We adopted our new family member, Spencer and couldn't be happier. He has the awesome temperament…read moreof his Doberman breed and the staff is very helpful. I would definitely recommend adopting from UC Animal Shelter!

I visited this place twice and on the second time, I got my Cosmo. It is clean the employees/…read morevolunteers were so knowledgeable and helpful. extremely clean and smells great. The cost of my dog with shots, fixed,etc was under $50 out the door. I love it and plan to donate to their facility in the near future.

My wife and I adopted two rescues from SARA. They are amazing animals…read more The staff at the sanctuary do an amazing job taking care of almost 800 animals. Great volunteer opportunities if you just want to play with puppies or work with the horses or do more intricate fence building projects. Excited to watch it grow and help even more animals.

This place is amazing!! So many different animals. So clean and so well organized. My boyfriend and…read moreI were so impressed how well ran this place is. Tracy was so kind to take the time and give us a tour. Even more impressive was that she knew all the animals names and their story and where they came from. Every single animal there matters and they have a home for life if they do not get adopted. We travel a lot and have never seen a place like it. They even have an airbnb you can rent. Go, donate, adopt, or volunteer your time.

Anyone that has known me for any length of time knows that chelonians (broad way to group turtles…read moreand tortoises together... they're different, people!) are my spirit animal, and I've wanted one as a pet for a very very very long time. After a lot of research about all things tortoise and acquiring/assembling my set up, I decided that just buying a tortoise from a store wasn't an option. It was captive bred or adoption. A captive bred situation didn't work out and I stumbled upon Eden Animal Sanctuary (and Manfred!) with a Craig's List search. They're a chelonian specific rescue that operates on a private property. They rehabilitate surrendered turtles/tortoises and find the PERFECT homes for them, if they're considered adoptable. Filled out an "I'm interested" form on AdoptAPet.com and FB messaged the sanctuary (https://www.facebook.com/edenanimalsanctuary), letting them know that I'd submitted the form. Rachel responded to my message within minutes, sending me the adoption application and asking for pictures of my set up. The application was long and very thorough. I was a little nervous filling it out, even though I knew that Manfred belonged with me and that I could give him an amazing life (and that I'm going to have to put him in my will because he will likely outlive me). Then the waiting began. I was anxiously prepared to wait over a weekend (as I'd sent in the application on a Thursday evening), but, on Friday afternoon, I received an email saying that I'd been approved! I may or may not have danced around like an idiot for the rest of the day. Just kidding, I totally did. The following Saturday, a couple friends and I made our way to an adoption event in Spring Branch, where the rescue had a presence. I had no difficulty ignoring all the adoptable dogs (not usually the case with me) at the event as I made my way to the turtle/tortoise table. I knew it was my Manfred the moment I saw him. I chatted with Rachel a little bit and filled out his adoption form, promising to return him to the sanctuary if I could no longer care for him. I was also able to meet a couple of the other chelonians from the rescue, including a teenaged sulcata named Radar and three box turtles. I paid my adoption fee (donations and adoption fees go towards building habitats and caring for the chelonians) and skipped away with my new, best reptile buddy. All in all, I can't recommend Eden Animal Sanctuary enough. It's obvious to me that Rachel loves what she does and loves the animals even more.

From the owner: ​ Eden Animal…read moreSanctuary is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of neglected, abused, injured or unwanted captive chelonians (turtles & tortoises). We are passionate about educating the public about proper chelonian husbandry.

Super kind people, the two ladies knew every cat by name and their personalities :) This is…read moreVirginia the cat!

They re they recognize a good dog they understand a homeowner situation and they will go 100% to…read moremake sure your animal receive quality care thank you

Schertz Animal Control put me in a no-win situation. I tried multiple times to responsibly…read moresurrender my dogs when I couldn't provide housing for them, and officers told me they 'don't take owner surrenders.' Later, when they did have my dogs, they turned around and cited me for neglect. The citation wasn't based on cruelty -- it was because my larger dog was underweight. But he came to me that way after I rescued him from a hotel parking lot, and I was feeding him more than I even fed myself. The smaller dog was perfectly healthy. Living in a hot car with no A/C in Texas is what made it harder for him to gain weight, not lack of care. On a recorded call, an officer admitted this wasn't neglect, it was shared starvation, then suddenly changed his story and retaliated after I disclosed I was recording. This department doesn't support owners in crisis or prioritize animal welfare. Instead, they punish the people who are trying to do the right thing.

6-21-23, I had found 3 kittens around 5 weeks old. I took them here and found out they couldn't…read moretake them because I found them in Garden Ridge. They were super helpful and compassionate. I wish they could've taken them because everywhere else I went was horrible and no help. (Spend all day trying to find homes for them, luckily a woman was able to home them and they are all in their new homes)

BAHS is a wonderful shelter for local cats & dogs! The volunteer staff is amazing!…read more We took a volunteer class so we could come on Saturday mornings to earn National Honor Society service hours. It's a great way to give back to the community and give these fur babies some love and attention! The volunteer class was very organized and informative. We got a shirt at the end and we got to volunteer for about 90 minutes afterward too, and now we're all set! We adopted an 18 month old cat here a few years ago and have been hooked ever since. We'll definitely get our next cat & dog from here too. Adoption fees are nominal considering the care and attention each animal receives. The cattery is our favorite spot, but we pick a couple of Level 1 dogs to give our attention too as well. Adopt, don't shop!

We decided that our new pup "Kika" needed a friend after about 4 months, so we found Rudy at the…read moreBulverde Shelter. He quickly won my wife over with his brown eyes and he went home with us. We renamed him Bradley and it fits him well. He had been at the shelter for some time but he had no bad habits (other than pulling when you walk him) and now him and Kika are the best of buds!

I have been volunteering at CLASS for almost two years and I think Ginger and Stacie are amazing…read more They care about the animals and finding them forever homes. They do a wonderful job featuring the pets on social media and keeping the dogs/cats entertained with a variety of toys. They also ensure that adopters are aware of the animal's likes/dislikes. CLASS has saved so many lives since I have started volunteering and made so many families complete

I adopted this beautiful little guy from CLASS about two years ago and I am so happy I did. He was…read morea senior rescue and I couldn't have asked for a better match. I will bring him to the shelter soon to visit. Thanks CLASS for everything you do for our four legged