While in the area I visited the Waco Humane Society Animal Shelter, because I cannot help myself…read morewhen it comes to dogs! Located across from the famous Magnolia restaurant, it's easy to get to on the free shuttle service, with a stop right outside of the shelter. I walked in and the employee at the front desk let me know where all the dogs were and if I had any questions to ask her. First thing's first - I was shocked by how many dogs were here. There were multiple rooms with dogs, ranging from puppies to seniors. Many of the dogs were just happy to see someone visit the area. In the center of the dog area is an outside space for the dogs, and during the time I was visiting, they were cleaning the floors. After I looked around I asked the employee at the front desk area about the adoption process, as I was curious to learn more about how this humane society differs from the one at home where I volunteer. She told me about the application process, which was very simple, straightforward and is processed quickly. And the fee to adopt a dog was only $50! I was shocked by the low adoption fee. If I lived in Texas I have no doubt I would've ended this visit with adopting a dog. I encourage all the locals to adopt a furbaby from here! There were a lot of dogs, waiting for homes and the adoption process is very easy.

Traveled from out of town to see a dog they had listed on their website. He was somewhat special…read moreneeds, as he was still recovering from being hit by a car and a following surgery. As soon as we met him, we fell in LOVE. While I was filing out an application, his foster mom came and discussed his case with me to make sure we knew how best to care for him. That meant so much to me. The humane society was beautiful, clean, and the animals looked very well cared for. They clearly cared about his welfare! They described his temperament online, they discussed his care with me, sent me home with his medical records, and updated his microchip info in my name before we even left to take him home. We would definitely adopt from here again. :)

I was so disappointed after a previous positive experience with Fuzzy Friends. The place came…read morerecommended from a coworker who has family member that sits on their board of directors. Since we adopted pretty easily in 2020, we were excited to work with them a second time. We completed the application, were approved and drove over 2 hours from Austin to meet 2 sweet pups. I had even called ahead of time to explain that since it was such a long drive, we hoped to meet and adopt on the same day and was told that "would be fine." Imagine how disappointed I was after making the drive, meeting one of the sweet dogs, just to be told that neither of our selected dogs was fixed and they would both have to be "foster to adopt". They however further explained that only in county residents could be considered because they were still legally responsible and their vet would have to do the surgery. They flippantly stated that they were "sorry", that this had not been explained, but there was no way around it! They then tried to guilt me into adopting a more medically complex dog. After two weeks one of the dogs is still listed on the website as available. No mention of foster to adopt or that the dog still needs to be neutered. The whole experience felt discriminatory. Happily, we have found another rescue and adopted a sweet sweet dog who is now a part of our family. Would not recommend at all.

I wish I could leave 0 stars. I fell in love with a sweet little baby named Gidget here and we did…read morethe adoption application, got our current dog up to date on his vaccines, and they literally just kept ghosting us. They stalled on the phone and asked "well did he get his rabies vaccine today?" and then after that they said "well, since he didn't get heartworm treatment we'll take this application before the board." their board of idiots hasn't reached out AT ALL and i'm just of the mindset that we won't get Gidget at all. i don't want another dog, i've never fallen in love with a dog before except her. y'all are awful. do you even WANT to rehome these dogs???

My wife and I are dog people. I grew up with a dog most of my life. First there was MacDougal - a…read moreScottish Terrier my dad brought home. Macdougal lived until my high school days and in the meantime, my mom had brought home a small dog of some sort and named her Sunshine. We called her Sunny. When I got out on my own, I went through a brief dogless period while I just tried to keep myself fed. I met Mousse - a Chocolate Lab, in 2000 and we were inseparable. She was by all accounts my best friend. I didn't know then but around the same time, the woman who would become my wife was meeting Sasha; a Newfoundland that would be her and her daughter's companion for the rest of Sasha's life. The love we had for those dogs were equalled only by the love we have for our own children - we're that big of dog people. Sasha passed away in October of 2012 and Mousse in September of 2113. By then, my wife and I were together - although not yet married. Neither of us were in a hurry to get another dog, we both felt that we just wanted OUR dogs back. We agreed that our dog would find us. Over Thanksgiving in 2014, we had a conversation with my two sisters, who had both lost their beloved dogs in recent months. Something made my wife (We'd been married in May) start looking. By the end of the following weekend, she thought she found our dog at Handfuls on Purpose. She showed me a picture and we researched the breed. Man, that dog was adorable. Cartoonishly adorable. Like if you'd hired an illustrator to design the most adorable stuffed dog, that dog is what it would look like. We carefully completed the application and waited. We were so nervous. On the way home from a business trip one night while waiting for a response from H.O.P.E., I purchased in-flight wifi just so I could send one last email plea asking them to give us a chance to give that dog a home. They responded that they had sent a message to my wife. They said yes. My next email from 30,000 feet was to my wife. "We got the dog". and then "Landing, I have to go". She had no idea I'd sent an email and didn't know how I would have found out that we got the dog but I forward the email to her and I dutifully closed my laptop. In the next few weeks while we plotted how we'd make the trip from our home in Kansas City to Hearne Texas, Elizabeth and the staff at H.O.P.E. kept us up to date with the dog by sending emails and pictures. You see, they're dog people too. And cat people, and just lifelong companion animal people. They get it. Pets don't need owners, they need families. We drove the 800 miles (and back) in one gruelingly long weekend. We were so excited to meet the dog who'd later be named "Olive". You could tell Olive had a special place in their hearts too. I think I saw a little tear in their eyes as we promised to love and care for her. The facility was nicer than I was expecting and shame on me for expecting less. The office was clean, the pens that we saw were clean and had walls that opened up so the dogs could get fresh air. They sent us home with a care package and her brief medical records. So Olive has had her first Dr.'s visit and she's healthy. I know the staff at H.O.P.E are busy taking care of the future family companions in their care but we'll keep in touch. I think they'd care that we did.

