PETA — Local services in Norfolk

No matter what, PETA is a good and helpful organization, so turn to them if you need help.

They have helped me twice…recently found a very injured rat outside, it looked like it had caught it’s neck in a snap trap and was bleeding. I called animal control, they didn’t care, made me feel like an idiot for feeling sorry for an injured animal, because it was a rat I guess. But it was suffering, i can’t stand seeing any any animal suffer… i didn’t know what to do, should I call a vet and have it euthanized? But I felt weird doing that and it’s expensive, and would they even do that service for a wild rat? So, i tried to put the thought out of my mind, sadly I hoped it would just die, but by the morning it didn’t. So then i tried to help it ( I know…Yuk, but i felt so sorry for it with a big gash on its neck.) I googled how to kill a rat… someone wrote, shoot it! Lol. So i realized I can’t kill an animal like that…Then I thought of PETA…and while I haven’t in the past always agreed with everything global PETA has put their energy into sometimes, sometimes alienating the public’s perception of them, absolutely no one can say they don’t care …even for a lowly injured rat!! I called them and they didn’t make me feel like an idiot for caring for this suffering creature. They were kind and generous and told me to bring it in and they would have it checked out and it if it was badly injured they would euthanize it, and if not, they would release it somewhere ( I wasn’t sure how they would do that … but not near me I hoped lol) It was badly injured, and it did get euthanized. I was ultimately happy it was treated humanely and was no longer was suffering.

PETA also helped me in 2014 when my beautiful Samoyed was at the end stage of his life … I personally had been seriously injured and at that time i could not afford to euthanize him. When my baby took a turn for the worse, I called PETA and they came to my house in the middle of the night, and picked him up, and we went with them to their headquarters to stop his suffering. I was traumatized but they were so kind and caring and helped me when absolutely no one else would. I have never forgotten that.

When I left after my rat escapade, i saw outside they had free bales of straw for bedding wrapped in plastic and neatly stacked outside for absolutely anyone who needs it for their animals in the cold to take. I thought that was great! And they had some surprising literature… that they actually do support kill shelters? Never would have guessed that one. But they basically explained that there are sadly so many homeless animals that the system can’t keep up and makes the shelters unable to take in healthy adoptable animals and so turn many animals away, leaving people who must surrender their animals unable to. It’s certainly a disturbing dilemma. Help by spaying and...

Ive used this service before and was very pleased. However, today’s experience definitely made me even more appreciative. We have a new unexpected addition to our family. He is absolutely adorable, cute n funny and equally an absolute menace. story time/ back story About 6 months ago, Kawalski or Khai, our male tuxedo cat, had been found by my father when he was roughly 3-4 weeks - too soon to be away from his mother- in the middle the street at 2:30 am in the pouring rain-we took him in and he became ours when no one came forward to claim him. Very recently, I had an occasion i was running late to- and had changed quickly grabbing an outfit hanging up in my closet. It wasn’t until i had arrived at my destination, that i realized a particular smell omitting from the bottom pant leg 🙃. Only then had i discovered that Khai, found a spot he wanted to mark- my closet floor. Coming to the realization it was time to neuter him asap- earlier this week i looked online for available appointments. I was surprised to have seen there was one a few days away with 2 spots available - so i jumped at the opportunity- despite having to work the night prior until 5 am.

• this is where i am incredibly grateful.. for being accommodated to my messup*

When i had received an email confirming an appointment- i failed to look at the actual date they planned me for. With only an hour and 20 minutes of sleep, I arrived at the destination listed during the drop off time with my little sour- patch kitten. I was greeted by Claude, and as it turned out my appointment was not until December 5, 2025. Panic and defeat briefly crushed my soul, until Claude took it upon himself to communicate with the vet to see if they would be able to accommodate us - to which they fortunately were able to. I cannot tell you how grateful i am. Not only were they welcoming, very professional and treated our Khai with genuine care- they also went above and beyond to accommodating my genuine mistake, that i could only blame myself for. I cant say this will be a situation available for everyone, however seeing first hand they will do everything within their limits- speaks volumes of the care they give and will ALWAYS get my...

I will never ever recommend this place ever again, I had A pit mix with lab he was barely one years old. He turns one August 17. I had brought him to the shelter due to me not having time for him once you gave your dog to this place or your animal, they won’t allow you to get them back I heard that Peta puts Pitbulls down automatically due to the aggression that they already have which shouldn’t be allowed they should Rehome animals instead of putting them down, they won’t tell me if they put my dog down or not which nobody would want to know that, but I would at least want to know That’s all I want. They gave me an attitude every time and I’ve called and asked about him. They say they’re strict on their animals, but clearly they don’t care if they are euthanizing dogs, and bringing them places like other shelters and won’t tell you anything I understand that I brought him to the shelter, but I did not expect for them to bring him to a whole different Shelter which I doubt he’s in another shelter I really wanna get him back. My mom has his sister and she knows a really good trainer for him she was gonna come down and visit and Get him trained so that we’re able to keep him at the time I wasn’t able to I live alone he has separation anxiety. I would not recommend coming here unless you’re getting your dog some type A shot or neutering do not bring your animal...