Paws Place is a wonderful organization with a friendly and helpful staff. I'm happy they have such vetting processes for new adopters to make sure they go to their perfect forever home. Adopt don't shop! read more

Terrible experience!!!! Go to Saving Grace much better experience!!!!!! The comparison isn't even close! Paws place looks like a pound with dogs that have been kenneled way too long, Saving Grace looks like a beautiful resort for animals. Very well staffed!! read more

Paws Place Dog Rescue - Looking forward to the years of loving our new family member!!!! Thank you Saving Grace !!!!! - Animal Shelters Near Me - Winnabow, North Carolina

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Still can't believe dog I wanted had to go through holidays without home. Shameful people and place. Board has no care to look into vet records. Just gives standard answer no exceptions. read more

READ BEFORE GOING: If you already have pets or have had pets in the last five years and you were not consistent on ALL vaccines and heartworm prevention, you will be DENIED and they tell you this after you came into the shelter, fell in love with a pet, submitted an application and provided the medical records of your current or past pets. Including cats. These people don't play about it even if you get your current animals updated on heartworm prevention and vaccines before or after submitting the application, they will still deny u Since you were not consistent. They're not willing to work with u about it either so no point in even trying. It's set in stone. They also claim to visit the home but I'm not sure if they actually do. read more

Paws Place Dog Rescue - They got their vaccines and Heartworm prevention updated after the application but because we were inconsistent, we were denied. - Animal Shelters Near Me - Winnabow, North Carolina

These people have a struggle for power. I have been a responsible pet owner my entire life. Try to tell me I have skipped doses of Heartworm meds for a yorkie I adopted 11 years ago today. This is a lie from a typical crew of Yankees. My dog has never missed a dose of meds. Please consider stopping any donations to this 2nd rate agency and give to a better place, there is many more. Here is their pitiful excuse to turn me down. This is a reason treat Yankees like the pieces of crap they really are._______"After a careful and thorough review, we have decided to stay with our original decision. There is still a lack of proof of purchase for heartworm prevention for the missing months. "The American Heartworm Society recommends year-round administration of heartworm preventives to ensure pets are protected from deadly heartworms." We live in a high-risk area for heartworm disease and treat several dogs every year for this is totally preventable disease. Unfortunately, we will not be moving forward with your application. Paws Place Dog Rescue is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption of dogs. It is our goal as the keepers of these precious dogs to choose their adopters according to our own beliefs and criteria for the well-being of each dog. This will undoubtedly lead to us having to sometimes decline an application. read more

Beware: If you already have a dog and he/she has not had distemper/Parvo vaccine (not required by NC law but apparently required by them), don't bother trying to adopt. Although they don't let you know until you've visited, gotten attached to a dog, completed the application, gone through the vet call to ask about it, once they find your dog hasn't had it, they send a very hurtful email stating your application will no longer be considered. On top of that, they refused to answer our email that we would get her the vaccine if they required it. Never again - the 'committee' with their 'one strike' leaves much to be deserved, and I do mean deserved, by good decent families who ARE capable and would give a pup an excellent home. Our donations and our pet search will now go to our local animal shelter where we apparently should have started . . . our mistake for not knowing how cruel this rescue would be and how rescues differ from animal shelters. I would also suggest you check out their Facebook page -- although many families have had good experiences with them, some have experienced the same cruel treatment we did. It's a heartbreaking experience when you know you are a very worthy pet parent and you're treated so badly. read more

Was a volunteer there. Not enough info given about the animals. I was in a kennel with an unprovoked biter and didn't know. You never got info on the dog you were with. No training "dog walkers" either. Too many close incidents with dogs getting into other dogs faces due to the walkers not knowing who was good with other dogs. If you're asking for volunteers to help, they must be armed with info. Went elsewhere to volunteer. Now I hear they didn't have flood insurance after building a very expensive new shelter. Really? With a marsh that close? I think management needs an overhaul. read more

