I just visited with west Warwick animal shelter with a friend who has Down syndrome. We were…read morelooking for a cat for his family. We didn't have an appointment but when we arrived the girl working the desk (Abby) said there were no bookings so we could come in. She showed us the animals and explained the details of each one, age, temperament, cost etc, and answered some of my friends additional questions which had nothing to do with the animals. We got an application and Abby went over all the costs with us so we could write them down. She couldn't have been friendlier or more helpful. As sad of a place as an animal shelter can be, she brightened it up and made our visit enjoyable and informative. Hopefully my fiends family will adopt a cat from this location and I know when I'm looking for a an animal this will be one of my first stops. Thanks Abby and all the cats and dogs in west Warwick.

I give West Warwick animal shelter a five star review. My little Shih Tzu named Penny got out of…read moreour fenced in yard this morning, and I was an absolute wreck trying to find her. I saw a police officer on E. Greenwich Ave. and stop to ask if he had seen a white dog in the area. The police officer was extremely kind and caring. He informed me that she had already been picked up and was at West Warwick animal shelter. I immediately drove over there and when I walked in, I met a young man named Paul. Paul was absolutely AMAZING! I can't thank him enough for the concern and kindness he showed me. The shelter was clean and the few fur babies that were under their care looked comfortable and well taken care of. I gladly give this 5 STARS!!!!!!!!! Thank you for taking such good care of my baby. I am very grateful and especially, to Paul.

We did kitten yoga today at RISPCA and loved it! The space was clean and there plenty of adorable…read morekittens to go around. If you are looking for to adopt, come here...you can tell they take great care of the animals!

The RISPCA does amazing work for the animals and owners in our community. Their vet office is…read morelovely and the shelter team is great too! They are angels for offering a pet food drive during these challenging times. I can't say enough good things about this organization.

We know have Holden/Spike Dudley…read more It all happened with looking for a kitten on FOHA's website. A cute kitten caught out eye. We reached out with questions all answered in great detail. We completed an application online and left a payment. One of our close friends was then contacted as a reference. Next thing I knew we had a home visit scheduled which turned into Spike's first night at our home and a member of our family. It was an easy process and we have a kitten that is very easy going and great with our kids (but not so great with our shower curtain but that's just catnanigans!) Note: The adoption fee cost covered chipping the cat and neutering through a local Providence shelter

If you can avoid this rescue, I sincerely recommend you do so. We experienced a total nightmare. We…read moreadopted a dog and were assured he was good with cats. We fully disclosed we owned two cats, a 2 year old and a 16 year old elderly cat. They gave us the dog only three days after two major surgeries, but the foster gave us very minimal details about the medications and did not tell us he had been on a previous medication. The dog ended up having a paradoxical reaction to his medications, and I had to call the vet who did the neuter and cherry eye to figure out what to do. We had to keep him in a crate a lot for his own safety, because a cherry eye surgery needs the dog to be almost entirely activity free for two weeks. When the dog was able to be calm, I allowed him on the couch with me. He attacked our elderly cat twice, and every time he laid eyes on her, it was obvious he wanted to chase her down. One of these attacks resulted in my cat being bitten. The foster then tried to say he probably just put his mouth on her, but she cried out in very obvious pain. He BIT her, full teeth on her flesh. The foster also tried to blame my cat for the dogs behavior, stating it was her fault for not fighting back. She has been around numerous dogs, and none have ever treated her this way. Its inexcusable to say it was her fault. The foster was maybe the worst part of the whole experience. She was rude and condescending and even implied it was my fault my previous dog passed away earlier this year from a silent tumor that burst on his spleen. She also picked apart every single medical decision I made for my animals in a way that felt like I was being severely judged and looked down upon. We did literally everything in our power to save that dog. My husband and I feel that we were lied to, especially by the foster. This dog was not safe with cats, was highly reactive, and should not have been given the okay to come into our home. We were told he was polite with cats. The temperament and behavioral issues were withheld in a way that felt deliberate. It took over a week with multiple phone calls and emails to finally receive our money back.

This shelter has an unreasonable set of standards for adoption, unfortunately resulting in the…read moreabusive retention of animals. I believe their standards make it less likely for any animals their to be adopted. If you want to adopt from this shelter make sure to have vet records that comport with AAHA standards for animal treatment, or take the easy option and obscure any ownership history and save an animal from this abusive shelter.

They took my bengal cat and her kittens because they were illegal they cold not release them to me…read more The lady told me that a situation like this had happened before, in that case they had to release the bengal cat to someone in Connecticut because bengal cats are legal there. I told them I have a friend willing to take my cats in Connecticut. She said the cats will have to go through adoption. I went to check on my cats today and she told me she already adopted them. I told her the cats means everything to me. I expressed that I bought the cat right after a hard time in my life and my cat was there to comfort me and gave me emotional support. I asked the lady "I thought you was going to help me get my cat adopted to a friend so I can at least visit her in Connecticut ".The lady then started being a "Karen" and told me "well I don't really care, all you need to know is that there are in a good home. And just because ur friend put an application in that doesn't mean they were goin to get pick for adoption." She then preceded to tell me I don't seem fit to care for a cat anyways. I had done nothing but gave my cat the best life she could possible have. Now I can never see my cat who I had raised since she was 4 weeks, she is now 9months. She is not just a cat to me, her name is Malu, she's a sweet bengal cat and very shy. I treat her like she's my daughter, she is very spoiled and well cared for. The lady is pure evil and has no heart or compassion. Fooled me in thinking I would see my cats again then goes and get them adopted behind my back. To the people that adopted my cat please reach out to me. I am Malu's father, I have no way in contacting you this is my desperate attempt to see my cat again. Please reach out my email is goldmindkeo@gmail.com. Thank you for reading my story I will not be silenced exposing you guys and ur evils

