Four of our five rescue dogs came from DCSPCA/Dutchess County SPCA…read moreSince we adopted our last one, they expanded to brand new headquarters on the same property grounds. People here, care about cats and dogs and homing them with heart We participated in a recent fundraising market on a beautiful May day.

I was so thankful for the help the DCSPCA gave me to find just the right cat and 2 kittens. Because…read moreI adopted them the rescue shelter adjusted the fee where it was easy to rescue my new family of cats. They helped with suggestions on how to take care of my blind kitten and I know they would be there for myself and my animals

Kelly and her husband are awesome breeders and great people. I will not hesitate to recommend them…read moreto all my friends as her dogs are superb. She is dedicated to her dogs and treat them like family, which translates to a beautiful, loving and loyal dog and family member. God Bless all you do Kelly and thank you!

We stopped by on the way to a local event and saw how loved and loving the animals are. The owner…read moreis friendly, open and clearly takes pride in his dogs and other animals.

We were here a few weeks ago for a nail trim and anal gland squeeze on our 12 year old dog…read more Everything went pretty well and pricing was fair. This week we went with a newly adopted dog so we could get her microchipped and have her Rabies vaccine done. For some reason, even though the first shelter the dog was in had "spayed female" on the paperwork, the lack of a spay date made the person signing in our dog suspect that she was not spayed. Do yourself a big favor and bring in spay documents if you have them. If you look at our dog's abdomen, there is a spay scar. We had to have bloodwork done to the tune of $40 because they did not want to give her a rabies vaccine because there was no date of a heartworm test on the shelter paperwork either. The shelter had the dog on heart-worm preventative and flea and tick meds. We needed a form filled out so we could apply for a Lifetime PA dog license since she was now microchipped. This was a $15 fee but it saved us gas and a trip to our vet which I guess is fair but it literally took two minutes to fill out. I did end up paying close to $300 for everything. Finally, I had to wait several minutes to get the rabies certificate filled out. During that time I noticed a board with rebate information. I was surprised that the clerk who we paid made absolutely no mention of the rebate I could request for the flea and tick meds we purchased. What surprised me even more is that when I went on line to do the rebate, T.A.R.A. was not on the list of participating veterinarians who sell the product. I had to add them on manually. All this being said, the veterinarian and the tech who took care of our dog was very nice.

they are the best and they're reasonable and they're clean and they're friendly and they're nice…read moreand they're very good with the animals so I would go there anytime in fact I do go there anytime

They were so wonderful when I brought my cat in with issues with his back legs. The customer…read moreservice is top notch!

