Animal Foundation

So my aunt fosters for the Animal Foundation. Out of the 4 she was fostering, we decided to adopt one. She was available for pick up today (6÷12÷16) after being spayed. So I came in at 11am to do the paperwork but couldn’t get her until 4pm. We decided to also wanted to look around for a second kitten when we came at 4 for the first one. The first time I came in all the people were super nice and everything. Second time, they were kinda just blah. Maybe cus a 5 hour difference and a bunch of idiots but who knows? The one who helped me this morning made a comment like «back for another?» but in kind of a rude tone. And then she started telling me how the two kittens wouldn’t be able to be around each other at first and everything as if I didn’t already know that.
I got my two kittens without much hassle so I am satisfied with everything. Just wished the attitudes were the same the second time around.

Today was my second trip to the Animal Foundation to adopt another cat. I adopted a kitty three years ago and she needed a friend. The kitty area is good. Cages and glass boxes. Cages are clean. Kitty’s look comfy and happy. Reasonable fees for adoptions. Staff is friendly and helpful. Paperwork is easy. All, if any medical issues, are addressed. They are very informative of instructions, vaccinations, micro chips, and vets that do free first time check ups. Very organized. They explain the neuter/​spay process and you bring your paperwork and pick up your pet the next day after they are fixed. Picking up is easy. Sign in, have your paperwork, and they bring your baby to you. I am thrilled with my new fury family members and cheers to everyone there. You do a great job!!!

I had to put my little Penelope down as it was a difficult decision but the staff at the Animal Foundation great in support and compassion
I then adopted a dog there as well and had a great experience. The staff try to give you as much info on each dog and the time to walk and play with the dog to see if it’s the right fit.
There are many animals to pick from
Great experience

I found an amazing dog that was in need of love and a good home. The staff was busy but helpful. He had bad (very bad) teeth but we took care of it and he is paying us back 100 fold in love and laughs. Thank you

I have read quite a good amount of the reviews and to those complaining about having to pay for services, you got to understand animal shelters get very little to no funding from the state and depend on adoption or charity events. I have recently fostered 3 kittens there and yes they had some GI issues but it was nice that everything is covered under their veterinary care while I am fostering. I can tell you right now for what they did those services easily be 100+ at a veterinary office but in return all they will get is the adoption fee that may or may not cover the services that were provided.
Speaking from experience of working in a vet office, getting hold of animal shelters and animal control is just a pain, just be persistent. I had a cat dumped off at the clinic whom i later adopted cause I got his ID from animal control and still paid a fee at animal foundation even though I knew he was already neutered. Who cares.
Quarantine ya its a bummer but no place will board your dog for free. It’s just protocol if your animal bites another animal or human.
So overall, ya this shelter is a bit of a cluster but everyone I have met and dealt with has been amazing to me and my foster kittens. They are doing what they can with what they have. People just need to use some common sense and be responsible.

Pleased with this animal clinic. Came in to get my two dogs chipped because I saw that they were having a $ 10 chipping sale. It was packed but they were very fast with their services. Best of all, everyone was very pleasant! Def recommend.

Been here twice and both times the same lady was SO unbelievably rude. I’M trying to do a great thing and you’re treating me like I’m a criminal?! Right lol. Never again, thanks.

So many honest caring people get so focus on being right in what they think is Right, they forget The Animal Foundation does so much great things it gets lost.

We’ve searched this place for our new baby. We finally found her. A blue and white pit bull, German Shepard mix. They have a lot of pit bulls which make me sad because they are really good dogs but people use them in bad ways so they get a bad rap (kind of like guns huh). Because We have small children we couldn’t chance an adult stray pit bull. There are some beautiful ones there if you don’t mind it.