My husband and I work in Hearne and I try and stop every time I pass by this shelter…read more I give what I can monetarily and food wise. Any place that cares for abandoned animals is a good place. As far as the previous review... IT IS for the animals so put your own feelings aside for one moment and not get so offended. This place has a lot of animals and the thing under her desk is a very scared dog who they watch when people come in... So the fact that you weren't helped to carry the food is because they were making sure that dog was ok! Don't be selfish... You did drop off food so that's a step in the right direct :) Peace out and thanks for taking care of these animals Hope!

this place really got over on me bc before they moved to the most recent location I had been in the…read moreprocess of purchasing a lemur for our family. so me and my daughter had been going and spending time with lala the lemur just learning how to interact with them. I had been making payments on our lemur and had about 350.00 left to pay and when they moved to the valley mills drive location they said they were using a different system and they somehow had lost the info and my previous payments and never would have the owner return my calls and so I was screwed out of all that money.

Clearly after reading reviews I will not be stepping foot in this place. It clearly needs to be…read moreshut down, never to open again. I wish I could give it 0 stars. Just reading reviews of what others saw is totally heart breaking.

Horrible place in my opinion. My wife already felt bad dropping off our dog that had just bit the…read more3rd other dog in the 1 month of us adopting her from a family friend and I don't have his name because they tried to hide what he did but, made her cry when leaving due to him in the background talking crap about her dropping off our dog. Completely unprofessional and if that's how this place treats customers then I highly recommend never using them for any service

DO NOT SURRENDER ANY ANIMAL HERE, THEY WILL BE KILLED FOR NO REASON!!!! I took in my 2 1 year old…read morehealthy dogs to be adopted out because we just didn't have the time to play with them like they deserved. We got them from Mansfield Animal Shelter as puppies. I didn't see them posted online to adopt for a couple weeks. So, I filed for the records from the city to see what happened. THEY WERE EUTHANIZED A FEW DAYS LATER FOR NO REASON!!! I was LIVID!!! There was NO reason for them to be killed! They could've been placed for adoption to go to another family that could spend time with them! Had I known they were going to be killed, I wouldn't have taken them there! I am so mad I sent a certified letter to the Manager of the shelter, the city manager and the mayor! Killing animals for NO REASON at all is NOT ACCEPTABLE!! I doubt the mayor knows they do this!!! I am considering getting a lawyer to sue the city. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!!!!!

Honestly, one of the most difficult to work with pet "rescue" groups I've come across. Before you…read morebother completing their required pet adoption application, I highly suggest you try giving them a call first. That in itself should be enlightening. There are so many caring pet rescue groups out there.....no need to respond to one that is voicemail only with a "don't call us, we'll call you" attitude. After spending a couple hours on their detailed application, which also requires references, they contacted me a week later and let me know there were over 30 applications for this particular dog and it was adopted out. I think they need to reconsider their process; one suggestion would be to hold on applicants for dogs with more applications than they can handle efficiently.

I adopted my dog, Paparazzi (AKA Romeo when he was there), from Lynn and Ray 4 years ago and I…read morecouldn't have made a better choice. He's been a fantastic companion. I started with a phone interview because I lived in Hutto and it was quite a drive. In fact, the day I went to visit it was raining a lot on those twisty roads to the shelter. When I arrived, Ray let me have some private one-on-one time with a pretty shaggy looking little guy. He was friendly and sweet, with a habit of jumping on furniture. I didn't expect to bring him home that day, but I did! Let's just say I called for a grooming appointment as soon as we left and he spent the trip back fighting to be on my lap. Lynn followed up with us a few weeks after he came home with me, and we were settling in together just fine. Paparazzi didn't have any behavioral or health problems to speak of (still doesn't). I still consider adopting him one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Dropped off some donated items for the shelter. First impressions, looked well kept, well…read moreorganized, and the staff was friendly. Didn't view the animals for adoption, we already have 7 strays that just "turned up" at our house, but if we were in the market for another, this would be the first place we'd look.