Oops! I originally posted this for the humane society, but realized my mistake! Here we go:…read more Hubby and I went in looking for a dog but fell in love with a kitten instead. Needless to say, I LOVE my kitty, but since this is a review of the shelter, not my cat, I will try to keep the fact that WE LOVE OUR KITTY out of it. :) This shelter is fairly small compared to others I've been to. It's one of the cleanest ones I've ever encountered-- very few dog cages with piles of poop in them and the cat boxes were all clean and tidy. It's obvious that the shelter doesn't have much money-- there is no vet in-house and both the cats and dogs have fairly small cages. The tiny dogs and puppies fair a little better and at least have a blanket or something to curl up on. When we were looking at both the cats and dogs, very few notes were given about the animal, but they were very nice about letting us take out whatever we wanted to play with. When we adopted, we were shocked to learn that they let the animals leave the shelter without being spayed or neutered! Wow! That goes against everything I assumed about shelters, but hey, we got our cat, and I am happy. She was given food and a place to sleep while she was there, although she came out with fleas, ear mites, round worms and giardia (but it's likely she came to the shelter with most, if not all of that). Still, they get an extra star for all the hard work they put in and working with what they've got-- it's not an easy job to see all these animals everyday, I am sure. The fact that they don't ask you any questions about what kind of pet parents you might be speaks, I think, to a level of desperation on their part just to have anyone willing to take one of these furry friends home. I am not someone who would ever, EVER buy a dog or cat when there are so many at the shelter-- there are too many animals in need to even think about it. But there will be some start-up costs if you choose to adopt from here and I would recommend taking your new family member to the vet *immediately* to get checked out (ours was at the vet within hours). Even with the costs considered, there is something about getting a pet from a shelter-- somehow they know you've rescued them-- and they become the most loving, loyal, sweetest companions you'll ever have.

I was so happy when I received the call from animal control saying that my Momma's cat was found…read more We had flyers made with pictures and my number. I called Momma up with the good news and I personally wasn't able to go there with her for her to claim her fur baby. Whoever I spoke to on the phone seemed like a decent person. Howver when momma arrived- she spoke to someone who was hateful while claiming she didn't think the cat was actually hers. Momma came in everyday while the cat was suffering, no bath, cage filthy, her cat crying for her and reaching out, this cat acted like he belonged to her and she knew it was her baby. They said for $110 she could adopt this cat but couldn't becauS he was in quarantine. This cat was not in quarantined. Her cat vanished when he ran out the new home at the beginning of July and was found 2months later near the landfill on north side. Hey- maybe fireworks scared cat into one of the many dumpsters next to the apartments/ office buildings. He was so starved and dehydrated. He looked sick and from what was said- no medicine given but flea treatment. Filthy cages and flea treatment (poison) on a starved dehydrated animal and momma begged them each day to let her cat come home with her so she could take him to a vet and back home. My impression is the woman I spoke with each day on the phone (I worked in Boonville from early morning til way after they closed or I would have been there myself) but yes my impression is the woman on the phone with me had her hands tied. After days of this, my momma's sister came in town to speak to them herself and was able to take this fur baby out of the filth, with momma to a vet and he was able to come home where his dog friend recognized him and where he died the next day at home. Maybe maybe if the foul woman had let him go home and see a Dr on this first day or the 2nd day maybe he would be alive and on way of healing. To say his being quarantined and ask $110 to adopt your baby and he's not quarantined, yah he looks different from photos- he's been gone and starving for two plus months. His marking are the same, his voice and mannerisms were the same. It appears real shady, real shady perhaps that needs to be looked into- is that woman pocketing money?? But the real curse is that this poor animal finally saw his momma and cried and watched her leave him behind for days while he suffered. I am in no way damning the whole crew at this facility and it's important to have- there needs to be a standard of cleanliness and accountability and a look over on currant protocol because this is beyond unacceptable, it's an unneeded heartbreak because some nut decided to have a power trip and deeply hurt others in her actions.

