We adopted our last cat in 2006. We had a very good experience: friendly staff, clean and…read morepleasant-smelling facility. Roomy meet-up rooms. Since we had stopped in to just browse, we were unprepared at home (having tossed our last cat's carrier, litter box and bowls), they were willing to hold the cat on deposit until the next day when we were prepared with new supplies. We lost her almost two months ago and she was the best cat we've ever had, living until she was 17y/o. What I liked most was: NO DRAMA. A short application process. No proof of home ownership aside from our licenses. No pre-approval. No home inspection. No food or dish or litter restrictions. No surprise home visits.

Impossible to talk to a human being to make a rehoming appointment. They don't even let you leave a…read moremessage. Get a better robotic phone call system. The current one is so frustrating.

UPDATE: 3:27am Mar 2, 2026 I ENDED UP WITH A KITTEN. LOL…read moreI don't know how, but one minute I was just the moral support, hours layer I call ba k for the little fella, then 3 days later I'm picking up a little black kitten. The last week has been a whirlwind and as I write this I am sitting in a rest stop off 85 with my kitten in tow. He's amazing. I've managed to train him so he loves riding in cars. He's our official "road dawg" lol.

The whole experience was a walk in the park. I adopted a cat named Flip 4 weeks ago. He had alot of…read moreissues. They explained everything to me & gave me his medicine. Flip is doing really well & has flourished.

I've been dealing with this shelter before it became the Humane Society of Westchester. I've…read moreadopted 2 senior dogs, fostered kittens, bottle babies and a dog. I always had a contact number in case something happened and I needed to speak to someone no matter the time or day. The shelter is always clean and the animals are well cared for. I never seen any animal in the shelter that was uncared for. Their adoption form shows you that they care who adopts their animals. The employees are professional, friendly, understanding and caring. Tiffany the manager is the person I've been dealing with for many years and I never had a complaint about her. She's sincere about her job. The manager before her wasn't alway pleasant but she did care for the animals. Beverly the lady that answers the phone has always been professional. I will continue to bring my TNR cats to the shelter. That project is a great help to keep the kitten population down. It's worth the money. I read some negative reviews and just want to say don't always let them influence you.

Thank you to everyone I. This wonderful place…read more When I saw her picture posted on your instagram, I fell in love with her. I filled out the application which was easy to fill out and added the vets that my loving babies go to. I called up after filling out the application and I set up an appointment and when I got there they handed her to me and I cried. She was a tiny precious little girl. She had so much sass and was so confident. And now, six months later, she's even more amazing. Thank you for taking such good care of her and giving her the confidence boost that she needed. I highly recommend the Humane Society of Westchester. Give Blue a big kiss from me.

I don't understand this rescue group. My cat passed away, so I have 2 boxes from Chewy with about…read more40 cans of renal cat food. I called 3 times and no one ever got back to me. Do you not accept donations? Or is it just rudeness?

I met Keri when I was looking for a house and we immediately bonded over our love of animals. As…read moretime went on and we remained in contact, she would show me the new rescues and keep me up to date on them as well as checking on how my own cats were doing. I eventually adopted a kitten (Diana Ross) and she matched our personalities perfectly. Unfortunately, one of my cats unexpectedly passed away around the time the litter was getting fixed and she let me meet love bug Smokey Robinson where I immediately fell in love. We let him heal and my house to calm down before she brought him over and we immediately bonded, another perfect match and it was great to keep a brother and sister together (for better or worse because they are crazy now). You can tell seconds within meeting these two that their love for animals is immense and they are willing to do so much for them. They provide the best care and only have the animal's beat intentions in mind. It's not about the adopter, it's more about the adoptee as it should be. I highly recommend them whether you're ready to provide a fur-ever home or get a new home.

seems like a nice enough place with a great mission obviously, but their program to read to the…read morecats and play with them, for kids, was extremely disappointing. My 8 year old loves cats but we simply cannot have one because I am allergic. I took her to read and play with kittens, and we went into a room with 4 caged cats that were "not allowed to come out" and 1 kitten that was 10 weeks and hid for most of the 30 minute session. The woman who took us on the "tour" of the facility and oversaw our visit was extremely bossy and asked for my donation to the center the second we walked in the door. Very disappointing.