I had to take my beautiful cat back today I was so upset… anyway life is life. But when I went in the lady who first helped me out was super rude didn’t make eye contact I had to ask her if she could help me and she said «I’m trying to finish a note but yea» than she had me wait till her note was done… it was like I was bothering her. Anyway she came up for the cat from behind the counter and took her. Luckily there was another lady who was there to help me very nice helpful in every way possible she even showed sympathy for having to give up my cat…

Zero stars! Horrible place with people who are unwilling to help! I was there last year 2 times a day for over a week looking for my dog, in that time I saw and heard the most HORRIBLE things! People unable to claim their own pets, animals being put down left and right! People trying to arrange money and being told of they don’t by a certain day, «we will euthanize!» People telling me they make them get the shots again even though overs have current shot record. AND hearing more then once that animals weren’t given shots at all, but owners paid for them. It’s horrific! Never surrender a pet there, never call animal control if you see a wandering pet!

I have adopted at least 6 different animals from here over the past few years. 2 dogs, a bunny, a turtle, and 2 cats.(all alive and well) When I was a kid I wanted a farm, because that’s what we had back home in Belize. But now that reality has set in, I just fill my home and back yard full of what I can. HOA doesn’t have a clue! Lmao.
Anyway, enough rambling. Off top, this is NOT a «no-​kill» shelter, which means they DO euthanize animals! So it’s up to us as humans to do something about it… ADOPT! The staff here is always friendly and informative. Even after the adoption process they keep in contact and email information about your pet. I still get emails from my 1^st adopted dog over 5 years ago. Every animal is spayed and neutered. I don’t agree with «fixing» animals, but I guess it’s for population reasons. First set of shots are done beforehand. You have the option of bringing them to a vet within 5 days of when you take him/​her home. They ask you to come back for 2^nd set of shots in a month or so. They also microchip your pet, which I totally am a fan of. Lots of new and familiar faces working here since way back. That’s always a good sign. I’m getting another cat, a 5 month old Black cat to be exact. Forget the superstition, they are a good omen and unfortunately the last to get a home for that simple reason. Can’t wait to take the kitty home! I will return late next year or early 2017 to adopt another pet. Maybe a pig next time… who knows, I’m silly like that, silly!

I rescued the love of my life here so I have to love the place however the level of service you get when you come here is truly hit or miss. Most of the volunteers are friendly however the staff that works there can be another story. Personally I would love to quit my job and work with animals all day!
I understand that they get a lot of dogs each day but I truly feel as though the kennels could be better kept. Overall the grounds aren’t bad but the area is a bit sketchy.
The process for adopting is fairly easy and they partner with some major companies which is how I got my pup here for free, microchip, spay, and everything included.
I love that they update their website pretty frequently throughout the day with the new animals they get in so before you make the trip out if you see a four legged friend that catches your eye you can give them a call and know the kennel number before arriving. Their website also lists the locations of the dogs because not all are at the shelter, some are at Petsmart.
Overall, I’m a supporter of the Animal Foundatoon and wish it continued success. Before buying, look at adopting! They have fantastic deals all throughout the year! :)

So torn. I know they try to do their best, and without society helping the decks are stacked against them.
:(. Lots of parking, animals where you can see them, no back area and books, thence they bring the dogs out like SPCA.
I know they have an overcrowding problems at times, again not their fault.
They do run specials. One for seniors, one for vets, etc. Usually free if it’s the special.
They always need linens to give the babies something to sleep on. Hint, hint. If you go to browse grab some from your linen closet that you don’t use. It means the world to the animals.

These people make it very difficult to adopt a cat, they run this place like we wanting to adopt are doing something wrong.
Then we are looking at kitties and this woman asks harshly and rudely for my daughter to move so she can take a photo of the cat my daughter was loving on… WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!
Crazy.
Howard was intense and harsh until I said, mellow out will you?!
This planet and the people on it in certain situations suck!
Ended up getting our beautiful kitty from this place.
Sitting in the clinic the next day to pick her up amongst other people who adopted kittens and cats, there were 3 others picking up their new precious ones, they all spoke of the absolute rude behavior they received from the cat department.
Please what will it take for you to get it together, be kind and do your job with care and kindness?

