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    Ten Lives Club

    3.4 (30 reviews)
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    Wasabi
    Laura G.

    After a patient cancellation last week, I stopped by PetSmart to run a quick errand -- and unexpectedly came home with a new family member! Ten Lives was hosting a pop-up event featuring adoptable cats, and as I walked past the glass, a little Tuxedo kitten pawed and playfully chased after me. That was it -- he was mine! The adoption process took a little while, but only because a volunteer was training someone new. I completed all the paperwork easily through my phone and their iPad, and everything was explained thoroughly. I also love that Ten Lives offers a 14-day post-adoption vet service -- I've already used it since Wasabi (that's his name!) came home with a small kitty cold and a slight hernia. I can't say enough good things about this wonderful non-profit cat adoption agency. If you have a moment, check out their website -- you'll instantly fall in love with all the sweet photos of their adoptable cats. And if an adoption doesn't work out, they will always welcome the cats back with open arms.

    Kate

    They have gone above and beyond since adopting our cat 6 weeks ago. He came to us with an upper respiratory infection and they still continue to supply us with meds and a vet visit, free of charge. They truly care and are quick to respond! 100000% would adopt from them again.

    My beautiful Calliope aka Callie

    I adopted a female cat on Dec 31, 2022 from the Eastern Hills Mall location. The adoption fee was almost $300, which I gladly paid for my beautiful girl. However, within the first few days of having her, she started displaying signs of being in Heat. I took her in at the end of January 2023 to the main location to have her checked out. Her belly was shaved to reveal her spay scar and blood was taken to test her Estrogen levels. I waited for months to get a call back in regards to her blood test results, none came. I called the main location several times asking for info on her bloodwork, no call back. I sent multiple emails asking for info, no reply from them. Finally! August 25, 2023 (8 months later!) I got a return phone call! During that phone call, it was confirmed FEBRUARY 8th 2023 that she does, in fact, have Ovarian Remnant Syndrome and I was informed by Jessica that they would cover the cost of her surgery to have the remnant removed. Over a month later, and repeated calls (again), I have still not heard back from anyone. I am so annoyed! So rude, not to return phone calls. They sure had no problem talking to me when I paid a $300 adoption fee! I adopted her, under the pretense that she was spayed and therefore would not go into Heat! **** Any other health issue or concern, I would obviously take care of myself but in this case, it was the Vet's negligence for leaving a piece of Ovarian tissue behind! That's on them. Not me. What makes it worse is that I work from home and had to BEG my landlord to allow me to get a cat in the first place. He finally agreed but with the stipulation that the cat I got had to be spayed/neutered. She has been going into Heat since I adopted her (lasts 5-7 days every 10 days!!!!) She "screams" and "sings Opera" all day long, and sprays near the windows! It is very difficult when I'm working on the phone talking to clients. My downstairs neighbors are complaining about her very loud vocalization and as hard as I try to thoroughly clean her spray spots, they still smell. The whole situation is a hot mess. I love her very much, she is my "baby" it's not her fault - I just need her medical issue taken care of before we get evicted!

    4 of 7 foster kittens
    Bre B.

    I will admit I am biased. I am behind the scenes and I can tell you that the staff and volunteers are overwhelmed by the enormous strain they are exposed to. I have been there when we had a hoarding situation and a mama cat gave birth in her cage in the van she was transported in. I have been there when we celebrate an FIV cat getting adopted. I have been there when a difficult decision of euthanasia for a cat who was surrendered that had been hit by a car. We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We have also RESCUED 38,000 cats and kittens since its inception 19 years ago. I ask anyone who has a negative opinion to volunteer just ONE day to see the dedication of the staff and volunteers , and amount of work that needs to be done and the money needed to maintain Ten Lives, as we get no federal funding. I am PROUD to represent Ten Lives, and believe in them.

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    My cat Spark Plug came from there at 3 mos. old. Now he is 12 yrs. old and healthy and lovable.

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    Staff is very friendly. Shelter is very clean. Cats are well cared for and extra fluffy.

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    They're called "Hiss & Hers." And the male cats can get a baseball or football to play with, and the girl cats can get a new handbag or Purrs.