I sent in an application about 5 weeks ago. I filled it out completely and listed our veterinarian…read moreclinic and our Dr. we have had for years. I am a lifetime pet owner who has been devastated because I had to put my 16 year old cancerous cat to sleep last month. Myself, my husband and kids (now adults) have enjoyed, loved, and adored our pets. We usually have more cats and one dog, but last year adopted another doggie. My family misses the cat to dog ratio we've had for years, so I went to their site and was excited about loving another cat even with my heavy grief for my cat, Miss Wolly, who died last month. Imagine my disappointment when they sent me an email recently saying my application was REJECTED! Considering all the pets that need rescuing, this is just wrong and a travesty. Thumbs down to this judgmental ridiculous "rescue org!" Shame.

Great experience from booking to pickup after the procedure! My cat did well after her surgery and…read moreit was half the price of my vets office!!

I was trying to find a place that would be safe for my son's one-year-old cat to be finally spayed…read more After rescuing her and getting her back to better health, my son realized a year had gone by and she still wasn't fixed. I did read about a lot of negative views, but I know the woman has such a heart Just by speaking with her and really cares about the animals. While I didn't get the service done there, I do highly recommend them and they really could use support in the way ofsupplies, donations, and a good review as well. Just stop by and say hello and get to meet the wonderful staff as they have helped take cats off the street and live a better quality of life.

I rescued my two puppies from Hope for Cleo and it was such a great experience to connect and adopt…read morethrough their organization. I still keep in touch with Amanda and Eric, they truly treat you like family and make the adoption process a breeze knowing they care so much for each and every dog in their care! Anyone looking to adopt should make their first and only stop at Hope for Cleo!

Amazing rescue. I love their dogs. Very friendly people helping with all of the puppiesread more

Simply put, an amazing place run by amazing people. We adopted two kittens from here, Nero and…read moreChloe. They are awesome and we love them very much. All the cats here are well cared for by very dedicated people.

Big business cold and slow. The front desk is confrontational. You will be separated from your…read morepet quickly.

Was looking at Petfinder just now and was reminded of the poor experience I had with this shelter a…read moreyear ago. I wanted to write a review then but couldn't find them on Google Maps or Yelp. Maybe they don't exist so people can't tell the truth about them. A year ago, I emailed them applying for a corgi and whoever manages their email is just plain unprofessional. I explained my POV and instead of them responding politely, they typed in caps trying to yell at me or something. Then assumed I have "no idea what they're getting into" just because I never had a corgi before. It really frustrates me that some shelters requires you to have that breed experience to be able to adopt that breed. As I explained in the email, I have done many years of research on corgis. I also have other breed experience in the past and have been a dog foster. Yet, they just disregard what I said and just got ignorant. After reading the other reviews, it looks like they usually lead you on and waste your time. So guess they won't let you save a dog's life even with the "right" experience.

They do not help with "low cost spay/neuter". They offer a "low cost" certificate to be used a vet…read moreoffice in a list they have. This list of vets are given rules for charges BUT they never actually ensure that those vets follow those charges OR make sure that those vets are not allowed to charge other outragous fees. The vet office I went to charged me over $500 in fees including an over the weight charge by $50 due to my puppy being 5lb over (the foa site says the vet is only allowed to charge $2/lb over). I wrote an email to Friends of animals about this vets upcharges over 2 weeks ago and go zero response. I had previously gone to The Spay & Neuter Center of New Jersey which only charged $400 TOTAL out the door price with sutures that disolved and did an amazing job, but they are over an hour from me. I ended up spending over $700 using Friends of animals "low cost" neuter at a rude vet office 10 mins from me. What a joke. I don't understand how they are allowed to keep this scam up.

I just called to obtain the certificate for my new kitten. For some reason, I was not able to…read moreselect the correct type of pet online. The person I spoke with was very nice and helpful. I was able to order the certificate over the phone. I am very surprised by the other review - the woman I spoke with was not rude at all - to the contrary she couldn't have been nicer. I should have the certificate in about a week. I will update my review upon receipt.