I adopted my wonderful cat named Trish September 1st and I could not be more thankful for the…read moreHumane Society of Central Illinois! I also appreciate the semi-extensive application process to ensure the safety of adopted animals.

I got my cat, Lady, here. She was vip because of her age so she was free of charge. I've had her…read morefor five years now and she is the best animal I've ever know. The sweetest and funniest cat- she acts like she's glued to me. We originally went to get a cat for a companion for my grandmother (whom I live with). She was so friendly and curious we fell in love right away. We were able to take her home that same day. I don't know what the first ten years of her life were like, but I am satisfied knowing the last five have been full of love.

Several bad experiences with calling them to get help for stray animals, they are very useless when…read moreit comes to the south end of Peoria and the outskirt towns of Peoria county, officer Barrick doesn't bother to do her job. Couldn't even "find" the dead dog on the side of the road even with an exact location, I had to go sit with the animal until she decided she was competent enough to do her job and come to the sight that I had been at waiting. She rather worry about animals that are on their own property minding their own business, quite literally. Next time I have a stray animal or abused animal situation I will be calling elsewhere..Somewhere that actually cares about saving animals.

I apologize. I posted on the wrong shelter. It was the shelter in Pekin. TAPS. They were the ones…read morewho treated me with this discriminative additude and harsh assumptions. My apologies Paws. Sorry for the mix up. I always double check on my activity....thank goodness I did.

I cannot speak highly enough of this organization. They are a non-profit, no kill shelter for cats…read moreand dogs. I have personally adopted two dogs from HART over the past several years and these animals are two of the kindest, most gentle creatures on the planet. The description of the dogs' struggles and strengths was accurately described by staff. Both were well adjusted and people friendly. The shelter itself is clean and the dogs appear well taken care of. Staff stayed in the room with me as I met the dog to answer questions and to see the relationship between myself and the dogs. The application is available online and it can be pre-approved before you even see a dog. This really cuts down on the disappointment that the dog you were interested in might be adopted by someone else while they determine your suitability. With both dogs, we were sent home with the heartworm medication that had been started at the shelter. For one of my dogs, that was almost three months of medication. My dogs were both fixed and fully vaccinated. They were both chipped. The adoption fee was a little under $200. Some might feel that is a lot for a mutt a few years old. I'm here to tell you I actually wrote a check for my dogs that exceeded the adoption fee because I was so very grateful for the way they run their business. I want HART to continue to have the ability to to flourish and grow. PetSmart sometimes features their animals during their adoption events in store. You can also give donations to HART at PetSmart during some points in the year. Consider supporting them with your donations and adoptions. It is well worth it.

Wonderful foster mother and contract administrator worked with us to secure a perfect fit. Dog…read morewell cared for and now had forever home. Staff kind and courteous.

I was lucky enough to get to adopt one of most personal dogs I've ever met! The staff were super…read morehelpful over the phone and when I went to pick her up the staff were able to answer all the questions I had and walked me through the whole process. The foster parents even reached out to me to help answer any further questions and were so helpful. The short time I was there It was clear to see they truly care for their animals and it was overall a great experience! I am so appreciative that I was able to get such a wonderful companion.

Yes Friendly and helpful. We went there to find a companion and Kickstand came into our home.read more

adopted a cat. week later he is really sick. Had him mat the vets for a week $$ and he died. The…read moreArk would not talk to the vet and got nasty with them. His first cat had eye infections. when I got my dog she was starving. They do not take very good care of the animals!

New Address is : 2820 East Parkway Dr…read more Decatur, IL Phone # is the same. New facility is quite Lovely!!

A wonderful rescue! They TRULY care about animals. Many have been rescued from high kill shelters…read more Animals that are set to be eauthanized because they're homeless. Reach Out Rescue's animals are fully vetted and spayed/neautered. They don't have a facility but a number of loving fosters throughout the surrounding communities. They do have adoption events and more information on their website. They also have a Facebook page. It's been a great pleasure dealing with them!!

ROR really cares about the animals they take in. I haven't adopted from them but know Tracy and…read morehow much her and the ROR members care about the animals and about animals that may otherwise been put down. I find Lauren's review so unsavory. My husband and I recently adopted a Golden Retriever puppy from a rescue and 3 had to give 3 PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES in addition to lots of info. Guess what? They called them all to see what kind of home we could give Dylan. Lauren - the rescues want to make sure they have chosen the best home possible. I'd rather give a rescue my info than a pet store my credit card!!! Save a life - adopt!

I appreciate the work that animal shelters do, which makes it disappointing to share that our…read moreexperience here fell short. Communication throughout the process was virtually nonexistent, and when we did interact with staff, the tone felt unexpectedly curt. Hoping this feedback can help improve the experience for future adopters and, most importantly, the animals who rely on this shelter.

We found our pup on Pet Finder. We submitted an application to RVAR and within a couple of days we…read moreheard back. Dawn, the Kennel Manager, was very responsive, very professional, and very concern about the welfare of all the pups at their facility. She called our vet and checked up on us, I thought that was great. The place was as clean as you can hope an animal shelter can be. We drove an hour to RVAR in hopes that this cute pup would fit into our family. Dawn brought us into a room and then brought our pup into the room. She sat with us for awhile and watched. Then she gave us as much time as we needed alone with our pup. We absolutely fell in love our new baby. He's the perfect fit for our family and we decided to adopt him. RVAR rescued him, his 2 siblings, and their mom from a kill shelter in Kentucky and we will be forever grateful to RVAR! Dawn took our first family photo and she even checked in with us the next day to see how we were all doing. Thank you Dawn and RVAR..... 5 STARS!!!!

At the request of a friend, I sent this organization a check for a donation. Having heard nothing…read morefrom them to acknowledge the gift, I sent them an email for an update which was ignored. I'd caution anyone to consider donating to Starfish.

After losing a beloved 18 yr old furbaby, I knew I found…read morethe perfect kitty who was outgoing and loved dogs and people. Oreo started out in life with food sensitivities - Starfish gave this cutie top notch vet care and continued with wonderful foster care. I feel blessed to have this spunky silly baby in our household! Thank you Starfish for your wonderful rescue efforts and care to these precious fur babies!