I adopted a sweet little dog named Mr. Chewy from Kate's Rescue in January. The communication was great. My family was ready to adopt and put in an application for a different dog. And I messaged the person who ran the Instagram account. They said that dog was already meeting an adopter. But they had some new dogs she was about to post. They asked what I was looking for in a new family member. They found a perfect match for me! We meet Mr. Chewy who was being fostered by Brandy. And we fell in love immediately! They did a great job at matching him to our family. It took him a while to completely open up. But he is the sweetest, silliest dog and we couldn't be happier. Thank you sooo much! read more

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I'm writing this review to encourage this rescue to do the right thing by their dogs. One in particular that was born into the rescue by the name of Smartie was born with a congenital heart condition. The money was raised through a fundraiser started by Julia before she passed away last year. The new president is refusing to pay for his surgery even though it was raised specifically for his lifesaving surgery at UC Davis. She is stating the money was raised for all of the dogs. I'll share some pics below so you can see for yourselves. Please encourage the rescue now under Kate's Furreka Rescue to give Smartie what he needs. There is a video as well stating that this is specifically for Smarties surgery but I can't upload it to yelp. Please help Smartie get his surgery. read more

Kate's Rescue For Animals - This is the poster made for the fundraiser. - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me

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Last year we lost our beloved Carter in a freak accident. He was a delightful Yorkie 4 lbs. runt - but as small as he was in size his spirit was huge and he was just the best companion! We waited about a year then started to look for a new friend to rescue. Our preference was for another Yorkie, though we would have accepted any other small dog. My wife and I are both retired so would be able to spend a lot of time with a new pet. Kate's Rescue to the rescue! They hooked us up with Teddy, another friendly Yorkie, except more typical in size at 12 lbs. From day 1 it has been an easy transition for both Teddy and ourselves. All are very happy! Kates did an excellent job of matching us up with Ted - making sure he would be a good fit for us. This rescue is highly recommended! read more

Our Texas rescue, Let Love Live, had a dog on a private transport to her forever family in San Jose. The transport broke down in Los Banos and could not complete the trip. We reached out to Kate's Rescue for Animals to see if there were any volunteers who could help us out getting our girl on the road again to San Jose. Kate was so caring and immediately contacted her transporters to see if someone was available to help. We were connected to one of her volunteers who generously made herself available. We are very grateful to Kate's Rescue and team for helping us out! Class Act Rescue. read more

I really wish I'd had a wonderful dream dog experience with Kate's Rescue, but the "well socialized, good with dogs, good with people, good with kids" pup I paid nearly three hundred dollars for was in fact not at all socialized. She was merely shutdown after being in a foster home full of other dogs (a condition I guess I should have rescued from my previous shelter dogs, but I thought being in a foster home would prevent it). In addition to barking and lunging at everything that moves or makes a sound, she was also quite sick. Within a week of adopting her I had to take her to a vet ER for what ended up being bronchitis--a three hundred dollar bill for a dog I'd had for six days. I'm trying very hard to work with her through the reactivity but needless to say I'm incredibly disappointed with my experience and would never recommend this rescue to anyone. My next dog will definitely be from a shelter; at least then I can put the additional cash towards their care. read more

Husband got our daughter a puppy for her birthday at this rescue and we liked everything about this rescue, so much we got a second puppy! We love kates rescue and brandy is amazing. We are looking to adopt again from here read more

