelter, who knows you might meet your furry child or four legged best friend.

I am never fostering for Kenton County animal shelter again... I guess not by choice. But I also…read morewould not recommend anybody to do it for them. I had signed up to foster a couple dogs... one of the dogs did not work out. It needed a lot more attention and care than I realize I could handle. I had reached out at four in the morning, almost 5 stating that I don't think I can keep this dog another night because of said issues... the coordinator then pretty much told me that maybe fostering isn't for me. If I can't handle a few more days with the dog then I shouldn't foster. Which initially I was thinking about trying to push off a few more days, but like I mentioned, this dog has a lot more to him than I had realized. So I texted her and let her know that I was in route and on my way. And essentially, since I decided to bring this dog back, I am now blacklisted and can no longer adopt any dogs or foster there. And I had to bring the other one back too even though I mentioned I could keep him still multiple of times. This was not my understanding of what fostering is or how it works or how it's done... I was trying to open up my home. And do something good. And clearly it backfired. Just thought I would warn people that if you decide to foster, and if you decide even after a day that a dog is not a good fit for you and your family that you will no longer be allowed to foster or adopt.

Would recommend LFAW with all my heart. They were so helpful in the adoption process. Dahlia has…read morebeen an amazing addition to our family for 3 months now. I also like the vet clinic attached with to the league with cheaper options for taking care of your vet needs.

I have supported this place for a long time and shared their statuses and thought they were such an…read moreamazing place until I adopted a puppy and they offered zero solutions and took zero responsibility and the fact that nobody told me even though it was in the paperwork that I did not have reviewed with me before leaving with him that he had Giardia and now my old senior dog at home has caught the Giardia, which is contagious after treatment and getting a negative result from being tested to check for it again, it is contagious for weeks after treatment and they did not tell me that when I took this puppy home and I have the sensitive senior dog at home now that is pooping diarrhea from Giardia and extremely sick just a few days after this puppy getting here. When I insisted that they take responsibility and that they did owe my dog medication for Giardia because nobody disclosed this to me when adopting this puppy they told me that that's my opinion and that I can take him to my own vet or pay at their vet for the treatment even though they kept admitting that this puppy did have Giardia and they were belittling and gaslighting and disrespectful at a time in my life where I am going through a lot, and I have had the patience of a saint, with this puppy, cleaning up his pee every five minutes and taking him outside every five minutes through the night without sleep and trying to train him and now my own dog that I've had for 13 years since the beginning of his life who only weighs 8 pounds is pooping himself to death right now and I have to take him to a vet and pay for treatment for a sickness that I didn't know the dog I was adopting from the league had. They will be rude and they will take zero responsibility. I will 100% admit any time that it's my own fault that I did not sit and look in detail at the paperwork before taking this dog home and the chaos of the adoption. But I will say that the shelter did also admit that they only disclose information on current illness not previous illness if it's been treated. Well, also admitting yes, even if it is contagious after treatment because I asked and the answer I got was yes they will not disclose that if it's already been treated. Be very careful about the details on the pets you adopt because every animal deserves love and every animal deserves a home and and I'm heartbroken to the point of sobbing right now while I'm writing this from sadness and frustration for this poor puppy and my own dog and because my mental health cannot take this right now, and I do not have the financial means to take care of this kind of problem, hardly for my own dog and I'm upset at the fact that at this point for my own health and my child's health and my dog's health that I already had. I have to take this puppy back because of Giardia being contagious for weeks even after being cured and now I have to do even more deep cleaning at home after all of the hard work I've already done cleaning up after him trying to help him get settled in, and my son already fell in love with him, but my son gets sick really easily and my dog gets sick really easily and more I do too so for the sake of my own family's health, I'm taking him back to the shelter and I should've looked into things more and asked about any previous illnesses, but I just thought that the leak for animal welfare was better than that. I'm not giving up on my own dog who could potentially die from this because he's so sensitive to everything and has almost died from previous illnesses. They seemed like really cool people and a really awesome place and it turned out to be very opposite of that. I'm not saying they don't care about animals, but they definitely don't care enough about people. I also wanna make it really clear that I did not yell at them on the phone and all I did was express my feelings and express the fact that they would be upset if they were in my position and someone did this to a dog that they had for 13 years since they were a puppy and wouldn't take responsibility, anyone would be upset in this position. It's wrong and unethical and to hang up on somebody who's legitimately upset, and just begging to be acknowledged as a human and for their own pet that they already had to be cared for instead of being belittled and gaslit, it's all just really devastating

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.

Our home needed a black cat and there was a black cat that needed a home, so I came to meet and…read moreadopt him. This is a BIG shelter and the cat and dog areas are at opposite ends of the building. I didn't hear any barking at all! So many cats here, and you can look through glass to the kitten nursery which is in a separate room. Only $10 to adopt (not sure about for dogs) and it's an easy quick process. I was surprised they didn't want to know if I had other cats, or dogs, at home. I guess they assume you have read the information provided (our new furbaby has lived with other cats but never with dogs or children). If you don't have a cat carrier they have cardboard ones for I believe $7. It was a little disconcerting to find out at the "checkout" that my new cat had in fact not yet gotten the rabies combo shot as he'd only been there two weeks and it was scheduled for upcoming. I have no problem just paying for my vet to do it, but if this is a concern you may want to ask them to verify all the tests/shots were done BEFORE you fall in love. Nice clean place and very nice folks working here. SO many animals looking for a home--adopt, don't shop!

I came in looking to adopt a cat however one of the workers seemed to be under the influence. It…read morewas very hard understanding The process as she was slurring and talking very slowly. Darlene was her name I believe I am not sure of the quality of employees they have but I hope she is not around the animals like that!!!

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

dog groomer Shelby is the best i always go to her for all of my animals she is so kind and caring…read moreto my animals

been bring TOY to petsmart for all his needs...grooming/banfield wellness program and all his food…read moreand other needs......Great place and wonderful service......WE LOVE PETSMART......hands down....whoop