Homes for Orphaned Pets Exist (H.O.P.E.) — Local services in Town of Wilton

We adopted Suzie (formally Lily) from HOPE. They did vet references and everything. You can tell they truly care about where the animals are going. My only complaint would be you picked a cat and they told us to go take a little walk to make sure he was the one we wanted. We were gone five minutes and someone else was already adopting him. However, I feel like it was meant to be because Suzie fit right into our little family. A few months after we got her, we were given a six week old husky pit mix and now even with a 50 pound weight difference they are best friends and cuddle on the couch together. Their adoption center at the mall was clean. They tried to match the potential adopters to the animal and were super friendly. I love that you have to sign a contract That the cat must be an indoor cat only. If anything ever happened they are always a HOPE cat and will take them back if anything happened (we have no plan to EVER get rid of Suzie. Once a family member, always a family member. I just love the policy.) It just proves their love for the animals...

Got my girl Nessie from them, they were the only place willing to work with me on finding a good companion for my dog.

The other shelter literally told me to take a cat home and "try it out", said I would be able to return it if I didn't like.

I couldn't believe how callous they were, like we were talking about a pair of jeans rather then a member of the family!

Finding the right fit has made all the difference and while there's still work to be done, I'm proud of how well they're doing.

I highly recommend checking them out of you're looking for a new...

We tried applying for a cat adoption and were denied. Favorable review from our vet, a happy healthy, pet friendly home AND we volunteered for many years for H.O.P.E. Fostering cats & dogs, working at adoption clinics, vetting folks for adoptions, Santa pics with Pets fundraisers, you name it. We helped H.O.P.E. when it was in its infancy, many moons ago. And now, with new leadership, we get a denial, no explanation and no one will even get back to us. Sad to see what this organization has become from...