Our experience first started with their website in the adoptable dog section, which is updated…read moreevery hour. Saturday was our first time here. We arrived promptly at opening at 10am. There was already 6 cars waiting at the gate. Such a busy place! The volunteers were all very helpful. We were able to see the dog we had in mind, but another couple had their eye on him first so we went to see the other dogs in the back. Everyone was so kind and personable. After 5-10min, the original volunteer told us the couple left and did not adopt the doggo we were looking at so we got to adopt him within the hour. All dogs are neutered/spayed, bordatella, flea treatment, heart worm tested, and given a few other vaccines. They are also microchipped. I felt the staff had genuine care for these pets and wanted the best for them. Thank you again!

I got my two previous babies from here! From what I've seen they treat their animals well and it's…read morevery appreciated that before adoption the pets come neutered. Whenever people ask me how I got my cat I tell them that I got her for $7 from my local shelter, and $2 of those dollars where for a box to carry her in.

I believe that this small pet rescue facility is now part of the Alachua County's Humane Society…read more I haven't been there for awhile but you may want to call them if you want to adopt a dog.They would be better at providing updated information about their role in the rescue of homeless pets in the Gainesville area.

Started fostering here a few weeks ago and got so attached to Casper, just had to adopt him…read more Danielle was very helpful and when I brought Casper in to adopt him, they noticed his ears were full of wax and took their time caring and cleaning his ears. They really do care for their animals. They gave no hassle when doing fostering or adoption papers.

These are the sweetest kind of people.., they had every chance to be curt and rude as I did not…read morehave the correct paperwork to get my three-year rabies shot for my two little Shorkies. They help me get all the paperwork I needed gave me a choice of having one year shot which I didn't want... And assisted me in getting the information they needed and I got my Three year rabies shot plus the additional provided. I am very happy with the way they treated me. I am a senior living on Social Security and the savings I got. Versus going to my normal were SIGNIFICANT. Thank you so very much !

I was so impressed! Everyone was wonderful and we love our Maggie Pierce! Tyler told us the…read moredifferent dogs temperaments and helped us choose the best dog for our circumstances. I'm telling EVERYONE to adopt from there!

Kurt is the best. He took my girlfriend and I around the sanctuary in his SUV regaling us with…read moreinformation, history and future plans the entire time. He was charming and understanding of my girlfriend's fear of deer flies. She kept jumping out of the car, but he didn't mind, haha. The current location is still under construction, but your awe at the animals will eclipse any notice. We came to trust that Kurt, Lisa and the volunteers truly cared for the animals and were doing their best for them. Far more magical and worthwhile than a zoo, I've been telling everyone about this place.

From the owner: NOTE: Not open to the public…read more Wildlife sanctuary, dedicated to restoring and protecting natural habiat for rehabilitated native animals to be safely released when they cannot go back where they were found. We also rehabilitate orphaned or injured black bear cubs for wildlife officials in Florida and surrounding states. The cubs are restored to health and returned to the officials for release where they deem apropriate.

They take great care of the animals and the facilities are clean and well kept!…read moreStaff are amazing!

Using Petfinder online, we stumbled across the cutest kitten. We made the 3 hour round trip from…read morethe UCF area to pick him up at Petsense in The Villages. The adoption went smoothly and even got a free bag of Petsense brand food. The lady was super nice and made sure we got along with the kitten and didn't pressure us into anything, even though she went out of her way to meet us at the store. Thanks for the new member of our family!

July 17, 2020: Our 13.5 year old Labrador was put to sleep today due to her health. After she died…read morewe had a 80% bag of food and her medications and a few other things that we decided to donate to Journeys End Animal Sanctuary. This is a beautiful place and the people working there were so gracious to accept our donations to help their sheltered animals. We are so glad to find Journeys End Animal Sanctuary.

This is a lovely place hidden in the neighborhood. They are doing such great work here. They…read moreprovide a loving home to all types of animals. We were here to visit and only had time to visit with the cats. But there were so many cats but they all seemed happy. There was a porch on the cat building where the cats could hang out. I will definitely come back and visit next time I am in town.

On July 3rd, 2023 My grandmother took her Chihuahua to get groomed, she dropped her off and went…read morewalking around the store. While she walked down one of the isles she could hear the dog yelping and crying. She looked over to the window and they had double wrapped the dogs head in a towel. One girl was squeezing the head and mouth while another cut her nails. My grandmother ran over and started knocking on the window telling her to give her the dog back! My grandmother was so nervous and upset she grabbed the dog and left. That night the dog needed to be rushed urgently to a vet. They had broken her jaw and required emergency surgery and had all her teeth pulled. The manager had the nerve to tell my grandmother that the incident occurred at home and not at his store. He asked my grandmother where the dog uses the bathroom, maybe an animal did it to her outside or maybe someone at home abuses her. Chichi (the dog) lives a better life then most humans. She is an inside dog and no one abuses her. We have sent multiple letters to the company and they have been unresponsive. We weren't asking for anything more then they take care of the VET bill since their staff had broken our dogs jaw. The company has been unresponsive. They did however put up a sign stating they no longer take small pets. I am almost sure it is because their staff is poorly trained and abused our dog.

Do NOT take your pet here if you care. Worst management worst groomers. They cut my sister's dog no…read morenicked but cut and then lied about it and was very nasty and rude. Stay Away from this place. They wanted to fight me rather than apologize. I was actually assaulted and insulted. DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET TO THIS PLACE!!!!@

I cant tell you how amazing this staff is. They did such a great job with my love Leo! He was a…read morelong term resident ...their patience and love they gave Leo really made him such a great pup! They all truly care about these animals. The staff is so kind. I had such a wonderful experience adopting Leo. Im so happy that I found my boy!! Thank you for all you do!

Staff was great! Very helpful and so nice! The dogs we choose are wonderful. Staff was so…read moreinformative & understanding with our adoption! Thanks everyone!

Andrea remembered the kind of dog we wanted and called when they got one. We went to the Rescue…read morewhere we met Andy. The adoption process was so nice! We adopted Marley and couldn't be happier! It was a great experience!

This rescue imposes unnecessarily burdensome and discriminatory requirements on disabled and…read moreelderly adopters. After approving our application and after I personally spent over 30 minutes meeting the dogs, they insisted that my partially disabled wife travel a 2.5‑hour round trip so a medically untrained volunteer could "evaluate" whether she might fall on a dog. That person would then report their impressions to a committee for final approval. I am fully mobile and would be the primary caregiver for the dogs. My wife simply wanted companionship. No other rescue in our 20 years of adopting dogs has ever required this kind of intrusive and medically unqualified assessment, nor have they refused to offer reasonable accommodation such as a home visit. This process effectively penalizes disabled applicants and creates barriers that are unnecessary, inappropriate, and discriminatory in practice. For an adoption fee of $600, adopters deserve a respectful, professional, and accommodating process. Until they revise these policies or offer a reasonable alternative, this review stands. Apparently the concept of service or companion animals for the elderly or partially handicapped is beyond the capacity of this rescue. They will claim that they just want to protect the animal while providing unqualified and a harshly judgemental attitude toward the human client.