PLEASE READ BEFORE ADOPTING. I WAS SOLD A SICK AND DYING DOG. If I could leave no star I would. I was not only lied to by one of the rescue staff (Brandy) but was emotionally battered by this rescue. In May I adopted a adorable poodle mix named Tuck. In the span of 48 hours I was at the emergency vet hospital. Tuck had thrown up once at Brandys (rescue woman) house and then the whole while in the car. I had thought that he was potentially car sick so I just rushed home to try and get Tuck comfortable. In the next 24 hours Tuck was continually vomiting, not drinking any water, was not eating, or taking any treats. Some part of me thought that because he was a rescue that he was just getting used to things, but that was not the case. The next morning things got terribly worse. Tuck woke up not throwing up as much so I thought there would be hope. Then by the afternoon he had ran into my bed and made a bowel movement of pure blood. I immediately got in the car and took him to the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital and waiting to be seen, Tuck had made another blood riden bowel movement and I was just broken. The doctor came out with a Parvovirus test and had then told me that he thought that by the symptoms shown that Tuck would be positive. And he was. Tuck was taken back into isolation ICU care. There was little the vet was able to do, the infection was so bad that he had no choice but to be put down. I WAS DEVASTATED. Not only had I been lied to when Tuck throw up at Brandys house, but when I contacted her when Tuck got to the hospital she immediately wanted me to get Tuck out of the hospital and BRING HIM BACK TO HER FOR TREATMENT in Modesto. It was insanity. Brandy then let on to tell me that she had two other puppies die of Parvovirus THE SAME DAY I CAME TO PICK UP TUCK. Canine Parvovirus is lethal and super contagious! The fact that she did not inform me about having Pavo at the house before I came is plain bad practice. Brandy had no intention of informing me about the life taking illness, I'm sure she just wanted another dog gone from her house. I WAS SOLD A SICK AND DYING DOG. There is no way she is able to properly care for these animals. And there is no way she was able to check, clean, and vaccinate the other animals in the house. The medical bills for Tuck were upwards of $2,000 for the dog that I was only able to be blessed with for a couple days. Kates adoption had said that they were willing to help me with medical bills and finding a new puppy. But nothing has happened since, nor do I want another sad animal from this adoption. I am appalled by the lack of care that these animals are getting and by the fact that I was lied to on multiple accounts. Not to mention going for broke with the vet bills. Getting somebody attached to a loving helpless animal and then having it suddenly ripped away, is the worst part. I love and miss Tuck. Shame on these people, especially Brandy and her Parvovirus infested "rescue"! DO NOT ADOPT FEOM KATES ADOPTION!!!!!!!! read more

We adopted our precious boy Whiskey from Kate's and couldn't be happier. They were so thorough in checking us out to be sure we were all a good fit. Whiskey was in foster care with Brittany for 5 weeks before we found him. She was very professional and knowledgeable; It has been 5 months since we got him home and we still keep in touch with each other often. I truly feel like we struck gold with him. Perfect temperament, calm, doesn't bark unless we are at the dog park, house and crate trained. Above all, the extra love he has brought to our home is amazing. He is our fur baby forever and we are grateful. Thank you Kate's Animal Rescue! read more

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5 star experience for our family! Kates Rescue really went out of their way to help save a pup and unite him with our family. It was quite obvious to me that their number one mission is to protect these animals and see them flourish in the best environment possible. First of all, they drove 4 hours to pull him from a shelter and bring him to us. Then after checking in on us and Dwight, two VOLUNTEERS drove 2.5 hours to my house and spent hours with us to help train and acclimate our new boy with our older grumpy dog. Remember these are volunteers...they go way above and beyond for these animals and keep them their number one priority. Thank you for all your effort Kates Rescue...keep doing what you're doing! read more

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We adopted our little girl Lucy through Kates and it was truly a wonderful experience .....I love that they love the dogs so much they stay in touch and want to be know how they are doing even after adoption ......wouldn't hesitate to recommend or use Kates again read more

