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    Bianca B.

    After weeks of research and dealing with other really shitty rescues and shelters, I found Jack (now renamed Jagger) at Vida rescue through petfinder. His eyes pulled at my heartstrings. The team at vida rescue were kind, helpful and made this a wonderful experience. From the team member I spoke to on the phone, to the team that helped me via email with all of my questions and application. They were responsive and friendly. When I arrived at the rescue they had Jack and another dog I wanted to meet read to see me. They answered all my questions and made me feel very comfortable with the process. He is healthy and a sweetheart who is potty trained and well behaved. I'm so grateful to have a new adventure and snuggle buddy. Thank you Vida team.

    Mackenzie C.

    A year ago my 80 year old grandmother wanted to adopt a cat. I contacted VIDA to inquire about cats, and I was invited into the cat sanctuary where I met so many loving and cats in need of a home. I picked a few that I thought would be a good fit for my grandma. I let them know she was in a wheel chair and wanted to meet cats before adopting, and the area was handicap accessible which was so refreshing and nice. Fast forward to a year later and we have the most loving and loyal cat, Bella. VIDA took the time to make sure we got the perfect cat for our family. They were friendly, informative & quick to get us through the adoption process. Will always recommend to my friends and family

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    Lupe S.

    At first I was skeptical about adopting my doggy here because of the other reviews but my family and I went ahead and made an appointment to meet one their dogs. I am so glad I did! He is completely healthy (I've taken him to my own vet they did blood work/test). When we went to meet our puppy they gave us enough time to interact with him. I have two toddlers so this was important to me. The staff was really friendly and welcoming! They told me they would send me all my puppy's paperwork within 3 days. I never received them in 3 days, I called and the lady that helped me (I believe Laura) right away sent me the paperwork within a couple of hours of contacting her. My family and I are so happy with our new family member! Thank you VIDA Rescue!

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    Rachel S.

    This is a great rescue! We were looking for a brother for our Dog Meatball, who we rescued from LoveJoy back in May. We found a great dog at Caring Songs but they wanted $650 for the dog, which was a bit steep so we decided to keep looking. We found Brody on Petfinder and inquired about him. Kirsten contacted us and we set up a meet and greet with Brody and our Dog at their shelter in Rowland Heights. They got along great so we decided to pull the trigger. The adoption fee was $350 and they provided some food, treats and a leash, which was really nice. They were getting the dog neutered and contacted us when he was ready for pickup. Since we live in North Hollywood, they met us at Griffith Park to pick up the pup. Great Rescue!!

