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I'm looking for a snow white cat a female a 1 year old spayed and declawed. First name is Bridget…read moreTobin

I stopped here on a whim when I saw the adoption sign as I drive by. I was extremely impressed!…read more They are professional and all about the health of the cats. I told them the personality I was looking for and she knew right away which kitten would work for me. My kitten is litter trained, plays with my older cat well and is gentle and loving. I recomment this rescue with two paws up!

Hands down the best place to adopt a cat. This facility is clean and the staff is very friendly…read more You can tell they really care about the animals. They let us take our time and pick the right fit for our family. Would absolutely recommend them.

I can not express enough great things about this organization. I came here because my rabbit of 8…read moreyears passed away and I wanted to donate his things to bunnies in need. This organization takes the best care of the bunnies they receive and are constantly finding better ways to improve the rabbits lives with what they have. All rabbits are taken to a vet and inspected upon receipt of them. Any health issues are taken care of then they are neutered/spayed at maturity. I would highly recommend getting a bunny from here if you're in the market. They're all well taken care of and the staff and volunteers are excellent. Open 7 days a week from 9-5

GLRS gets a ZERO rating, they do NOT even deserve the "1" rating, but there's no "0" to select, or…read moreI would. They knew Tawny had white discharge coming out of his nose in early October 2020 and FAILED TO TAKE HIM TO THE VET! The board directors KNOW that when rabbits are ill or injured they need to be seen by a rabbit savvy vet within 24 hours or less. You surely do NOT ignore white discharge coming out of a rabbit's nose and only do nebulizer treatments. He NEEDED TO BE THOROUGHLY EXAMINED FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS RANGING FROM PNEUMONIA, PASTEURELLA, ETC. AND THEY FAILED TO DO SO!!! And since they had the money to put a billboard up on I94 recently, "Make mine chocolate," with their web address, they CERTAINLY have the money to fully reimburse me the remaining $1400 for Tony's (formerly Tawny) vet bills. GLRS did NOTHING, did NOT take him to the vet until November 2020, claiming the discharge "cleared up," per notes in the vet records they failed to provide me when I picked him up. Tony ended up with Conjunctivitis that spiraled out of control due to their negligence in taking him to the vet in October. That caused him to develop a nasty ear infection, his eyes were swollen shut, he stopped eating on his own, and was barely pooping. Their vet did not provide Critical Care feeding instructions, other than "as needed." He needed NO LESS THAN 125ml per day divided into several small meals. The board knew for close to a week he wasn't eating on his own, but told a staff member who kept trying to reach them, they'd try to get him to the vet two days later, "if we can find someone to take him.' The board president minimized and lied about Tony's condition and claimed he was fine, when he NEEDED TO BE SEEN BY AN ER VET!!! I had to do an emergency rescue to which my rabbit savvy vet found their vet prescribed eye drops you NEVER use on rabbits, that his eyes, ears, and teeth were all bad shape, and his nose was full of snot making it difficult for him to breath. And on top of all of that, he tested positive for parasites Giardia and Coccidia, along with yeast. The board president claims no wrong doing, that the cruelty investigator found no wrongdoing. That's because HVHS is BIASED and has transferred several rabbits to GLRS and took two weeks before investigation, giving GLRS ample time to ensure pristine conditions. Had the investigator acted promptly, he would've found the shelter reeking of urine, an abundance of poop in the aisles, water and food bowls NEVER washed out with soap and water and NEVER sterilized due. Rescues and shelters OWE a duty to the animals in their care to PROPERLY AND CORRECTLY run the rescue shelter right. In this case, GLRS is grossly understaffed with only 2 part-time employees (that do NOT work together on the same shift) per day to care for well over 70 rabbits. It would take ALL four part-time employees working EVERY day/7 days a week to even come close to properly taking care of all of these rabbits; especially when approximately a dozen are in the hospital requiring daily nebulizer treatments for chronic respiratory issues they try to claim would clear up if the rabbits were adopted out and didn't have exposure to other rabbits, dust, etc. This rescue also has NO way of preventing rabbits in their care from contracting E. Cuniculi, with the pens side by side. All it takes is for one EC infected bunny to pee that runs into adjoining pen and it's a domino effect because EC is shed through urine spores. Whether the board tested all the hospital rabbits for parasites once informed, is questionable. Again, Tony's vet records were NOT provided to me, and only a few of his medications were provided when I requested ALL of it in picking him up. In reading Tony's vet records that were later emailed to me by the vets who examined him, I discovered GLRS failed to disclose material facts about Tony's health, which is unconscionable! Apparently the only way GLRS will reimburse me the remaining $1400 is filing suit since the board president refuses to do so. The board president is well aware and made NO objections when I emailed the invoices for reimbursement. And because GLRS cannot represent themselves in court, they'll have both their attorney fees and mine, along with court costs. They're in breach of contract, they CANNOT hide behind the adoption contract when they've acted in bad faith and failed to disclose material facts about Tony's health. I'm all for adoption, but do your homework and THOROUGHLY research rescues and shelters before adopting. Request to see their vet records BEFORE adopting; if they refuse, look for another rescue/shelter.

My parents list their cat and I was contacted about a cat that was found. Unfortunately the cat was…read morenot declawed or chipped. Took the cat to the Hillsdale Animal Shelter (no kill) and they were willing to take him in despite being full. They were Very nice and polite!! Please support the great caring work they do!!