I put in an application to fostered a puppy. Shortly after, I received an email and I got the address and time to pick up the puppy. A couple months later, brandy came to my house to pick up the dog and get it trained so it can be adopted. I didn't know that it was overnight because she did not specify. I called her and she didn't answer. So I texted her if we can pick him up. She started being really aggressive over the phone and I felt threatened. She also told me to lose contact with her and she'll never talk to me again because she does not have time to text me. Well excuse me for actually caring for my foster. It was just one simple question. Little did I know that he was up for adoption and got adopted. I never got to say goodbye to the puppy I fostered for like 5 months because they told me I was going to see the puppy again. It broke my whole family's heart and We are devastated that we never said goodbye. Also We've spent hundreds of dollars on dog food, toys, bed, flea medication for the couple months that we have fostered and never got reimbursed. I never heard from them again. Bad communication, unprofessional people that work there, and I will not recommend this place to anyone. Please go somewhere else to foster. read more

Kate's is a awesome rescue. They not only take great care of their dogs, but they make sure all dogs are quarantined for 10 days when they come into care, so they insure that they are dealing with any health issues before they are adopted. They also are one of the few rescues that take in really sick or injured dogs. They are all volunteering their time and spend tons of time and their own money to save their fur babies. We have fostered multiple litters with them, and are so happy with how they support their foster parents and carefully select the perfect families for all the pups! read more

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We had been looking and looking for a pup to make our family whole, with an older terrier mutt and 2 young boys 6 and 9. During COVID it was tough to apply and not get word back or just have a dog removed form a site, while in the process of applying. Brandy got in touch after I posted on a Facebook group about what kind of new fur baby we were looking for. She responded to my post with a pup that look like he could be our 10 year old dogs brother. I respondent back with an application and got a very fast response. Within 48hrs I drove to Modesto from Berkeley to pick up our new 5 month old terrier mix puppy. It was seamless and wonderful to meet Brandy and she was so nice and friendly. She had all the information we needed on our new pup and he was healthy and the cutest. For Chanukah and early Christmas we had the most wonderful dog. He has been with us now for some time and it feels like he was always here. We all love him so much and we thank Brandy and the Rescue for taking such good care of him before we got him. We are so thankful for the honesty and forwardness of Brandy. With this being our second rescue dog, we know it can be hit or miss, but he is perfect!! We can't wait to watch him grow with our family. We know they can't always promise a healthy or ready for home animal, but we are so pleasantly surprised by how great our pup is. If I could give extra stars I would. Thank you Brandy!! We are part of your rescue family for life!! read more

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I wouldn't recommend doing any business with this rescue shelter. We submitted an application over a month ago, unfortunately, there was a lack of communication from the fosters. It has been a complete headache when I follow up with the process. I resubmitted my application for the same liter a few days ago and yet another headache. Kate doesn't communicate via phone, and Brandy has a passive " I dont care" attitude. Brandy's explanation for the lack of communication wasn't professional, therefore I withdrew our application from their company. I feel sadden that we wasted time and effort with them in attempt to adopt their puppies. I do acknowledge that an application isnt not guaranteed, however, I would've appreciated updates along with answers from this rescue shelter. A month later, yet no puppy for my children. read more

The lady, Julia or Juliet was extremely rude. She had an attitude the first time we called her to ask about a puppy. She told us that she would look at our application and call us the next day. She didn't call us, we were the ones that had to follow up. She told us that she would not be giving the dog to us because we were thinking to keep the dog in the garage as a sleeping area for the first few weeks. That was fine with us, we were flexible and were willing to change that in order to get the puppy, but she was unwilling and hung up on us. We were extremely disappointed, especially since this shelter has such a high rating. 10/15/2018 Response to Julia: I am sorry that I called you while you were busy, if you would have mentioned it, I would have happily been able to call you back at another time. But, you had a rude tone the minute you answered the phone, before we had even asked about the puppy. I asked some of my questions twice at most, and that was just because I wanted some clarification. I questioned the cost to feed him because I thought that you would know best about his food and the monthly cost, and because we would be first-time dog owners and wanted advice/guidance from someone who dealt with this all the time. On our application, we did NOT say that we wanted a watchdog, but a companion/family pet. I did say, over the phone, that he would sleep in the garage. But, like I said previously, I was willing to change where he slept because my family and I were looking forward to having the puppy, but you had hung up on us and would not answer my call after. read more