If I could give 0 stars I would. We've been coming to this practice since 2022 w/ our 4 cats. We…read morehave been fostering & adopting cats for 25+ yrs, along w/ 20+ yrs of TNR. We've always recommended this place to all our friends with pets & new cat parents that adopted from our cat/kitten foster group. We've also invested a great deal of time, energy, trust, and money in this practice. But last week that all changed with a very traumatic experience when we lost our beloved cat Ziggy. It will haunt us for the rest of our lives what we saw, & went through. We were treated very poorly with our eldest cat Ziggy who was the sweetest most gentle little soul. This place is not what it once was after shifting owners. Unfortunately this place is riding on the coattails of its previous good reputation. Ziggy was the cat that changed the minds of people who were afraid or misunderstood them. He greeted anyone who came to our home & would sit on their lap instantly. He also had a keen sense for bad characters, for example we had a repair man & I almost caught him stealing. I knew something was off when Ziggy didn't greet him. Cats have super powers like that, they know when someone isn't kind hearted & is hiding behind a fake mask of smiles. Our little protector is gone & his untimely death could have been prevented. We have yet not received the detailed medical records/receipts of the day he died despite asking multiple requests. We were never made aware of what he was going through despite being told we would be called back in a few minutes & nothing would be done without our approval first. Instead 20 minutes passed. Our bill is astronomical & we feel so trapped by this experience. He started having seizures Dec. '25. We scheduled the 1st visit & they assigned us a new vet that he's never seen & made us feel even more confused because they suggested he might have cancer. We sought a second vet's opinion at another place & they said he still had several years of life, & to continue his special diet & hydration methods. They saw his blood work & did not determine cancer. Then they suggested we go back to our primary vet (this place) & ask to consider kidney disease as the cause of the seizures to receive medicine to stop the seizures. So in March I scheduled another visit with the same concern only to be dismissed again because I didn't agree to x-rays & MRI. She suggested I should think about euthanizing him. She didn't validate the detailed description I provided in order for her to determine what he needed & wasted my time. Ziggy ran out of time thanks to this. They seem to think that a pet parent's descriptions are useless & that a machine can determine it better. At some point she suggested he was "just tired" -- I know the difference between tired & looking off, you know it in your gut! I have spent over $5,000 dollars here & in such a short amount of time to try & get my cat the help he needed. I feel like they just saw dollar signs, not a little soul who needed serious help without exploiting the vulnerability of his situation. Instead I felt like I was going in circles at this place, every time I booked an appointment they ran the same expensive blood test & offered only premium expensive options. If I start asking for more options they'll bring up euthanasia, which was brought up multiple times causing me distress. He was still very much a lively 12 y/o cat, eating well, drinking water, active, performing his tricks, playing with toys & with his step sisters, & improving in his daily activity thanks to the supplement taurine which we started on all our cats last year. When I told her that this supplement was working she doubted & seemed annoyed. Her tone discouraged me from thinking it made any difference at all. The oddest part is how she expressed denial when I told her he was more active but still having motionless episodes aka seizures. He needed medicine. Never again will I set foot here. We feel betrayed after years of being loyal patients. Our trust has been broken with irreversible damage. Ziggy is gone forever & his case was in our opinion mishandled. There was no compassion. They overstepped boundaries that made us very uncomfortable & caused us to question how things transpired. The way they handled Ziggy's case & the poor customer service we received after his death is so painful. They even threatened legal action when we protested our dissatisfaction with their services & lack of billing transparency. Our 1st Amendment rights aren't being considered here. This is a painful nightmare we never thought Ziggy nor us would have to ever endure. It will take us a lot of time to heal due to all the added aggression we received. RIP our sweet baby boy you deserved so much more.

I recently adopted an adorable puppy and the process was great. I recommend any organization that…read morehelps take care of animals.

We adopted our new pup Fergus (fka Hot Rod) a week ago and had a fantastic experience with Pawsafe!…read moreAll the pups were great. The adoption event was well organized with only 3 other adopters in our time slot (previous reviews mentioning dozens of people all vying for a handful of dogs are simply not correct). Everyone was calm, friendly, and courteous. Sharon from Pawsafe, who ran the event, was friendly and very welcoming (and has been very conscientious checking in to make sure Fergus is doing well in his new home). The fosters were all there to answer questions about the dogs, hovering like proud parents watching their kid at their first school play. It was just a great experience full of wagging tails and smiling faces. To also come away with a great new pup is the icing on the cake. Can't say enough good things about Pawsafe and would highly recommend!

Great experience! Son wanted a hamster for his birthday. Planned to go to Petco, but a friend…read moresuggested CARE as they sometimes have supplies for cheaper. When I walked in the staff was awesome - they happened to have a rescue hamster! For $25.00 I got the entire set up. My 10 year old said he was happy to give "Jimmy" a new family. What a pleasant experience! I will always think of them for donations and any time I am looking for a pet related item. Thank you CARE!!!