We had been searching for another aussie when we spotted Clementine (formerly Calida) on Petfinder…read more She was heartworm positive and it said she had been found on the side of the road and was an absolute mess. We love a good mess at our house, so we knew we had to have her. Renee (the director of the Hillsdale Humane Society) was great. They do not answer their phones (my guess is staffing and volunteers are not plentiful), but when they do pick up, they are more than willing to share all the information they have. Renee told me all about Clem, her sweet personality and even offered to bring her with on Saturday to their adoption event so we could meet her. We agreed. We drove to Hillsdale on Saturday and had our other aussie, Wilhelmina, meet Clementine and we spoke to Renee a little more. Clementine still had one more heartworm treatment on the following Tuesday, so we arranged to pick Clem up on Wednesday afternoon. The application to adopt was a simple two page form, the fee is a straight forward $150 and is completely refundable for 14 days if anything goes wrong. Renee said on the rare chance dogs do get into their new homes and people find personalities don't mesh well, she would rather have people bring the animal back to Hillsdale for a full refund. We left confident that Renee would take good care of Clem until Wednesday and headed back home. On Wednesday we drove back down to Osseo and Clementine was ready to go. The whole process was unbelievably easy and the humane society building itself (we only went into the lobby) was very small, but there was a lovely fenced in outdoor yard and it was very clean. We would adopt from Hillsdale again without hesitation. **We did have Clementine checked out by our own vet on Friday and did discover that she has some fairly serious (and expensive) medical problems that need to be addressed before she can live a normal healthy life. As Clem is a part of our family, we are going to get her the treatment she needs so she can live a healthy and happy life. She is undergoing treatment for serious ear infections and skin infections and then once her heartworm treatment is over she will have surgery. We know she saw a vet multiple times while she was at the humane society and we fully believe her medical issues were overlooked by either an inexperienced or lazy veterinarian. The people at Hillsdale Humane Society are not veterinarians, they are kind people who are doing their very best to help as many animals as possible, so Clem's ignorned medical problems are the fault of the vet who treated her in Hillsdale.**

I was told this place was wonderful IF you can get a call back and well I'm not impressed. 3 stars…read morefor helping the cat community but lost the 2 for lack of communication with your community except at fundraisers.

Little Mews helped with an outside cat we were caring for. He was very sick and needed to be inside…read moreand needed treatment. They took him in and saved his life. He is now a happy, healthy, lazy boy. Thanks Little Mews.

Good, but could use an actual website for those who don't use Facebook. Could also use a volunteer…read moreprogram and to put signs with the cats pictures, names, qualities, backgrounds etc. next to them, but I understand they are new and probably not well funded enough yet. Front desk woman was helpful.

I went to Taylor Animal Shelter 06/16/26 to adopt a cat named Wilder. He had labored breathing…read more(mouth breathing) and was in obvious distress. I told the front staff receptionist (Hanna) who told me "I should adopt the cat and take it to my vet". I explained that the animals should be in good health when adopted out. I then told Shawn Donovan (supervisor) who said "they weren't going to spend a bunch of money at the vet for me to swoop in and adopt the cat, that's not how shelters work and I should go pick another one". I explained I'd like to complete the paperwork and pay and pick up the cat once he was cleared by vet and he told me "he would not notify me, that he was the boss, and that he did not know what I was not understanding". He then said he would give me the cat and I could take it to my vet. This was easily the most unprofessional and oddest interaction I have ever had with any shelter staff at any shelter. I understand that shelter environments have skeleton staff and budgetary constraints but both Hanna and Shawn Donovan displayed attitudes that show they are unhappy with their jobs. Their actions aren't aligning with animals best interest and they are making rules up as they go with minimal oversight. I hope this reaches someone who cares and can address the issue as multiple reviews mention similar behavior and adoptions are being lost due to poor staff behavior.

I've walked thought their house. It is well-kept and clean. My girlfriend volunteers at the place…read moreand has nothing but positive things to say. We actually adopted 2 cats from here, they were healthy and with all proper shots and paperwork. The group is well organized and know what they are doing.

This is a wonderful group that takes hard-to-place animals out of local shelters to give them…read moreanother chance. The animals get veterinary care & go into foster homes to recover. Once they are healthy enough, they go onto petfinder.com to find homes. I got my cat from here & he is such a great guy. I'm so grateful that these people rescued him when he was going to be put down from being sickly. I would definitely adopt from here again. Prices were reasonable. I think it was about $115 for my cat.

wow, so clean and easy to maneuver. everyone that works here is so kind and helpful. a great place…read moreto donate goods and adopt pets in need

Reviews on this shelter are all over the place! Some are pretty concerning; it sounds like many of…read morethe animals weren't so lucky as my beloved Gilda, now with me for nine months. I can only speak to my experience though, and I didn't have any problems. Lavender wasn't the best name for my cat but I sometimes think shelters give the animals lame names intentionally just so you won't feel bad about renaming them. I hadn't adopted a cat from a shelter in over 20 years so I wasn't in the loop on how current rates run but the cost seemed reasonable. There was a little room for me to make friends with the feline. She warmed up to me alright but was skittish and fearful for some time after I got her home. That's alright; they warned of this in her write up. She's likely been through a lot before landing in that shelter and it's been gratifying to slowly win her trust and affection. She's a great cat and we're going to be friends til one of us leaves this world. Staff was nice and professional. I have no complaints about this place.

I got my first kitten at the humane Society afew good years ago. Now I'm looking for another kitten…read more.

We got our new furry friend perogi here! The staff was super helpful from the moment we entered the…read moredoor. We came in looking for a kitten and being that we recently moved from Pittsburgh, the name perogi just felt like a sign! The staff helped us and guided us through everything we need to know, how to introduce him to our other cat, etc. Overall just a friendly, PAWsitive ;) experience!