    We adopted a puppy from this organization and within a few days she was exhibiting some serious issues. Constant diarrhea and coughing at night. We took her to our vet and confirmed she had roundworms, giardia, and kennel cough. After approximately over $500 of our own money on vet exam fees, treatment/medication, and multiple stool samples we were able to confirm she was parasite free. The owner i believe Laura is probably the most unhelpful and dishonest person we've dealt with and this was after just a 5 minute phone call. We called to inform her of all the health issues we had with our puppy and the very first thing out of her mouth was "kennel cough is like nothing, its just like a cold". Straight out of the gate, she was deflecting, and avoiding any and all responsibility and complete ignorance to the situation. All she kept asking was if we texted her about the issue. I told her we did not leave a text but we called over a dozen times over a span of a week and we never heard a callback. Basically she said she cant help us because we didnt inform her via text to her personal phone. The only thing she offered to do was to get a quote of how much the medication cost for the parasites. I told her we have half a dozen invoices from our vet and the total was a little over $500. She basically laughed it off and said shes not reimbursing us anything close to that amount. When i confronted her about her yelp page and just how many other people here confirmed their pets had parasites after adopting from her organization, she got defensive and started raising her voice at me saying "DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE DROP OFF PETS? WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY AND WE DO THIS FOR FREE. WHY DONT YOU VOLUNTEER AND HELP?" At this point i lost my temper and cursed at her and she immediately hung up the phone. The other serious issue beside the owner being unprofessional is that this company boasts the fact that they offer FREE Pet Insurance for the 1st month of ownership through a Pet Insurance company called Met Life Pet Insurance. Vida provides the paperwork to all adoptees to be qualified to register for the free month HOWEVER Vida's SOP (standard operating procedure) is that they will EMAIL the paperwork to adoptees within 24 hours. We got our paperwork about 3-4 days after adopting our pet and this was after I called them several times after 24 hours of not receiving the paperwork. We registered for Met Life Pet Insurance literally the moment we got the paperwork via email. When we submitted all our invoices to Met Life so they could cover our cost, we got denied due to the fact that we didnt register our puppy the day we adopted her. We told MetLife we didnt get the paperwork until 3-4 days after but they couldnt help us so we ending up paying for all medical bills. VIDA KNOWS THIS and they are actively scamming people by providing paperwork late and Laura has nerve to tell me through text that it was my fault i got denied because we didnt file the paperwork correctly. Please avoid adopting from this organization. These people need to shut down as they are completely incapable of running a rescue org. They are providing false information on their services, their facility apparently is extremely dirty considering the amount of other adoptees that have had similar health issues with their pets. We witnessed a kitten that was caged with a big sign saying "RINGWORMS" right next to a bunch of free roaming puppies. Keep in mind they dont deworm their pets until they are adopted, so they have a bunch of animals running around and they havent been dewormed. And lastly they feed all their puppies with adult kibble. When i asked if thats safe the employee said its fine. When we told our vet tech she said the complete opposite and to make sure we put our pup on puppy kibble (which we as soon as she came home with us). Please do not adopt from this place, they need to shut down and just go away for good.

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    it's a good rescue. I definitely recommend a looking for a dog. and I would definitely definitely will be if you wanna adopt a dog

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    We received our new puppy, Biscoff/Biscotti/Nabisco, from this rescue! He's so energetic and…read moreplayful, and sweet!

    Oh my gosh, we adopted the cutest dog from here and my daughters fell in love with her instantly…read more She is incredibly sweet and full of personality and protective. We were told she loved water--and that part is 100% true. She splashes in every puddle, drinks from the faucet, and goes wild at the dog park with anything water-related. She's splashed every water bowl. But I do need to be honest about our experience. Nancy knew this dog had some challenging behaviors and did not fully disclose them to us. Our dog turned out to be a very aggressive chewer--shoes, backpacks, furniture, cords, everything. This wasn't just normal puppy behavior; (ADHD) it required a level of time, training, and attention that we were not prepared for. (Nancy posted on social media that we returned her because she was JUST hyper and we couldn't handle her.) We tried everything--training, toys, frequent trips to the dog park--but with both of us working we couldn't give her the level of attention she needed. It was a very difficult and VERY emotional decision to surrender her! What made things worse and made me really sick was the way the situation was handled when i reached out to Nancy . She cursed at me, yelled at me with every word in the book. I understand her frustration in having our dog returned to her, but it was really hard for us to surrender her and very upsetting to know that she knew the dog is an aggressive chewer and she purposely left that part out out so that she can get adopted. REALLY MAKES ME SICK Nancy!!!!! I do believe the dogs here deserve loving homes, but transparency is so important. Please ask detailed questions and make sure you're getting the full picture before adopting. It can save a lot of heartbreak for both your family and the dog

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    Today my son's Boy Scout Whittier Troop 841, donated dog beds to the sheltered dogs that need…read morehomes. This was part of one of our scouts Eagle project. They have a really nice selection of well behaved and trained dogs. The facility was very clean and maintained. Come by and take a look if you're in the market for a dog or cat. Staff is friendly and helpful.