I filled out an application to foster a chihuahua through CARE. I got a call that the dog came in…read morefrom a Manhattan shelter, and was picked up in the morning by someone from the shelter. When I got there, the dog, Lovely, was brought out and was absolutely adorable. I was told he had Kennel cough, and I was given a medication to take home. When I got him home, he seemed to be gasping for air and was struggling to breathe. He would not eat, drink, poop or pee and was so super skinny. As the night went on, he still wouldn't eat or drink poop or pee and at 9:00p.m,as instructed, I tried to give him his meds and he swallowed the half pill, but within minutes, he vomited it up. He still was gasping for air and was making a sound as if he was chirping like a bird. It sounded like he had very little air left in his lungs to breathe. He was trying to rest in a bed we bought for him, but couldnt because he just couldnt get enough air in his lungs. He kept looking toward the ceiling and panting so loud still making a wheezing sound. I could hear all of these very loose sounds coming from his breathing as if his lungs just weren't doing a good job of helping him to breathe. I called up the shelter at 10:30 in the evening to inform them of what had been happening since I picked him up, and the woman I spoke asked me if I wouldn't mind taking him to an animal emergency room located in Newburgh NY. I asked if I would have to pay, and she told me that I wouldn't since he was only a foster dog, and I was not responsible for him, and that CARE (the shelter name) would take care of the bill. I did as she instructed me, and when I got there, the doctor asked me what meds the dog was on. I gave her the pills which had been given to me by someone at CARE, and told her that I tried to give the dog the pill and he vomited it up. The doctor was very upset because apparently CARE did not have a doctor look at the dog, but instead used the doctor's name on the envelope as the prescriber. I found that very unusual and not very honest. Someone at CARE took it upon themselves to prescribe medication for a very sick animal, and used a doctor's prescription to administer the meds to a fostering family. The doctor at the hospital told me that the dog did not have Kennel Cough, but instead a terrible sickness, that would take several weeks for recovery. My family and I were devastated and were told to leave, and the dog's medical prognosis would be handled with CARE from that point on. We drove home in tears, with an empty bed in the backseat not knowing if the dog would live or die. We did a great favor for the dog since he was struggling so terribly and probably wouldn't have made it through the night. The next day came, and no one reached out to us to thank us for taking the dog in to the hospital, nor did anyone ask how we were as a family after what we had been through. No follow up, no emails....period. They just dropped the ball. After a full day of pain from the trauma of what had entailed that day, I sent an email asking how Lovely the dog was, and if he was ok. I got an email back telling me to never, ever contact them again, and that I was prohibited from ever adopting through them because I couldnt be trusted. What???? They talked to me as if I was a criminal and did something wrong. I probably saved that animals life because the doctor at the hospital facility t told me that what Lovely had was very serious, and he wouldn't recover for weeks. I dont know how a shelter called Compassionate Animal Rescue can call themselves compassionate, but please, please do not consider ever fostering, adopting or even boarding at this facility. They are running a very dishonest business and are working only to collect money. They are fostering very sick animals who are being transported from shelters with very very sick animals, and are placing them in homes where people may have other animals that may catch the same sickness. I dont know what I did wrong to deserve the way I was treated, but all I know is that I saved a life the other night. This place needs to either be reported, or shut down so that these animals that they are sheltering aren't suffering. Also, families need to be informed that an animal is sick so they can prepare for very expensive future medical bills. We probably will recover from what had transpired in that one day of fostering, but we will never recover from watching that poor sweet little boy suffering so much in the short time (not even one day) he spent with us. Please think again if you are considering using this shelter.

I've adopted 2 of my dogs from here. Unlike other shelters, the health & happiness of the dogs here…read moreis top priority and you can see it the moment you walk in. The staff is very caring and goes thru great lengths to help you pick a dog that will be a good match for your family & lifestyle, then they go above & beyond by offering training for you & your new dog to bond & learn to work together as a team! The support they will give you is for the lifetime of your dog-AMAZING Once you visit this shelter you will never go back to those stinky shelters with rows & rows of dogs in jail cell style cages!

Amazing place! Staff with big hearts and lots of knowledge. Sue and Jane are amazing in what they…read moreknow. Not only do they save dogs and adopt them out, they help the community in so many ways! Visit them, adopt a dog, you won't be sorry!

We needed to board our introverted rescue dog for almost a month. We did not expect him to fare…read morewell, but we had no choice but to board him. The personalized attention he received was extraordinary. He did so much better than we expected. We were kept informed with videos and pictures of him. I cannot say enough good things about Newburgh Veterinary Hospital!

Took my beloved pet here after a less than stellar experience at another local vet. Thought I'd…read morefound my new doctor but am sadly mistaken. PRIVATE EQUITY RUINED!! Dr prescribed meds for my pet, when I go to order said meds on their website am told more tests are needed. Ok. Make appointments for the tests, the vet has the day off-am with another vet that knows nothing about my pets issue, and "oh golly, your former practices records were not uploaded properly-so the very important vaccines we demanded your pet have before allowing you to buy the prescribed meds...not needed!" Seriously?! Go eff yourselves. Last time I subject my pet and my wallet to your bulls*^#.