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

Love the new staff there. love the new management. wonderful to rescues very helpful. very clean…read more the dogs seem very comfortable there considering it's a shelter!

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

Volunteered for several months. Staff is caring, and the facility is top-notch. They are…read moreshort-staffed as the officers seem to work double as the managers of the facility and also as animal control throughout the city. The animals are well cared for, and the systems to volunteer and care for the animals are well thought out and easy to follow.

This place USED to be very well run,and fantastic.Many kind and caring people were there.I had…read morevolunteered there in the past,and even donated food and supplies.I even knew Nancy back in the day.That's all changed.Nasty,rude,money hungry,and uncaring is how it is now.A total embarrassment to the City,and Community they represent.Nancy would role over in her grave if she knew how bad it has become.I had heard this from several people recently,but got to experience it first hand this week.The lady in charge should be fired.She is uncaring,rude,unprofessional.The lady before her was an Angel.I thought this was probably the best facility in the state prior the change.Now it's gotta be one of the worst.Beware!She will treat you like a criminal and could care less about you,or your animals.She never says she's sorry,or made a mistake even if it's obvious.She care less!

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.

When you visit a website and see a focus on animal care, you might think, "What an incredible…read moreshelter! These people truly care for and protect the animals." However, the story of Sergeant Snuggles, a family dog and guardian, reveals a different side. At just nine months old, he had a bad day when he was startled and accidentally bit someone. Person wrote to the court that was her mistake not his.Following this incident, Sergeant Snuggles ended up at the Pima Animal Shelter, where he spent over eight months without walks, stimulation, or visits from his family. The family is desperate to save him because they know he is not an aggressive dog. They missed him dearly. They invested a significant amount of money to bring him back; however, they unfortunately lacked adequate representation in court. This situation is unjust, and it reflects both abuse and neglect. Shelters are meant to provide assistance, not to hold dogs as hostages. They can help , they can testify in the court but they JUST WANT TO KILL HIM,

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.

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.

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!

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.

So I'm highly disappointed in the way they ran their business. We applied for a cat two weeks ago…read more My children have been waiting patiently we had planned on getting both children a cat we were not offered the sibling. We were not told about the sibling so therefore we were denied she told us we were denied because they wanted to be adopted as siblings, but yet we were not called and offered that so they went ahead and let someone else adopt the cat that we had applied for and instead of them calling and asking, they just said screw us is just bull crap honestly it takes two seconds to call someone and ask if they would be willing to adopt sibling cats But instead they chose to just give it to someone else so the cat my daughter fell in love with, unfortunately, she didn't get a chance get because they pick and choose who gets to adopt the cats

This is a wonderful, seemingly new facility run by volunteers and donations. I adopted my dog here…read morefor a very low price. My dog's initial veterinary exam, some immunizations, and limited treatment for 14 days were covered in the adoption process. The staff were very helpful. Please consider giving one of the animals here a home before purchasing one elsewhere.