I received Paws Place response from the business owner who said they will look into their vetting practices and try to improve. I recently adopted a AKC registered Lab puppy from a local breeder who without question after proper review of my wife and my application was happy for us to adopt and we have been updating him about how are puppy is doing on a daily basis. The major concern I have with Paws Place is that they claim to screen applicants with a questionnaire without following up with a home visit and therefore not adequately understanding the experience of the applicant and the dedication to care for the rescue. The dog in question would have been an excellent for our household in that we already have one rescue we have had for 2-1/2 years. We adopted a second rescue that was great with our current rescue, however, he had a series of cluster grand mal seizures and we did every treatment over 2 years we had him, however, his last cluster seizures caused him to be put down due to the emergency vets inability to control the seizures. I felt that the dog we chose was similar in temperament to the one we lost and would of been a perfect match for our current rescue. Enough said, I hope that Paws Place does not keep these animals interned for months or years, when they would be better off in a loving and caring home. Enough said read more

This is the best pet adoption center I have ever seen. Their biggest concern is the dogs, and they will do everything they can to make sure a dog goes to the right family. Paws Place uses an extensive background check before sending a dog home, as a place who puts the well being of the dogs over profit should. They are very nice to work with and quick to respond to any questions. read more

I send a e- mail quite awhile ago about Brooklyn never received an acknowledgement. why. I have been a donor for years, I am very upset regarding some of the experiences people have received when trying to adopt from Paws Place. You might want to check your procedures That you use when people want to adopt. My donations are specifically due to my love of animals but if your reviews are not kind and compassionate and professional I will reserve the right to donate and will encourage others to think twice regarding their donations. I expect an answer re Brooklyn What are her issues and what would the benefits be if someone inquired about her adoption. read more

I would definitely read ALL the reviews when looking at this page, because the ones that aren't great are very true. My daughter and I went out there as soon as they opened this morning because I wasn't allowed to see the puppies when I went there on Wednesday (this is Sat.) because there was AN application on each pup. ??? I would think they'd want multiple applications if the first one went south...but NO, I was told by two of their employees that once the dog as AN app they won't show them or take any other apps. Does this make sense? Not to me...then I received a very nice message from Bethany there who seems to be the only person who has any sense and she told me that two of the dogs did not have an application (was I given wrong info?) on them and I was able to put in one for them. Which I promptly did, sight unseen (basically, I did see the pups through the fencing on Wed. but wasn't allowed to get to really see them close up). So, now I went out there today to actually SEE the pups up close because who wants a pup they've never seen? We were "greeted" by a woman who said we couldn't see them because they all had AN app on them, I told her the story, then she said she'd have to go in and ask someone, 15 minutes later as we waited in freezing wind, another lady who looked exactly the same but a different lady (Kathryn) came out and said she'd been briefed last night and all the pups were not to be shown as they already ((yes, again) had AN app. This "conversation" went on and on for around 10 minutes and she was quite rude. I let her listen to the voicemail I'd received from Bethany and then I felt this is hopeless (as all of the other people who were there to see the dogs were let in immediately to walk around outside (Covid) and see all the dogs). My daughter said she'd adopted her dog from there two years ago to this lady ( as I said let's leave) and all of a sudden the lady changed, (just like Jekyll and Hyde), and said, "do you want to see the dogs"? So, although I was tempted to just get the heck out of there, we we were finally allowed to see the dogs. I cannot believe the rude and ridiculous behavior of these folks. I am vetted by 10 or more rescues already and to go through this nonsense was that, NONSENSE. My daughter and I are going to make some great skits out of this experience since it was also hilarious! Thanks for some great laughs Paws Place!!!!! read more

Paws Place Pet Rescue is amazing! I love the seven step process they have that is required for adopting a dog. They really make sure the dog and the owner are the appropriate match. read more

Paws Place Dog Rescue - Animal Shelters Near Me - Winnabow, North Carolina

We were interested in a dog there. We went in to meet him and really liked him. We applied and they said they needed a vet recommendation so we scheduled appointments for our other dogs to make sure they were caught up on vaccinations because we realized they weren't up to date and didn't want to lose this rescue dog. They denied the application. Only a few days had passed since we applied. They said we needed to already have it done. We didn't even know we had discrepancies with their shots until they denied our application. They said according to our vet we were past due on shots all the time. We didn't receive calls from the vet. My parents didn't know. The moment they realized it they scheduled to get all our animals shots up to date and started a folder for making sure their shots stay up to date even if we don't get a reminder call. They are good people and paws place should've given them time to get that in order. They don't know my parents are good people. My recommendation to them is a GRACE PERIOD. If people apply in the future give them a week to get their shots in order. We do our absolute best to take care of our animals. We wish you well and hope you do other dogs better justice in the future. He missed out on a loving home. read more