We adopted our kitten from here, the staff was friendly and there were lots of cats and kittens to choose from.
Aside from everything we were told to sanitize our hands after every time we touch a cat or kitten. Because some of them were sick. I was a bit Leary about that but we proceeded to search for our new family member anyway. We decided to find a kitten that hasn’t been exposed to the other cats or kittens as long (a new arrival) we thought maybe there would of been less chances of him/​her being sick or coming down with what the other cats have.
Needless to say that approach didn’t work. We ended up adopting pop and named him Grim-​Lynn. When we brought him home after he got fixed we noticed right away that he was very warm and sneezing a lot. We took him to the vet where he had a fever. The vet said he had a virus and gave us an antibiotic.
After talking to a few people who had adopted from this place I began to notice they all experienced the same thing. They all adopted sick cats or kittens. That’s horrible !
I am disappointed that the kittens or cats aren’t being cared for properly.
I have adopted numerous times through different animal foundations in a different state and never did I experience this. Not only did I adopt a sick kitten but now my older cat is sick too resulting in more vet bills then we were prepared to handle.

We are writing this review in hopes of POLICY Changes with The Animal Foundation.
If there are no changes in the near future, we will escalate our story to those that can help increase the pressure.
Sometimes being a Good Samaritan doesn’t PAY, but this Samaritan won’t stop until a BROKEN policies are changed.
THE STORY:
A sweet Miniature Apricot Poodle showed up in our garage one evening. We took her in, fed/​cared for her, etc. She had no tags and we didn’t think she had been groomed/​cleaned in at least 6 weeks. More reason to think she was either abandoned or won’t be claimed. We decided to contact North Las Vegas Animal Control the next day to see if she had a microchip and find her owner. His scanner wasn’t working and said he will take her and they can scan her and she will then be taken to the «Animal Foundation» where we can later adopt her if we choose. We can adopt her after a 3 day hold to see if she isn’t claimed and we will have first access to adopting her.
We don’t have other animals nor did we know the process when calling animal control nor did we even know about The Animal Foundation up until this point. After numerous calls/​messages to the The Animal Foundation, the first guy told me she won’t be available for adoption until Tue morning. However, I had to call back to get the cost of adoption and other info I missed, and another gal told me she will cost $ 200 to purchase (includes spaying, microchip, shots). WOW! $ 200 and no discount even for finding/​taking care of the animal. Our loss and their gain. She also told me that she will be available for adoption on Monday, not Tuesday! So, if I didn’t call back and ask questions again, would I have known?
The story gets better. They also told us that all animals are «first come, first adopted» EVEN IF someone finds the animal. They don’t hold animals, nor take a deposit to hold animals, etc. even for the families that find the animals. This is NOT Right. I proceeded to ask questions like «so you are telling me that I find a dog, do the right thing and help you try to find the owner, but I can’t be first to adopt the dog?» or «If I’m driving to the Animal Foundation and I tell you guys I’m on my way (take time off of work or whatever) to be there to adopt the dog we found/​cared for, that you can adopt the dog to another person/​family as I’m driving there because you won’t hold the dog for us?» ALL Their reply: «No, we don’t hold animals, it’s first come, first serve EVEN IF you find the dog… Sorry…that’s just our policy…» Well, this policy is not right and should be addressed.
As I was driving to the Animal Foundation, «Apricot» got adopted by someone else (just as I thought). No sympathy from the employees and our family was DEVASTATED! I was upset/​crying that I wanted to speak to a manager about this so called ridiculous policy of theirs. The best response from Brenda was «this is our policy and we have had others say they would adopt the animal and not show up» in which we told her it’s a policy that needs to be changed, especially for families that help find/​care for the animal (s). She offered $ 50 off our next adoption if we choose to adopt. Why would we give this Foundation our money on a future adoption when we wanted Apricot and because of their broken policy, we no longer have her as part of the family?
The story gets even better…
When my husband found out that they adopted the dog as I was going to the Animal Foundation, he contacted Brenda again and they discussed the issues with their Policy and asked her to take this to the Board for future changes. He said for our loss and their gain, we basically don’t have a dog anymore and if another dog comes on our door step again, we will find the owners ourselves because we want no business in giving the Animal Foundation business. She informed him that on their website, we could have «register a found pet» on their website!
SERIOUSLY!!! They told us that we could have kept the animal, reported it found/​upload a picture, and hope that someone could have claimed her that way. WOW, just more upsetting news.
To our understanding, all animals that are turned over to Las Vegas, Clark County, or North Las Vegas animal control find their way to The Animal Foundation.
Henderson operates differently and does not have their lost/​found animals go to The Animal Foundation.
Shame on the City of North Las Vegas too for not being more informative on the process when an animal is found and taken to The Animal Foundation and Shame on The Animal Foundation for how they treat families that find/​care for pet and don’t have at least a 24 hr or deposit hold for the families that find the animals.
Very disappointing and we hope this finds it’s way to implementing new policies for families that have been or going to be in the same position we found ourselves in.