We adopted Coffee Bean who we now call Phoebe from here. She came into our lives on Fathers Day and…read morehas been a joy ever since. I never owned a bigger dog so this has been an interesting adventure. Looking to adopt a mix breed, and tried adopting once before, but didn't get the puppy we wanted. We were thrilled to find mustardsandwich.com where we found our baby girl who always gets a lot of attention and stares by people. For a Boxer Lab mix she has more of a Lab personality, so calm, but loves to play. We hope to adopt from this website again in the near future.

The team at Pet Refuge is so lovely! Everyone there is willing to go above and beyond to provide…read moreexceptional husbandry for the cats they care for. We are lucky to have them in our community! They have helped so many cats and families in Rhode Island!

The staff was very helpful, and the cat was honestly described. We adopted Cookie in a matter of…read moreminutes. The adoption fee is $200 for an adult cat, a little more for a kitten, and a little less for a senior cat. Reservations are required to visit the shelter. It was a great experience.

I have adopted my 4 furbabies from Scruffy Paws! They were amazing! They contacted me an we…read morescheduled a meet and greet and the process after that was super easy! Now my husband and I have 4 furbabies that have found their forever home!!

very disorganized. applied to adopt a cat at the beginning of the month, and the processing time is…read more7-10 days (there is conflicting information on the application and the website) and heard nothing after 2 weeks. I followed up with an email-they strongly discourage following up with them for some reason, because not only did no one respond, but even after talking to one of the owners in person to move my application up, i still had nothing after a month. the cat I applied for was removed off their site now-what is the process meant to do for applicants if you're not even guaranteed to be merely CONSIDERED for a cat before it gets adopted? nevermind that you would jump through all these hoops, they might as well ask for your credit history as well. you could meet the cat and it could go terribly, and waste about a month of your time or more-because you dont get to meet the cat until youre ready to sign the contract. out of all local shelters, i can't even be surprised to why this rescue has a completely full house and has to depend on pet stores to provide space for their extra cats. picking up more work than you can handle is the best way to keep cats out of loving homes. apparently they only care about money, as they spend more time asking for money/donations/people to bring in pets to spay or neuter. while i can understand money and donations help keep these places running-it is completely avoidable if they werent nitpicking who gets to adopt. understandably it is incredibly hard financially to support 30 cats or more, but a choice they are making. most of the local shelters have less than 15 cats and aren't drowning in work the way these people are. they have a similar adoption process but arent choosing based of who's first name they like best or who has the most money to offer them. I applied to another adoption place, they ended up declining my application because i was under 25 (im as confused as everyone else on that one) but notice i received a response within 3 days of submitting. over a month later, still nothing from Scruffy Paws. sitting in a cage all day must be so stressful, especially when no one is there to play with you. the volunteers seem somewhat bored with the cats, and with so many mouths to feed it's less volunteer work and more like an office job you hate(and arent paid to do lol). i couldnt provide a catio in my apartment, and was considering leash training if cat was young enough. i understand some of these cats came from the streets, but she blatantly turned me down and said it's "glamorized" and cats cant walk on a leash. i expected so much better from this shelter, and I hope things turn up good for their cats and any future cats that end up in their care. anyone who's checking reviews, rescind your application. they will leave you with no response for months. go adopt from PARL or other local rescues. they will not expect you to donate a months worth of food money to adopt because that's what Scruffy's adoption targets seem to be. and if they reject you, you wont have wasted weeks to months of your life waiting for a response. better yet, go to a cat cafe-there's a fantastic place in coventry.

I participated in their online auction. And I won a painting. I will be volunteering there. I have…read morehad several contacts with rescue and I like them.

One star based on what they do. Anybody that wants to rescue a bird has a big heart. But these…read morepeople don't return calls- Emails, texts-nothing.And I see reviews that they're not the most friendly people but buyer beware-People that live in Rhode Island are not usually very friendly especially Warwick.

I spoke to Wendy on the phone she was on her way to to Arizona to pick up an animal, she was very…read moreinformative and helpful looking to adopt a lil doggie girl. Small breed Joe Riley

What an incredible person! When one of Wendy's longtime clients lost a dog, Wendy put an…read moreincredible amount of time & effort into the dog's safe recovery, even though it was the client who had lost the dog. Wendy drove a long distance to oversee the search personally, taking along the client's other dogs to saturate the area with familiar scent. When she had to leave the area, she contacted me (LostPetTracker.net) about the advisability of utilizing Search K9s and hired a local to oversee a successful humane trapping. Happy Ending! Wendy's compassion seems to be surpassed only by her dedication & determination!