Kate's Rescue is an amazing group of volunteers. They are foster based which means all the animals are rescued from the streets, high-kill shelters, or bad situations in order to help the animals and find them a permanent home. All of the volunteers work hard to care for the animals and want to find the best home for them. They learn the personality of the dog/cat and work with them as opposed to animals in shelters that don't get exposed to much interaction. They even follow up after an animal has been adopted to see how they are doing with their new family. An amazing, supportive, and extremely caring rescue group read more

Nicest rescue I've ever dealt with. Helpful, attentive, and quick to answer. If you need an animal, go through Kate's!

My boyfriend and I had been searching for months for a puppy to add to our family, we had some friends tell us about Kate's (where they got their dog from) and when we reached out to them we were sent pictures of puppies that were not yet available but soon to come. We were told to submit an app and we immediately did so before they went "live". For nearly two weeks I continuously checked in with Kate's and was diligent about showing interest. Every time we did get a response we were told they were putting together a flyer with all of the puppies and genders and will be sending it out...to hang tight! We woke up one morning (almost two weeks after our app was sent) to the puppies being posted online. When the foster finally reached out to me, I was basically a last phone call as I was asked which puppy I was interested in only to be told all puppies had been spoken for (why ask then?), I was then lectured about how I should be looking for a male dog rather than a female because we already have two girls (I think I know my dogs thank you) and that was pretty much the end of the call. I would never expect anyone to just get a dog because they applied for it, but would at least expect the applications to be reviewed in the order they were received in all fairness. Overall, communication was poor and disappointing. We felt we had been totally led on throughout the whole ordeal. I can also totally understand how crazy these times are right now with everyone wanting to adopt, but the process should have been more organized and fair to everyone involved. read more

I adopted a puppy named "Joker" at Pet Smart in Modesto through Kate's Rescue. First the puppy was mixed up with another puppy named "Batman" I changed his name to Shea. Second, puppy was sick from the first day. Diarrhea and strange cough. We figured just a nervous tic from being in a new home. After 1 week we returned him because of the constant diarrhea. It was just too much we have carpet. Same day we recanted and asked for him back. They said he was very ill and needed to go to vet hospital. We weren't allowed our dog back, but it's okay for them to sell us a sick pup? I would never recommend this place EVER! We had a dog through Puppytown years ago for 18 years and this one for a week. What a joke! read more

I had a positive experience when initially adopting my sweet dog who my family adored. Sadly down the road due to unforeseen circumstances we had to make the tough decision to re-home him. I wanted to have a part in finding the perfect home for my sweet boy so that I could be at peace with knowing he was going to a loving family. Kate's Rescue makes you sign an agreement that if you ever must re-home your dog, you must do it through them rather than try and find a new home yourself. Had I known how insensitively I would be treated I NEVER would have done so. On the day of the adoption, the rep from Kates Rescue was far from friendly or sensitive to the difficult situation I was dealing with. She was personable to the new family but short and critical towards me. She made what was already a difficult situation into one that left me infuriated. I would encourage the staff at Kate's Rescue to take some lessons in sensitivity and tactfulness. And those who enjoy being made to feel like dirt when you are already experiencing a heartbreaking loss, give them a call. They won't disappoint. read more

My husband and I were looking into adopting a dog. We went to petco and were interested in a certain dog. We filled out an application and the lady who was fostering the dog gave us a call. Her name is Jolene. We met her a petco and she was very rude. When she called us once again she was rude and seemed like we were not good enough to adopt the dog we were interested in. She said she wanted the dog to go to a house were there were already dogs. Well we could not afford to adopt two dogs. She said she would call us back as to weather we got the dog or not. Well she never called us. The process was very unorganized. The reason as to why we would not recommend this adoption agency is because of the lady Jolene. She will make you feel like your not good enough to adopt one of the dogs she is fostering. read more