I put in two inquiries about a pup, did not hear a word (yes I checked my spam and all folders in fact). I then filled out an adoption form for the same dog. Nothing, not even the courtesy to tell me I was denied and for what reason. We would have given her the best home! With so much love. I talked to a few tech friends one who worked there and was told horror stories about this establishment. They discriminate on applications before even speaking to potential adopters. They do not communicate (obviously) and are certainly not a no kill shelter. Sadly for the animals this place is detrimental to saving animals, quite the contrary. read more

My boyfriend has wanted a kitten of his own for years. With that, he had some very specific wants: unique markings, medium length fur, bigger, male, super friendly, loving, playful, doesn't mind being held, and devoted to him. Impossible to find, right? Well, thanks to Rescue Pets are Wonderful (RPAW), we were able to find him EXACTLY that. The RPAW volunteer we worked with was nothing short of amazing, patient, and super helpful. With her help, we were able to find a healthy, happy, neutered kitten (all cats are fixed prior to adoption) that fulfilled ALL of my boyfriend's insane wants. We honestly couldn't be happier. We are exceedingly grateful to RPAW for connecting us with our new wonderful family member. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this organization if you are looking for a new dog or cat companion (or if you want to volunteer!). read more

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RPAW recently saved our dog Abby from being euthanized. While we were searching for Abby she was being cared for by their organization. We were contacted by the person who adopted her because they tracked us down via our searching. That person seems to have decided to keep Abby against our will, and so I am appealing here to that person to give us our beloved dog back. RPAW has not, as my review suggests, been helpful to us, but perhaps that's their role, and I should respect it. I can't let the matter rest though without at least this heartfelt appeal: She came to our family as a 10 week old, shy, sweet, runt of a puppy. I slept with her on the couch at night for the first two weeks. Abby enjoyed daily walks along the Mississippi while we lived in Longfellow, and summers at our lake property near Walker. When Abby escaped from our house in Saint Paul we put posters up around the neighborhood. We posted a missing dog notice on the Humane Society. We posted on a FB page for lost dogs. Because she was micro chipped we thought that if she ended up at a shelter we would be contacted, but it appears that something malfunctioned with the chip. Many thanks to this organization for rescuing her and caring for her. We understand that she has been adopted by a loving home, but we still yearn to have her back. read more

Rescued Pets Are Wonderful (RPAW) recently saved our dog Abby from being euthanized. While we were searching for Abby she was being cared for by their organization. We were contacted by the person who adopted her because they tracked us down via our our attempts to find Abby. Though it initially seemed that this person intended to return Abby to us, she seems to have decided to keep Abby against our will. I'm posting this message here because RPAW deleted my comment on their page begging for the return of Abby, and they continue to hold to their position that we should drop the matter. Perhaps we will have to, though I hope not. read more

These horrible and heartless people had our dog that we got when he was 6 weeks old he is now 11 they have lied to whoever has adopted the dog they say he doesnt shed im still cleaning his hair up from all over our house and the breed nope not at all what he is they have the correct information it was given to Animal Conteol when we tried to get our sweet baby back home with us this nightmare has been going on since september 11 they gave our dog shots he already had and are inhumane for keeping him from the only people he has ever known he is an old man i fear he will get abused for some of his behaviors that we have learned to live with and he can say i love you we miss him so much we were willing to pay the adoption fees to bring them home instead these people deleted all messages and from myself and several members of my family we all love that dog just heartless Liz is the worst kind of human greedy read more

We were lied to multiple times by the foster mom about a dog we were wanting to adopt. We asked numerous questions regarding limitations and restrictions to this pet. We were told there were none. We ended up adopting the dog and took her to the vet that the foster mom suggested. This ended up being the vet clinic that RPAW works with. We then met with an outside vet at a clinic not related. We were given some conflicting information. We told Liz at RPAW we felt we were mislead and lied to by the foster mom. Liz insisted that she gave us all the information we needed (Which we said yes she gave us this, however the foster mom lied to us numerous times and we had to adopt the dog on the spot if we wanted her) we were then faced with a hard decision to keep the dog or surrender. Due to all the circumstances that we were lied to and mislead about; we decided to surrender the dog. Liz refuses to give us our money back. This dog had a prolapsed rectum which we were told. However we were not told this dog cannot eat human food, needs to be on heart guard year round, that once a prolapse occurs there is a higher rate of reprolapse; and that stress can also cause another prolapse. If we were given the full truth about this dog after I asked numerous times on the phone with the foster mom and in person; we would never had adopted this dog. We were also lied to about where she came from. We were told the breeder surrendered the dog; however come to find out it was the owner. This rescue has lied to numerous people after I reached out to more than a few people that wrote bad reviews. I would hate for another family to feel the heartache we felt and the betrayal from this organization. We should be refunded our $300 for the lies and misleading information; but Liz will not. Run...Don't walk from this organization. read more