Oh. My. Gosh. What an absolute delight! After a beautiful drive up from Sacramento, my partner and…read moreI arrived at the sprawling, lovely grounds of Animal Place. We had booked a private tour for his birthday to meet the rescue animals who call this beautiful place home. Yasmin met us at the entrance and, after swapping shoes for some solid boots, gave us a very honest, very real, and very important rundown of industrial agriculture. Now, I have to add, neither of us are vegan or even vegetarian, but Yasmin proved to be an actively non judgmental, compassionate host. She walked us through the grounds, addressing each animal by name, and was full of knowledge and insight! After the initial meet and greet, we were off! We hiked across the beautiful grounds and met tons of sheep (Jet loved my partner!) goats, and pigs; all of the animals roam freely, coming and going as they please. It was actually delightful how so many of the animals came up to say hi and hang out out of their own volition! We brought some grapes for the chickens and they LOVED them! But oh my god, the turkeys. Wow, just, two little friendly, fluffy orbs that floated around our party showing off while Yasmin gave us an informed and empathetic story about them. She did that at every habitat; letting us in, introducing us (by name!) to the boldest of the bunch, and explaining how they ended up at Animal Place. It was an entirely wonderful, enlightening experience. Also, fyi, turkeys are so soft. I cannot recommend this organization enough. 10/10, please give Conrad an extra treat for me!

Unprofessional, unorganized, uneducated do not support. Do not go here. They do not know what they…read moreare doing! Horrible. Scared for the animals there. It's always convenient tucked away so nobody really knows what's going on until you go there firsthand. Behind the scenes.

Ms daisy adopted 2 month ago Thank you sammies…read more She is the best house broke in 10 days

I have prayed on this over & over again I cannot stay silent…read more The smell was appalling as soon as I walked in to start with, I was there to meet a dog I was told was young, I had recently lost a senior rescue & my heart can not take loosing another baby in a few years. The right hand doesn't know what the left hands doing. I left ,prayed & decided to call bc I had seen the senior baby I met was still there. Well in comes GAYLE she answered the phone with attitude was rude & wouldn't let me get a word in edge wise. I asked to speak to someone else bc apparently she was having a bad day & she proceeded to tell me she was the senior person on staff & has dealt with this b4, I was floored bc she had no clue what I was even asking. Shame ,shame on this kind of customer Service. I'm mourning my dog & have a home for a baby to be treated like this & be talked dwn to or place $ in front of questions is horrific, she needs to be evaluated are they in it for $ or to be right ,or do they really care to find these babys homes.

We picked up our little Morty about seven years ago in Woodland, Ca. and he was a mess. Abandoned…read morewithout food or water on a deck and half eaten by fleas He now is the cutest, smartest member of our family and has many friends on the Wolf Creek Trail in Grass Valley. Thank Susan Wallace and volunteers and Panna in Woodland for our fantastic dog.

Wonderful people volunteer. I adopted an older cat who was deaf. She is a great addition t ion to…read moremy family!

After a stressful time trying to adopt a kitten from the local shelters, I happened across Blossom…read moreAnimal Rescue and reached out to them to inquire about two adorable kittens on their website. Novalee replied to my email promptly and continued to answer all my questions over the next few days. She was extremely patient and friendly throughout the entire process and never made me feel incompetent or inferior because I had never owned a cat or kitten before. I really liked that Blossom did not have me fill out endless paperwork without meeting my potential adoptee and were more focused on ensuring the fit between pet and human was ideal before moving forward. Although they are located in Grass Valley, CA, they regularly bring the animals to Santa Rosa, CA to meet with interested parties. The only reason I did not end up adopting through Blossom is because a local adoption fell through and Blossom encouraged me to check the local adoption first before making the 3 hour drive to Grass Valley. I appreciated that they valued my time. If you want to adopt from a business that cares about BOTH the animals and the potential adopters, then reach out to Blossom.

OMG OMG OMG!!!! If you are reading this because you're trying to decide if you should go here for…read morean event they're hosting or donate money to this organization, DO IT! Do not hesitate. I can't say enough good things about this spot. These animals are seriously living their best lives. Not only do they rescue animals and give them a happy life, but they also educate the public and offer resources to students who otherwise didn't have any. This is the epitome of doing good. They also accept uncarved, unpainted pumpkins that you might have leftover from decorating during fall. The animals eat them and it's SO CUTE. I'll share some pictures of the pigs enjoying their donated pumpkins.

Love this place. They collaborate with another Rescue Animal Place, and both take such care with…read morethe animals. Always have great activities and volunteer clean up days

I got my second cat, Billy the Kitty, through this wonderful non-profit, all-volunteer rescue…read moreorganization. Sally Welch, the owner and kitty-caretaker extraordinaire, was a great help in organizing Billy's adjustment to my home, allowing me to foster him first to make sure he got along well with my spazzy little female, Knuckles. Within a month, they began cuddling, and now they sandwich me at night and roll around like dervishes, play-fighting. Billy is such a butterball of love; I don't know what Knuckles and I would do without him! Sally does this work completely from the heart, and I am very glad to have supported this organization. Seriously consider this source for your new family member! (They have some bunnies, now, too!)

We got our wonderful cat, Pirate, though FFF! Sally Welch, the owner, cares about every one of the…read moreanimals. She made sure Pirate had a check up at the vet before we adopted him. She let us foster him first to make sure he got along with our other cat. He was sent with his cat box, bedding and food. Sally goes above and beyond to find loving, caring homes for all of her animals. If you're looking to adopt an animal I highly recommend FFF.

They don't return phone calls, as I have left three messages and it's been over a week since my…read morefirst attempt to call them.

We had an excellent experience with Gail. She was very…read morethorough in assisting us choose the perfect poodle.

We bought our teacup/toy poodle from. Gail two years ago this coming March. Bébé was already 8…read moremonths old, much older than we were looking for. When we went to meet her, we fell in love at first sight. The toy poodle we had just lost at age 17, had been sired by a Zamora poodle. We knew she was extremely careful with her breeding. We can never thank Gail enough for our sweet little Bébé. We highly recommend Zamora's poodles.

came with a friend from Thornton ,Ca. he had 5 roosters he wanted to rehome. it was a joyful…read moreexperience. this place took them in and gave us a tour. It was impressive to say the least. These people are so nice and knowledgeable. We were very impressed. I'm recommending them to my local family for future trips and birthdays.

From the owner: Local farm sanctuary that offers farm tours, petting farm, birthday parties and more read more

Jake was so incredibly knowledgeable about natural flea control. I truly appreciate his passion…read moreand kindness.

Always very nice! The employees are very friendly with all pets. You gotta love that they are a…read morefamily-owned local chain! The