Contacted them to surrender a Cat, who's owner has been Hospitalized and is never coming back home…read more The house was sold, the New Owner is allergic to cats. These people can not be bothered to answer their phones. It also appears to be that they are selling Animals on Facebook for a serious profit! (A violation of Facebook Policy, and a Violation of Nova Scotia Law) If you have an Animal you need to surrender, don't waste your Time Contacting these people!

If you're considering purchasing a pet, before you go to a pet-store, you should first check out…read morethe Bide Awhile Animal Shelter. The Bide Awhile provides a temporary shelter for many homeless cats and dogs, both young and old, until the shelter is able to place them in proper homes. Unlike pet-stores, Bide Awhile isn't lookng to make profits, instead, its main concern is always the well-being of the animals. Of course, there is a reasonable adoption fee for all the animals, but this cost goes towards medical shots and other pet essentials. Bide Awhile has a unique set-up, in that, when you go in to see the kitties they're all in one gigantic playroom. At any one time, there can be 40 or more cats inside. Customers and guests are invited into the room to get to play with the cats and get to know them, before making a purchase decision. The adoption process itself can be quite rigorous, in that you must first fill out various adoption papers and wait for your references to be approved - which can sometimes take several days. Keep in mind though, that while this process can be quite frustrating, it is all being done in the animals' protection, to ensure they go to good loving homes.

5* for what they do for animals of the metro area. 2* for…read morethe size. I wish that they had the funding to expand or move. There is just not enough space for these animals. Wish they could change the rules as to seeing the cats in the room. Allowing people to just open cages to pick up snuggle and hold cats is nice but also makes it hard to stop the spread of illness and can cause some confusion as to where they are supposed to go (kids opening cages and putting them in other ones) Granted its hard to keep track of this with so many people in there on weekends. All that said the ladies who work and volunteer there are lovely! And very helpful!

If you need some doggie time, they're always looking for people to walk the dogs they have in the…read moreshelter. And if you're more of a cat person...well they always have tons of those to cuddle too! We got our sweet kitty from the Dartmouth Shelter two years ago and it was so easy to go in and adopt her. We didn't need an appointment or anything, and they gave us as much time as we needed to look at the cats. We could have spent hours in there if we wanted. (We needed about 20 minutes before we found Korra and fell in love) My only complaint about this SPCA is that it's so hard for me to get to so I can't volunteer!

we left our cat for the first time and it was a great experience! we felt completely at ease…read moredropping him off and he was perfectly fine when we picked him up. the facility was very clean and vibrant. we will definitely use this hotel again.

Having checked out the new PetSmart in Bedford I have a new found respect for this smaller sized…read morechain store. *It's much smaller (meaning you won't wander around aimlessly looking at things you don't have a need for). *While they carry far fewer food options for your pet, the brands that they do carry are superior. *They have a loyalty program (buy "X" bags get one free) *More centrally located (Clayton Park) *They won't have more than a few kittens at a time up for adoption. If you're lucky you'll get in and out without having your heart strings pulled too much. *Not a fish mill with dead floating fish in various tanks (since they don't exist at PV in the first place) *Just all around a better option unless you live out in Bedford.

I accidentally stumbled on this place while in the area yesterday. This store must have just…read moreopened recently and is a new addition to Clayton Park. It feels like a higher end pet supply store but is very comparable in price to other pet stores in the area. It does not carry any animals so you're not supporting backyard breeders or poor housing conditions. It has items such as pet food (dog, cat and small animal feed), pet treats, toys, beds, pet carriers, leashes, food bowls, etc. One thing that really stood out about this store, is that it carries items I've never seen anywhere else. The dog toys in stock were toys I've never seen before (I bought a couple for my dog and she's been squeaking them nonstop every since). They have a pretty big collection of dog leashes and harnesses which are modern and stylish. The quality of items seems quite high and the staff were very friendly and attentive. They did not carry my brand of dog food so I will still have to go to my regular pet supply store for that but besides that, I really liked this store. If you're getting bored with seeing the same leashes, toys and items at the pet stores around here, definitely check this place out.

About 1.5 years ago we were looking for someone to walk our dog Peach in the afternoon while we are…read moreboth at work and came across Stellar Pet Care. Jennifer was friendly and professional and she has been walking our dog Peach since then. We can tell Peach loves her and really enjoys spending time with her. We asked her to give us a quick text every day after the walk on how it went and Jennifer never missed one. We have also boarded Peach with Jennifer whenever we went out of town and we can relax and enjoy our time away from home because we know that she will be well taken care of. We would recommend Stellar Pet Care to anyone without hesitation!

My family goes on business trips and vacations regularly and we needed a cat sitter on short…read morenotice. We found Jennifer and she responded promptly, agreeing to take care of our 16-old-Gus for 2 weeks. What makes her business really special is she provides daily updates and photos of her visits so you don't have to worry about your furry friend back home. Gus is a senior cat with few teeth and specific dietary needs, and she was very caring in preparing his meals. Jennifer also kept our home very clean, considering beloved Gus loves to throw his litter around. She is very reliable and we will certainly be using her services every time we are away. We'd highly recommend her to anyone in need of pet care.