My husband and I were in search of a rescue dog with intentions of he/she being trained for emotional support for military service members. We were led to Paws Place after seeing a post about Callie. Both my husband and I visited the shelter and had amazing visits. The shelter was amazingly clean and very organized. Our application was completed and a home visit scheduled. By this time we were overly excited, attached and looking forward to having Callie as a new family member. Had an awesome visit and were waiting for the call to pick up Callie. Sounds like a perfect adoption story right? In steps the "Adoption Team" that sent us a very cold and rude email stating that our application was no longer moving forward, including information that was not accurate. We were devastated and reached out immediately, to which we were told we would be contacted over 48 hours later. An "Adoption Team" member contacted us to share that we had failed to describe on our application a care plan for Callie if my husband was to be deployed. Are you kidding me?????? I have never encountered such lack of compassion and professionalism. So if you are looking to make a difference in the world by adopting and rendering service in the military world, we would encourage looking to adopt from another shelter. It appears that to much power is given to the "Adoption Team" for passing judgement on individuals versus making sure animals are rescued. As of date Callie remains unadopted. My husband and I have adopted since and could not be happier! read more

We saw a dog up for adoption on their Facebook page and commented that we would be there the next day. We show up only to be told that because of covid we cant come in and because it's a little rainy out the dogs can't come out (never mind I see 2 people out walking dogs but whatever). We leave and get all the way back home just to receive a message from the owner saying she would like us to some back if we are still interested in seeing the dog. Ok. We drive all the way back to them, get outside talking to the owner and she is asking us about our 3 dogs we currently have, if they are up to date on shots, etc. I tell them yes that I do all my own shots except rabies and those are done at Brunswick Animal Shelter where we adopted them. It is because of this reason we are informed we are not eligible to adopt the dog because we don't take them to the vet for these services. So it doesn't count that I have almost 2 acres of land and 3 very happy and healthy, well fed dogs because I save money doing things on my own. So on our way home again as a follow up to my original post on the dogs FB post I say "it didn't work out, I am unable to adopt because I do my own shots", more as an informative thing to others than anything. Going back to see if anyone responded to my post I see that they've been deleted and they've blocked me on Facebook Messenger. This isn't the proper way a shelter wanting people to adopt dogs to treat people who just want to give a dog a good home. read more

As long as the current Director of Operations (Peggy Durso) is in charge, I highly recommend that you choose a different dog rescue for your volunteer work. I volunteered at Paws Place from August 2014 until July 2018. I walked dogs, I transported a special dog (Tessa) on nearly daily outings in my pickup truck, I conducted neighborhood donations of food and money, I got Paws Place into a national fundraising campaign with the federal government, I donated money, I photographed dogs for the website and Facebook and I conducted the Holiday Food Drive. I was "fired" as a volunteer by Peggy Durso after a volunteer meeting because I asked her a question about how she handled one dog versus another. Peggy Durso told me I was not welcome to return. In addition, I am not allowed to visit with Tessa any longer after spending almost four years with her. Peggy Durso is being extremely cruel to Tessa, who waits for my visits. DO NOT VOLUNTEER HERE!!! read more

Paws Place is one of the best shelters I have ever come across. They take immaculate care of their animals and genuinely care about each one. When we adopted from Paws Place and found that the dog was not going to be able to cohabitate with our cat after over a month of attempts, they graciously took her back without judgement and made sure to let us know we were welcome back anytime to try again when we were ready. The adoption process is longer than most, but that is because they want to make absolutely sure that nothing will happen to their animals down the line. They are cautious, but with good reason. They have been doing this a long time. Love Paws Place! read more

They have so many adorable dogs and do a wonderful job makig sure each placement is the correct one!

Such a wonderful group of people! They helped us find the perfect match for our family. We are so blessed to have our fur baby, Daisy, with us! read more