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    SPCA Serving Erie County

    SPCA Serving Erie County

    3.2
    (33 reviews)

    I went to the SPCA last Monday to see what cats they had. There was a fair selection of cats to…read moreadopt, no kittens at the time. I didn't want a kitten, and ended up adopting Gunther, whose name I changed as soon as he showed me his personality. Renamed Sylvester on Tuesday evening, he is a sweet and gentle 2-year-old, but often into mischief. Happily, I do not have a Tweety bird. Currently, you do not need an appointment to adopt a cat, except on Saturdays. The shelter this week also has a pony and a water turtle, and other non-canine or feline species. This a very clean and well appointed shelter. Care and concern for their charges is obvious for all the staff and volunteers I met. There is also a gift shop in the Adoption Center. Other buildings include a veterinary clinic, and a wild life rescue unit, as well as a drop-off center. Fee to adopt a cat is $120, and they give you a bag of food, the same food as the animal has been on. Covid safety precautions are enforced --masks and distancing.

    Very clean, all the animals are very well cared for!! I love coming here and seeing the barn…read moreanimals and the dog and cats, I always see staff walking the dogs. Yesterday they had vet for a day there with students checking in on the barn animals and they had therapy dogs there and one of the older students was nice enough to give me a tour and brought of one of the chickens for me to see since with my wheelchair it was hard to see over the door and let me pet the chicken which was cool he was such a great tour guide and told me all about the bar animals!! Definitely the place to adopt from if you're looking for your fur-friend!! They are handicap accessible!!

    PetSmart

    PetSmart

    2.6
    (29 reviews)

    I recently had my dog at petsmart doggie daycare. My experience was awful. The girl that works…read morethere ERIN was short with my dog and you could tell she wasn't happy. And fully rude to me. I advise anyone to reconsider this location as she was just awful to deal with. I will be contacting managment. BEWARE OF THE NASTY OVER WORKED MISERABLE WORKER! And I changed my name to avoid any bad behavior and backlash, so when you look for me, just know I WAS THERE

    My wife and I can't say enough good things about the staff at this PetSmart. When we moved to…read moreOrchard Park we needed to find a place close by for our senior standard schnauzer to spend his days in camp. Klaus would practically bound across the parking lot to get into to see all of his friends amongst the staff and fellow boarders. Over the course of two years he spent the majority of weekdays at PetSmart. We monitor our dog's behavior closely and based on our observations know that Klaus was welcomed and well cared for by the staff. We recently moved to North Carolina and were floored that the staff were so thoughtful to send Klaus some going away presents -- presents that indicated they knew Klaus like we know Klaus: breath chews to make his sardine habit less offensive, hip and joint chews for the old boy, a blanket for his naps, and balls for the puppy inside. We can't recommend this location any more than five stars, and so all I can say is that it's an honest and well earned five stars.

    Operation Pets Spay Neuter Clinic

    Operation Pets Spay Neuter Clinic

    3.5
    (11 reviews)

    I'm not sure what the low rating is for? The process was very simple, they had solutions for…read moreproblems that our vet didn't even have, the medication they gave us was cheap, and even though I was late they were still extremely kind! Great organization.