Global Pet Foods is our go-to shop for pretty much anything we need for our two dogs. I wouldn't…read moresay it's because they do anything crazy impressive over other pet stores, but they're close by, they have a wide selection of products, and they seem to know enough to answer most customer questions as they come up. Their loyalty program is often sending us home with unexpected free bags of food and their behind the cash selection of food supplements and vitamins are a great resource when you run into trouble with pet health. Typically I get a little uppity about supporting chains like Pets Unlimited so Global Pet Foods makes me feel that I'm giving my business to people who do care about animals - not just the ones owned by customers, but pets and animal rights as a whole.

Walking into Global is like walking into a pets Pete's Frootique. I never could have imagined how…read moremuch stuff there was for animals. Anything from homemade speciality treats to bags of pig ears. Stuffed animals to chew toys for that special furry animal in your life. I need to go to Global as Murphy, (Dog) needs special food, $70 bucks a bad, gulp. But since he has started on the food he has been much better more energy. What a cool store and they will even let you take your animal in if they are friendly.

My dachshund Baby Ruth has had some pain from her hips not developing properly. Every few months…read moreshe would tweaked it and was unable to use the stairs or go on walks, this combined with her love for food made it a challenge to keep the weight off. It was a cycle of injury, weight gain, medication then finally back to normal etc. We love our vet Dr. Robb at Dartmouth Vetrenarian Hospital, unfortunately they were really busy but kindly recommended the Harbour Cities Vet clinc to us :) I wish I could remember the name of the vet who saw Baby Ruth but oh my she was amazing! she recommended a long term solution supplement and the quality of her life has skyrocketed! she's so happy to walk, play and go to daycare again. I'm very thankful to you all for helping Ruth feel comfortable. thank you! Chelsea

It has taken me this long to sit and write an update to my first experience which was awesome...the…read moresecond visit was one that had traumatic and devastating effects on both our cat and family...because of the staff involved... in 02/18 our furry purry passed away....it happens..but it is how it happened that disgusts me about this clinic... It is a sad story of distrust and betrayal and heart break and needless suffering and loneliness and inhumanity...and guilt so if this is too strong for you do not read on.. I dedicate this review to Phillie our furrypury who died cruelly and alone because of this clinic.. AS shard we/he had such a great experience the first time that we considered this his vet... so when he sustained a brain injury from a balcony fall he was taken to his clinic. I explained the damage to his brain and bowel howver was taken back with their 'of course we know best' attitude . They gave him meds that made his bowels worse and his shame grew, I shared this with them... every time I spoke to someone they didnt listen because they know best..I had this cat for 10 years I knew what he was like before the fall and after.... he was already old ( 15 by this time) and blind and failing kidneys due to age and he rapidly declined due to this fall which was an unforseeable accident ...though asked landlord to redo balconie as planks are too wide apart... he never fully recovered... after a deep convo with my son we decided to let him die with dignity instead of the increasing anxiety and pain and shame he was in... the clinic just wanted to do blood work. I was clearly upset that my cat was upset and told them the blood test will not change our minds :we wanted Phillie to die with dignity no more pain and suffering.. and shame he had with his new bowel releases.... they wouldnt budge so had to take my cat home devastated...we made him as comfie as possible... but it was too much for me and I was going away for a while.. My son had to take him but because he was blind we set up the spare room for him so it was small enough to get to know without bumping into anything.. his bowels got worse....Sadly he was with a female who just got her own cat and kept them apart which was sad to hear. She didnt want our sick cat near her cat... I didnt know this until after.. however she ignored him all day long ..so he went from being loved /spoiled daily all day long... to only seeing my son after work every day...I feel he thought he was being punished for being so sick... until one day she said to him he didnt cry all day today... my son found him dead under the bed... It took him a month to tell me....2 years to post this... to say this clinic disgusts me is an understatement. Because they refused to listen to the owners of what was best for our pet he died alone and without attention all day... he died without me Nana Gee by his side as he would have had he been put to sleep properly.. He died without my son who loved him deeply.. day in and out he was left with that cold witch ..... until he just died.. having no Nana Gee or son...he died alone and feeling unloved and blind and in pain and confused and shamed... this was avoidable... to this day 2 years later I cant own a pet and never will again as the guilt is too much... This clinic denied my pet to die with dignity to stop his suffering and were more concerned about 50.00 blood tests that would have not changed our minds... we knew our cat they did not but instead I had to give him to my son as I couldnot handle the pain he was in... the one person he knew all most of his life.. he died alone I will never forgive this clinic so yes for the easy stuff they can do for the humane/human stuff they sicken me.. I cant post what I really think of tem but for life my son and I feel guilt that he didnt die with dignity and died alone because of this clinic making the wrong decision...animals like humans have a right to die with dignity... we can never get that back for him....so this review is for him xo our sweet furry purry Phillie.... my sookie babas xo

Not the best and definitely not cost wise to warrant the double cost of euthanized pets and…read morecremation . Terrible to take the money so blatantly off mourning pet parents . It's only above Metro because they were completely disgustingly rude and uncaring via phone . Arrogant staff metro . This one is too costly literally by half . Can't recommend with any faith this business

The Vets themselves are nice enough and great doctors but it's the front staff that are horrible!…read moreNever a smile never a kind word and never explain anything to you. Just very cold to everyone. I'm surprised when they even answer the phone!