Very disappointed in this office. We've been loyal customers for over 10 years. We let our current…read moredoggo's time between appts lapse and when I called to make an appt for her (They've seen her BEFORE) I was told that we'd be "new patients" and they aren't accepting "new patients". OVER 10 years with this office...... I do not recommend them at all. This is very rude.

We've only had to take 2 of our 3 cats to a full-service clinic one time each, and we chose Village…read moreEast because my employer (an animal shelter) uses them often, and they allow us to pass out discount coupons for adopters. Our personal experience has been great both times! The doctors have always been caring & compassionate, and didn't make us feel like "crazy cat people" running to the vet at the first sneeze. The price was also reasonable -- we spent less than $100 at both visits for basic exam & medication. Our most recent appointment was on New Year's Eve, which was very convenient so our sick kitty didn't have to wait 2 more days to receive treatment! Love Village East. UPDATE 11/8/15: We had to finally take the 3rd cat in for something, and still had a great experience. Even though there wasn't anything wrong and we were just being paranoid pet parents, Village East made sure to explore the possibilities without charging us an arm & a leg. They even complimented us on our cat's name (Falkor) saying, "That's an awesome name for a cat." Love this clinic and will continue to use them whenever we need to (although, hopefully that won't be very often!)

After adopting a kitten from Evansville Animal Control, we got talking to our friends about our new…read morelittle family member. Each of them who had cats told us that we just had to get another one because they do so much better in pairs. Another one, you say? Okay, twist our arms!! So the search began on petfinder.com for a buddy for our new little kitty. We were loathe to go back to the animal shelter again because of the huge vet bill we encountered from the first one-- cute as she was, she came with fleas, mites, worms, and giardia-- the works!! I don't think she was feeling too well when we first brought her home, but she perked up and showed her curious, spunky self in no time. So back the the search: this time I was looking for a kitty who had been in foster care but was still a rescued animal (I will not, under any circumstances, get a pet that is not a rescue). Lo and behold, I came across PAAWS-- an organization made up of 11 or so volunteer households that take in pets and keeps them until they are adopted. In foster care was Kiki-- the cutest little grey and white fuzzy ball of fur you've ever seen. It was love. I called the adoption line and sent them an email-- someone got back to me right away. I asked all the questions that were at the forefront of my mind after my animal control experience: Did Kiki have fleas? No. Were they sure about the flea thing? Yes. Did she have worms? Nope. How about shots? All shots were current AND she was already spayed!! So we met at Petco and it took one little chirp (yes, she chirps) and swish of her tail for hubby and I to decide we loved her. We brought her home and after 1 day of a little hissing, Kiki and our shelter kitty Tara became best friends. I would recommend adopting an animal from Paaws without reservation-- Kiki has been the healthiest, most loving kitty I've had!

The woman that is in charge of this rescue acts like she is better than everyone ... Myself and…read moreother family members have tried to adopt from them and there is always a reason or excuse why we weren't good enough .. they have very high adoption fees and you have to jump through circus Hoops to get an animal from them and that is sad when you are willing to give a homeless animal a forever home .... I would not recommend them and I will be looking elsewhere in the future

They can definitely stand to improve their customer service skills. I was standing by the register…read morewhile two girls were looking over text messages and discussing them waiting for them to give me their attention and when the associate finally realized I was waiting for her she just stood there looking at me so I stood there, looking at her back. It was almost as if she was waiting for me to speak, but being that I was the customer I wasn't going to speak first. Eventually she asked do I need help with anything. After she was unsuccessful and helping with what I needed there was no sympathy from a business standpoint that a customer is leaving the store disappointed. She just looked at me with a very blank face. I left feeling very uncomfortable.

I would recommend the business, but I would not recommend you do business with the tall bald man…read morewho lies to you to sell the little $20 booklets. Told me that I could bring my cat up there and have her groomed and use the coupon. Guess what, there's no cat groomer. He even discussed how they were adding another groomer to the one they already have. They don't even have one let alone two. Shame on you.