We have adopted several kitties from these people. I love how the staff is always handling the animals; giving them love and attention. We are treated great, paperwork is handled quickly and shots etc are efficient. If someone has to spend an extra night for tracking chips or spay/​neuter they make sure you know when you can pick up and the staff bringing out the animals is always helpful.
We had one kitty go missing a year after we got her; yes we live close to the edge of town and it is very probable she met «Uncle Coyote» but when I reported her missing the staff there was understanding and considerate of how upset I was.
For that alone I will return to adopt from them… If only I had a bigger income and more land. Think of the crazy pet person I could become!

You will fall inlove. So many animals who need a home! Friendly workers and volunteers who’ll help you take a look at any animal. This is where a few of my friends adopted their dogs and where I adopted my kitten. He had to get neutered so I wasn’t able to pick him up until the next day. Paperwork to adopt was quick and easy; going home to wait a whole day to finally get him was not!
When I picked him up the next day he came with a cone on his head. Cats usually don’t need a cone after surgery but apparently he was picking at himself… The cone came off in a few days though and he has been bringing a lot of joy into my life ever since!

I have been here several times to play with pups but this was my first time volunteering for the facility.
We started out with a tour which I recommend doing and I believe they tour twice daily. With the tour you get to see what each animal will experience upon arrival. When the animals arrive they are given a medical exam and then placed in the holding unit. They have a holding unit for dogs and a separate one for cats and kittens and they are held for three days in this location to give owners a chance to reclaim their lost ones. The three days also helps the animal adjust and eventually if not claimed be placed in the adoption units.
Something interesting I learned was that this facility is an «All admission» place. Meaning they do not turn away any animal, and with this they have admitted everything form cats, dogs, desert tortoise, snakes, birds, chickens, bunnies, horses, and even a shark… yes a shark! They do work with other no kill organizations, as many as 70 as you can imaging the traffic here can be overwhelming at times.
Adopting is not hard to do here. My job today was to walk any dog that had not already been walked and I immediately fell in love with a little 15 week old Yorkie Terrier named «Suzy Q» which ended up only wanting to be held and refused to be walked. Adorable!
I was curious as to how they were named and learned that the ones who were dropped off by the owner came with a name and otherwise where named by the Animal Foundation staff. So if you do adopt there is a good chance you could still re-​name your new family member.
Adopting is fairly easy and pricing can range but will be capped at $ 250. The price can drop weekly or monthly. The longer the pet sits here, the lower the pricing becomes. You can also foster which is a great idea and normally involves kittens or puppies that may need extra care and even bottle feeding. This is a great alternative however being the animal lover that I am, I could easily see myself becoming a permanent foster parent instead which is why I think they offer this to begin with.
The cats and kittens we saw today were absolutely beautiful and even saw a mama cat nursing about five kittens (if I counted correctly) and this room was pleasantly nice and quiet!
There is a good mixture of breeds both mix and full blooded breeds, like today they had a German Shepard, English Bull Dog, a couple of Yorkie Terriers, and Labs, but what they don’t have a shortage of are Chihuahua and Pit Bull Terriers.
The staff here really works hard and has an admirable passion for what they do daily when it comes to caring for these animals. For instance they have staff making their rounds every 20 minutes 24 – 7 cleaning and tending to all the animal’s needs and the place is kept fairly clean for holding as many animals as they do.
Thank you Animal Foundation for all you do to ensure that all the animals that come through your facility get the right care and ultimately the chance to live a better quality of life.