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Animal Shelters
| Dogs: | Yes | Cats: | Yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critters: | Yes | Volunteer program: | Yes |
| Foster homes needed: | Yes | Low-cost spay & neuter: | Yes |
| Puppy classes: | Yes | Dog behavior classes: | Yes |
| Cat behavior classes: | No | Agility classes: | No |
| Animal assisted therapy: | Yes | Feral cat program: | Yes |
| Microchipping: | Yes | Low-cost vaccine: | Yes |
| Humane education: | Yes | Animal hospital: | Yes |
| Pet loss support: | No | Pet survivor program: | Yes |
| Owner assistance services: | Yes | Programs for kids/teens: | No |
| Prison dog program: | Yes |
“The main Humane Society for the Phoenix-metro area.”
Good facilityMost of the people that work here truly love the animals and it shows. It has to be hard to work at a place like this and there is only so much they can do because of funding which is very sad. I adopted my little chi mix Jake from this shelter in 1994 and he was an amazing dog who I loved very much. Also when I was 14, my family adopted a beautiful Australian Cattle dog from this shelter and she was a dearly loved family member for 14 years. Also when I took Chaz for his booster shot at the clinic here when he was a puppy, he had a bad reaction so I rushed him back to this shelter and a very nice lady from the clinic met me in the parking lot and carried Chaz in and gave him a shot of benadryl. She was very caring and sympathetic to me as I was really worried. |
Unfortunatley, the facility was old and musty. We had only stopped by for a few minutes and were very unimpressed. Some of the dogs were outside, some in. THe dogs had no toys and were all in cages. The staff was not socializing with them at all. I DO NOT reccomend this shelter at all! But how I wish could have saved all those poor puppies but its not in our budget DX |
people don't carePeople are always quick to say that it is dirty, cold, not very many toys, blah blah blah. Does anyone realize how expensive it is to run a shelter? Especially when it is by donation ONLY? I used to work for this shelter, and yeah, it is old and dirty and cold. There are worse shelters though. The dogs do not want to be there. The employee's do not want them to be there. Unfortunetly, people do not stop dropping off there animals. There would be days when over 200 animals came in. The number one reason is because the owner is moving. Horrible excuse by the way. And, yeah, a lot of those pets get euthanized. More than a lot. No one wants to do it, but there are heartless people who decide to get a pet and then just don't care anymore. They turn them into a shelter and then blame the shelter when they are to be euthanized. These people need to turn around and blame themselves, because they are the reason that so many animals die in shelters. Even if your dog is friendly and healthy, it only takes a couple days to get sick with kennel cough, and cats are even worse. So, great if you want to adopt from a shelter. Those pets will love you so much for getting them out of that hellhole. But, chances are they will be sick when you get them home with an infection. IT IS NOT VERY HARD TO TREAT!! If you can not afford this, or just don't want to spend the money, you should not own an animal in the first place. People need to wake up, stop breeding their animals, and realize this is a serious issue. |