    Not to be confused with the business of buying the Premier League title with oil money (Operation…read morePep), or me going to the gym a lot to do chest day (Operation Pecs), or killing fleas and such (Operation Pests). I really hate to do this because I know it's not easy to run this place. I got scammed so hard by this place and I got ripped off so blatantly that I don't have any choice but to leave them a one-star review. So here I go. I paid a couple of hundred dollars to have several cats fixed. I came here because it was the cheapest and because I don't have a lot of money. Big mistake. They did not fix any of the cats because they said that the cats had diarrhea. They said that on the paperwork, it clearly stated if the cats had diarrhea they would not be fixed, and no refund would be given. Fair enough, right? Wrong. Not fair enough because (a) only one of the cats had diarrhea (according to the woman I picked them up from, who had a big mouth and obviously wasn't supposed to tell me this little tidbit), yet none of the cats were fixed and no refunds whatsoever were given. More infuriatingly, (b) when I came to check the cats in I specifically said to the woman that the one cat has had diarrhea on and off and that sometimes she has it and sometimes she doesn't - but generally not. She said it was no problem at all and she would make a note of it on the form but it wouldn't stop her being fixed. Repeat: it would not stop her being fixed. She specifically asked if she had diarrhea all the time or if it's just once in a while and I correctly answered that it was once in a while. No problem she said. Nothing to worry about she said. I was called later in the day to pick up the cats and they had not been fixed. And here is where it gets really ugly. I was told on the phone all the cats had diarrhea, so none had been fixed. I asked would I get a refund. She told me to talk to whoever signs them out. When I picked them up, the same lady that told me only 1 of the cats had diarrhea, also informed me that "the reason I could not get a refund was not specifically the diarrhea, but because they had to do all sorts of other things to the cats" - which we did not ask them to do, did not authorize them doing, which we did not approve of them doing, and worst of all, which we did not require them to do, because some of the shots they were given *had* *already* *been* *done* as the paperwork indicated! Anyway the point of the extras was so they could keep our money. I mean, I'm not stupid, but apparently they think I am. So instead of refunding the money for not fixing the cats because they said the cats had diarrhea (which they probably got from the form where the woman wrote down that *one cat* had sometimes had diarrhea but not constantly and not lately, while assuring me they would be fixed and it wouldn't be an issue, otherwise I wouldn't have damn well left the cats there and paid, would I), but they wanted to keep that money so they did some random stuff to the cats (some of which we didn't want, other stuff that had already been done, and other stuff that was already scheduled for somewhere else), and charged us for it without asking us and then couldn't give us the money back but offered us $20 us $20 out of nearly 200 as a credit. What a fun coincidence, then, that the stuff they did to the cats was *just enough* to keep all the money I'd paid to have them fixed, but without actually fixing any of them. Ugly, ugly stuff. In any other business this sort of thing would be so shady that the BBB would have had them shut down already but when you're dealing with cats nobody really wants to take care of cats and there's no really good cost-effective ways get cats sorted out so some are able to basically rip people off. We charge the least, but we'll keep your money even if we don't do what we say, and we'll lie about it. Fun. They're doing a good service but they're also robbing people blind, I had heard 2 others tell me similar issues with OP, and emplored me to pay 5 times as much and go to a top notch vet, and I assumed it was just the usual drama and I would be fine and it would work out. It didn't. So, they kept my money. More fool them. I have a lot of friends and people come to me for advice, especially in WNY - probably hundreds of people a year regarding cats because of my history with cats in WNY - and I'm telling everybody what Operation Pets did to me. The rest of the cat story? I took them to my usual vet in Batavia and paid twice as much and they were fixed with no problems whatsoever. I'd rather pay twice as much and have the stuff actually done. Wouldn't you?

    Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve

    Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve

    4.7
    (20 reviews)

    We have traveled all over the east coast fossil hunting and this place has a stellar reputation for…read moregood reason. We were here in the fall which seemed ideal. It's a very large open area with dark gravel and I think would get super hot in the sun. Fossils were plentiful and easy to find which makes for a great day out for any ability or age. The highlight here is trilobites but there are many other sea creatures and the occasional squid like creature. Next to our spot were more serious hunters who were taking specimens for university and museum use. Definitely bring safety goggles, a hammer and something to split rocks. Rocks can and do fly up. Gloves are helpful too. It is a very large area so I don't think it would be hard to find a good spot even on a crowded day. We had a ton of fun and can't wait to go back.

    I can't believe I had never heard of this place before! We took our 6-year-old and 15-month-old and…read moreboth had a blast. The staff were super helpful - we arrived along with two other families who had never been and one of the staff gave us a tour on our walk to the digging sites. They give you a little cheat sheet of fossils so you know what to look for, and the staff person stayed out with us almost the entire time helping folx to decipher fossil vs just a rock. We are headed home now with LOADS of fossils that my little aspiring paleontologist discovered. I'll admit mom and dad had fun searching for treasures and breaking apart the rocks was also very therapeutic! The toddler had fun walking over rock piles and digging in the dirt, so truly everyone left happy. We spent about an hour there and with the toddler I don't imagine we could've lasted much longer. We will definitely be back!

    Ten Lives Club - animalshelters - Updated July 2026

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