If you are looking for a new furry friend, please consider adoption. When you do, contact Sadie…read moreMae. They are the best. They care about the animals and finding the right placement.

I'm moving and tried to drop off my cats. I couldn't take them with me so I took them there. The…read morerefused to take them

VERY DISAPPOINTED - Adopted a dog that was supposed to be healthy but we brought him home and he…read moreinfected my other dog! NO ONE answers the phone and NO ONE replies to voicemails!!!! I will NEVER donate to them or adopt from them again. EDIT 5/21/26 - they have since gotten back to us so for that I am adjusting my review from 1 star to 3 stars. I do understand that much of the staffing is done on a volunteer basis but they ought to be more careful. They did send an email with 10 attachments. One explained that you should keep your animals separated until the new one is checked out... seems odd since they encourage them to meet on adoption day but whatever... I wish them the best going forward.

Adopted my newest addition to the family, Ivy, from Protectors of Animals back in late August…read more(apologies for such a late review as I've been meaning to do one!). The staff at this location are super friendly and knowledgeable of their adoptable pets. I also appreciated the fact that kittens go home to foster families until they are adopted and are only at the East Hartford location on Saturdays by appointment only. Ivy's foster family even provided the most adorable card, heartfelt note, and Ivy's favorite toys to bring with her new home. I rave about this place to family, friends, and coworkers anytime they ask about Ivy. I strongly recommend anyone who is ready to take on the next step of adopting a new member of their family to do so with Protectors of Animals!

Great people helping animals Thank you wish there were more clinics like POA. Happy new yearread more

I went to the CCC in March to adopt a pair of bonded siblings I spotted on their website. The space…read moreis a squeeze and on the weekend I visited, there was chaos from all the visitors milling around in the small space. Still, the busy volunteers were very kind and explained the adoption process clearly. I was able to visit the kitties I was interested in and saw many other cuties too. Their application process starts online on their website. Applying there first and then bringing the printed approval email makes everything go smoother. Once I figured that out, I got the bonded cats on my return visit very quickly and now, about four months later, the two cats are doing very well in their new home. They're healthy, had no problems at the vet check-up, and will be celebrating their two year birthday in August.

I came to CCC in hopes of adopting a kitten and came out with two 3 year old littermates. The…read moreadoption process was quick/easy and I cannot imagine my life without these two girls! Fast forward 5 years later and my girls are thriving with their canine siblings. Most definitely recommend

5 stars, nothing i am going to write you couldnt tell your mother…read more what a wonderful thing to have to oh ye towns peoples, countryfolk! have you been? did you even know this is here?? honesty circle, i did not, i never get to the southside, but if youre reading this, ive enlighted you, take a little trip into nature. The staff are obviously well informed and your time reflecting and learning can yield many dividends. Stop and yelp the flowers (don't touch nature though!)

There are rabbits, a tortoise, birds that were unfortunately hit by cars, and other animals here…read more There is also Sammi, who was a pet bird. She can say, "Hello", "Polly want a cracker", and more.

I purchased a cute puppy from Peck's Puppies in 2020. Poppy died recently of a congenital liver…read morecondition. I do not believe that they practice safe breeding practices. I'm heartbroken and loved my pup very much. Her life was cut short and I don't wish that on anyone else looking for a new dog.

I received the best dog I've ever had from Pecks Puppies. Izzy is a Parti Yorki, who stays by my…read moreside and is extremely well behaved. I went up to Lacona, NY to get her, so I'm not sure if this is the same breeder. Everyone, Izzy meets falls in love with her.

I was introduced to the Mansfield Animal Shelter back in 2012 when I discovered that they produce a…read moreprogram on the local community cable channel, where they show all the animals available for adoption. A fantastic idea that I wish more shelters took advantage of. After a few weeks of insufferably cute faces and accompanying sad stories, I ventured over. Be sure to check the hours on their website, because they're only open a couple of hours some days, and longer hours others, due to it being staffed almost entirely by volunteers. It turns out that they are affiliated with the town animal control department and many of their rescues have been picked up as strays, or left behind after a move. They also accept dropped off pets, though preferably not the 'basket left on the doorstep' kind, which sadly was part of some of the cats' histories. I found a clean, organized place with cats at one end of the building and dogs at the other. Lots of helpful staff cleaning cages, socializing animals and carrying out the administrative side of the shelter. I was able to walk through the cat room, interacting with the cats in cages (roomy, scratching posts and individual litter-boxes), and with some that are allowed to roam freely while volunteers are there. They also have a couple of communal cat rooms with several cats living happily together. The volunteers answered questions, and I was able to use a visiting room to see a couple of cats 1 on 1. On my second visit I met Jack-O. He was a fixed, 6 year old male tuxedo cat. He was terrified of having gone from owner, to shelter, to quarantine, to the vet and finally to a room full of cats in cages. I could see in his eyes that he had just disconnected and gone to a happy place in his head. He didn't respond to verbal or food-based cues, just stayed curled up with that 'thousand yard stare'. I knew he was the one for me. The adoption process was pretty simple; Application, references checked (previous pets and the vets that cared for them) and a reasonable fee for the process (includes fixing, if necessary). I found everyone that I dealt with pleasant, professional and above all devoted to placing all those animals in good homes. Four years later Merlin (formerly Jack-O) is a happy, healthy, furry, non-rent paying roommate with a passion for chirping at birds and knocking over priceless knick-knacks. He contributes only to my sanity, refusing to deal with ground level threats like ants and spiders. I'm still a sucker for the cable show highlighting their adoptables, and often watch with Merlin directly in front of the television occasionally reaching out to see who these intruders in our living room are.

First off we went down there the kittens are $350 they want us to pay for the Spade or neuter and…read morethen they will reimburse us the money. We had a heart set on two cats that we were told the day before were up for adoption! I get a call the next day from the owner Mary, telling me that they weren't up for adoption she wanted to know the girl's names who told me that probably so she can fire them. Fire a volunteer,that's nice Mary.. she wanted vet records for the cats in the Great Danes that I raised from for the last 20 years to prove that I was getting them shots in regular veterinary Care. And my husband Fred Huskies for 15 years 20 years ago in South Carolina and she wanted those records also! I guess it depends on what kind of car you pull up in so this woman can tell whether or not you have the money to take care of these animals. So we went to the Salem animal shelter they had bunk houses for animals there dogs cats these cats were the most beautiful things we have ever seen all of them there's about 15 of them up for same day adoption! They don't go into your background they don't go looking for vet records they just want to know that the cats are going to a good home with a loving family! And the $250. They sent us home with a litter box cat carrier treats litter food a bed toys everything you could think of treats to get these babies started for the next few days in a loving home. And that's exactly what they got! So did anybody reading this I would not go there! Salem animal rescue in Salem New Hampshire same day adoption, and they have a plethora of beautiful kittens cats three-legged cat that was most beautiful thing I've ever seen that ran around me like there was no tomorrow! If I could give this place zero Stars I would the only people that were good and decent with a volunteers who were apparently not caught up on which cats were up for adoption in which one's weren't! This woman was taking applications and checking out people vet bills vet checkups like she was giving away children. If I had four hands I put four thumbs down! Here are the beautiful kittens that we adopted in Salem New Hampshire! Thank you Mary for being extremely rude to us. We got better service in care then the noise you were spilling over the phone about vet records! God bless have a great day everybody!