    Updated to add: We've now spent close to $2500 dollars in vet bills. The sad thing is that the vet…read morehistory they gave us showed symptoms of many of the issues he had but they never treated it. Ultimately, the full diagnosis list of what he had coming from the shelter was: Giardia, Coccidia, Cryptosporidium, Ringworm, Chlamydia, Calicivirus, and juvenile gingivitis. I'll include the data from their records that shows that he had a pot belly (which their staff denied when I spoke with them). The manager was very nice but the owner said I was lying and that my vet was just tricking me. I asked them to just test the other cats at the shelter because everything my cat had was very contagious. I have been to three vets in the months afterwards and all three had a consensus about what he had Here is a list of diagnoses and treatments as a timeline: October (Toby) cat medical history timeline * January 4, 2026 - Adopt Toby (formerly named Rudolph) * January 5, 2026 - Bring to the vet with a fecal sample. Diagnosed with ear infection- given Animax ear ointment * January 7, 2026 - diagnosed with Giardia, Coccidia, and Cryptosporidium. Prescribed Albom, Metronidazole, and Azithromycin. Started fortiflora * January 11, 2026 snap test for FIV FeLV. Toby is negative for both * January 29, 2026- Retested. Still has Coccidia and Cryptosporidium. Also has ringworm on leg. Giardia is cleared. Prescribed Ponzuril for coccidia, Itrafungol (oral) for ringworm (6 week pulse treatment one week on one week off) and miconazole (topical) for ringworm. * February 6, 2026 - retested. Coccidia is cleared, still has cryptosporidium. Put on fiber/prebiotics Proviable powder and 2 tsp of pumpkin a day. Stopped fortiflora. Visible ringworm gone. * February 28, 2026 - eye is watery and red and swollen. Started Toby on viralys * March 3- assumed diagnosis of Herpes based on eye symptoms. prescribed antibiotic shot (cefazolin), daily 2x day antibiotic (Amoxi 400mg/Clavulanate 57mg/5ml susp.), and cidofovir opthomalic solution (out of stock everywhere). Retested for ringworm (ringworm cleared) and for cryptosporidium (cleared) Vet gave us temporary eye drops (gentamicin ophthalmic solution) until we can get the cidofovir ophthalmic solution. Vet tells us to continue Viralys. * Cidofovir is out of stock and idoxuridine out of stock nationally * March 5, 2026- southpaw vet tells us to discontinue all prescriptions (gentamicin and Amoxi 400mg/Clavulanate 57mg/5ml susp.) starts us on two new meds Doxycycline and Erythromycin Ophthalmic solution recommends immunoquin, zylkene, and probiotics. Diagnosed with juvenile gingivitis. Did a PCR test for upper respiratory issues (herpes, Flu, calicivirus) * March 9, 2026 Toby does not have herpes but he does have chlamydia and Calicivirus

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    LOVE this local pet supply store…read more Items are well stocked and I've been able to find some really good friends like my dog's diapers & Earth Rated wipes. I love the promo they have - buy 6 Earth Rated wipes and get the 7th one free! They are so friendly & give samples at checkout. I'll always be back!

    If you think of wanting to spend your money here do not fucking bother. I've been coming back to…read morethis store a couple times every other month or couple months because they have more premium dog food brands I like to buy for my dogs. At first the staff are friendly and are helpful. Not pushy for sales and for the most part, they try to make you feel welcomed. I kept coming back because it's convenient for me to come after work and they had the same loyalty program I was used to when I worked at a pet store myself. It's a mom and pop shop which I like to support small businesses. Today I come by to buy dog food and it seemed like they never accounted for the last couple large dog food bags I purchased in the previous visits. The white guy helping us check out didn't even bother to find ways to resolve the issue but to let me go frustrated. In this economy right now everyone's having an hard time which is why it is important to me to make sure I'm spending it and actually getting the benefits from the loyalty program. I understand people make mistakes which is why I figured ok, why not just show them to transactions from my bank statements to verify the receipts in their system. I go back to the store where the same guy redirects me back to the owner Ken. At first Ken tries to resolve the issue by backtracking the transactions in Astro but of course it wouldn't be there because it was never inputted to begin with. He goes on the other system and doesn't even bother trying to shuffle through anything. Telling me he doesn't have time and how he always does it for his customers and it's better I just grab the one bag and he'll only credit that one. As a business owner, you would assume that you'd want to resolve whatever issues your customers have within the store especially if it's a matter of them coming back in the future. To add onto the fact of him saying

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