Humane Society Of Eastern

If it wasn't for u guys, I wouldn't have been reunited with my dog, Hunter. He has been with me his entire life. When he went missing, I was heartbroken. I arrived to pick him up & before he saw me I could tell he was heartbroken too. but as soon as he saw me his eyes lit up. He ran to me and howled & was the happiest I have ever seen him! He spends his days with me as I work, just as he always has. Thank you for all that you do!

I've had my sweet beautiful boy, Virgil, for a little over a year now. When I adopted him, we were only a month or two into COVID-19, so most places were shutting down or having a hard time handling it. The humane society, however, allowed me to fill out an application online. It was very accessible, and it wasn't a confusing process, although I wasn't able to come in an visit him before adopting due to the pandemic.

Everyone I talked to during the adoption was very helpful, and the pickup took less than half an hour. Adoption for an adult cat is moderately priced, for me, coming in at just over $100. But this fee does mean your animal will be neutered or spayed and chipped, as well as up to date on all vaccines. I recommend HSEC for sure.

I made the mistake of reading some of the negative reviews, which infuriated me. I guess there is a Princess born every minute, which is what it must take to complain about folks running a No Kill shelter on a shoestring budget. A thankless job, indeed. I, for one, am forever grateful for the HSEC and the job they do. But then, I've never been much of a whiner.

The only good thing that came out of our experience with the Humane Society is our sweet German Shepherd mix. When our adoption papers were approved we agreed to meet a Humane Society representative at a local event that they were going to be at. Once we arrived at the event no one from the Humane Society was there, so we waited until past the meeting time to discover that they had called me three times, 15 minutes before our meeting time, to let us know that they would not be at the event and that we would need to go to their office to pick up the dog.

To be approved for this dog we had to agree to put him on heart worm and flea prevention which wasn't a problem considering that we had already been doing that for our other dog since we got her (from Pitt Friends, that was a great experience). Fast forward to present day we just found out the dog has heart worms, assumably from his time in shelters considering he has been on his pills ever since we've had him.

We want to have grace on this particular issue because our vet informed us that the heart worm eggs were most likely unhatched making them hard to detect on a heart worm test, so the Humane Society most likely was unaware of his condition. However it bothers me that the dogs in their shelter are not on the same medications that they require the adopters to put them on.

If you are thinking about adopting from the Humane Society, proceed with caution. They do not provide the same level of care to these dogs that they expect from the adopter. They also had no problem lying to us when we asked various questions about our dog's behavior before adopting. Ultimately I'm thankful for the Humane Society in the sense that they saved our furry best friend, but my husband and I have been extremely unimpressed about the professionalism of this organization. Thankfully our story has a happy ending because our dog has been trained and is now going through the process of eliminating his heart worms, but I fear that other owners wouldn't have been prepared to help this dog through the issues that we were told by the Humane Society that he didn't have.

I'm not sure how anyone else's experience will be, but we had a negative experience while adopting a beautiful maltese/poodle mix. The shelter responded to us within a couple of days which we appreciated. Upon entering the shelter the cashier was not friendly with us during both visits unlike the other staff. The facility was clean and the adoption was completed fairly quickly.

We were enjoying getting to know our new pup, until he started showing signs of aggression that I witnessed at times. He was nice as long as you are petting him and showing love but as soon as they asked him to get down from the couch because he was wet from running out of the bathtub, he changed. He became aggressive and bit at my daughter while also snarling at she and my 8 year old granddaughter.

We understood that the change of coming home could be difficult for him, but he kept being aggressive a couple of more times. Maybe someone qualified, can better train him with his behavior, but his actions really upset my granddaughter so much that she called me in tears. We called the shelter the next day to return him, but they would NOT make an exception by giving us a refund or partial refund, even when we only had him one day and he was aggressive.

I sent a copy of the application showing the director that we would not tolerate biting as we stated on the application, and she then referred us to the contract we signed stating that these pets can be "unpredictable". We wish "Bailey" would have been a fit for us. My granddaughter was really disappointed with the whole experience. We also wish him well in the next home he will live in, and hopefully they will not encounter the same problems as we did.

After reading the google reviews, I was a little concerned about going to HSEC. However, we fell in love with a kitten in their care and could not do anything else but go. Completely amazing experience! We submitted our application on Wednesday, got a response on Friday, and became happy kitten parents on Saturday! The staff is friendly and helpful.

They love the animals they give care to. We left with our fluffy baby, a bag of food, all necessary documents, and a bunch of useful information and coupons! We are so happy with our Binx. Thank you!

Just adopted a 5 year old little mixed breed dog. Place was clean and organized. All the ladies were sweet and helpful. If you need a pet, check here first, an animal that will love you is here.

The most unprofessional place I've ever dealt with! They won't return calls and they never answer the phone! HOWEVER, that's not the worst part! My family and I went and met with a puppy and paid for her. They said she'd be ready by Atleast April 1st due to being on antibiotics for kennel cough. Never called or returned messages. When I finally got them on the phone, girl said it would be Atleast another 3-4 weeks because she was being treated for allergies instead of kennel cough now.

I said I wanted to speak to a supervisor because I wanted my dog or I wanted my money back. Had to wait a full week for "supervisor" to finally answer the phone because they never called, only for her to tell me they had adopted my dog out to another family after I paid for her. Never told me she was ready, never asked if I still wanted the dog I paid for, NOTHING! Most unprofessional place EVER! I feel bad for the animals that could have had wonderful homes and the workers there ruin it for them! Do better and be better!

Amazing experience! Have been fostering dogs with HSEC for over a year and always have the best experience with the animals and the staff. They are always useful resources for any concerns that arise and truly care about their animals. So grateful to have found an amazing no-kill shelter like this one - I recommend it to anyone I know looking for a pet.

I adopted two adult cats from HSEC a year apart from each other. The process was easy, the staff were helpful, and I would definitely adopt from them again. I recommend them to everyone looking to add a companion to their family. Also if you are looking for a place to volunteer this is one of the best options. They save so many lives each year it amazes me.