This place rules! I have never seen so many happy, cheerful and good lookin cats in one place. Glad…read moreto have a shelter option this great in the area. The staff was wonderful!

What does the 5 A's stand for? I'll translate for you, it means, Alton Area Animal Aid Association…read more They are a non-profit, no kill shelter that has been serving the Alton community for 65+ years. 5 A's is worthy of their 5 Star rating. They are a great small town, county shelter that takes good care of homeless dogs and cats. Recently they got some publicity for one of their residents who had been living in the shelter for 11 years. Wiggles had a tumor that was unoperateable, but 5 A's kept her and loved her. Finally after appearing on a local news channel, she found her forever home for her senior years. Being new to the Alton community, I stopped by to see what I could do or donate to help them with their cause and was impressed with the cleanliness of the shelter. I was also impressed with the friendliness and love I saw the staff and volunteers showing the resident animals. My house currently is full of four paws, but I now know what they need and will be donating regularly. When: January 2021 Why: Donations

The staff treated us well and our impression of the shelter was positive. They provided excellent…read morecare to the dog we adopted even advising on fit for our particular family and home. That dog is one of the greatest things to have happened to our family in life and we cannot thank them enough for the opportunity they gave her and us.

We've adopted 4 from here. Always good health and zero pressure on who to adopt. The staff is very…read morefriendly.

Adopted a dog from PAWS. Ft. Mad. Ia. I was assured pet had no problems (aside from a skin itch,…read morewhich they provided a shampoo). They also gave me the veterinarians report, (assessment). which was jibberish to me, (not legible) I discovered the dog was totally deaf, a hip displacement ((abuse?) and a behavioral issue, constant barking, I've been bitten 3 times. I see no indication of this pet ever attending any school of any type . I wanted a senior pet due to my advanced age, but found out this pet was 19 years old, much older than I wanted. not a bargain at $220.00.

All very helpful and the lady I spoke to the most was very helpful in explaining in great detail…read moreabout everything we could've thought to ask. She knew what she was talking about and was very nice. Just from her alone I felt comfortable picking out a buddy from here. I believe they said all are sent to school at some point for 6 weeks or so, have a chip, all vet stuff and everything needed to adopt. 180 for dog, 80 for cat. I'm confident in buying from here for sure, they are doing good things :)

Several bad experiences with calling them to get help for stray animals, they are very useless when…read moreit comes to the south end of Peoria and the outskirt towns of Peoria county, officer Barrick doesn't bother to do her job. Couldn't even "find" the dead dog on the side of the road even with an exact location, I had to go sit with the animal until she decided she was competent enough to do her job and come to the sight that I had been at waiting. She rather worry about animals that are on their own property minding their own business, quite literally. Next time I have a stray animal or abused animal situation I will be calling elsewhere..Somewhere that actually cares about saving animals.

I apologize. I posted on the wrong shelter. It was the shelter in Pekin. TAPS. They were the ones…read morewho treated me with this discriminative additude and harsh assumptions. My apologies Paws. Sorry for the mix up. I always double check on my activity....thank goodness I did.

Unprofessional, like to gossip to their personal friends about applicants. Do not adopt from here.read more

have gotten 3 dogs from them over the years. Staff is great- easy to work with. they take good…read morecare of the animals and truly seem to care about them.

we just adopted our sweet girl, juniper, from partners for pets! the entire process was seamless…read moreand easy to navigate. you can tell they deeply care about the animals they're holding on to until they find their furever homes!

Is it customary for a sick, ungroomed dog to be put up for adoption? I only ask because that's what…read morehappened to us. Last Thursday, my family adopted a dog named Finn. Finn was unwashed, had matted hair, a wound on his head, smelled, and apparently was sick. Finn had a cough and serious nasal congestion, so much so that there would be puddles of mucus left over from where he was laying. After a visit from our vet and a $750 bill, Finn was diagnosed with pneumonia. Seems they plucked Finn from off the streets, snip-snipped him, and then put him for adoption, knowing he was sick. Am I angry? YES!!! This poor dog was suffering and they (seems like) knowingly sold him. They couldn't even bother to give him a bath! We paid the $255 adoption fee and the vet bill because Finn is awesome and deserves to be treated, but we will never adopt another pet from Partners for Pets again.

Jessica did an absolutely fabulous cut on my little 4 1/2 month old Shih-poo. This was the second…read moretime she cut her. She even tracked me down in the store as I was paying since she didn't give me Heidi when I picked her up. She made sure I was happy with the cut and asked if there was any thing she needed to change for the next cut. I will definitely be bringing Heidi back. Also, all the other employees are always very helpful and love to see Heidi when I bring her in.