Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter — Local services in Warwick

Terrible experience here, I was on petfinder when I saw a cat who was hit by a car & lost his leg, I felt so bad for him & thought he might have a hard time finding a home. I decided I would give him a home. I sent an email to see if he was still available, they said yes & sent me an application. I then made plans to meet him. I met & fell in love with him to then be told the next day he was already promised to a "rescue with an approved adopter". Not sure why they let me meet him & called my vet office, if he was already promised to a rescue with an adopter already approved. Or why a city kill shelter would choose to send a cat off to a rescue(out of state) causing the animal stress & lose the adoption fee money to the rescue, when they have an adopter with a loving home there. No one will tell me the name of the rescue after I asked several times. Very fishy. I wanted to donate to that rescue since this shelter turned down the brand new carriers,treats, beds, toys..etc I tried to give them.(which I donated to my local no kill). I wasn't going to leave a nasty review because I didn't want to deter people from adopting. I highly recommend The Pet Refuge, Care for animals, & The Humane society if you also had a bad experience here,

I should add they felt the need to call me & tell me "They didn't need my donations & that they are not allowed to tell me the name of the "rescue".

UPDATE!! I was told several times the reason they couldn't approve me is because the rescue already had an approved adopter, well that was clearly a lie because I found him on youtube, petfinder, & the rescue called Passion 4 Paws in CT! Up for adoption posted on the 22nd of November. They told me he was adopted the 19th of November. The photos are in the comments of this review until they delete them. They changed his name & story slightly but it's obviously the same cat. Same markings & same leg amputated.

So not only did they lie to me, they denied this cat a loving home, & for no reason. I'm sure they warned the rescue not to adopt to me but I may still try.

Also they contacted a coworker of mine(completely unprofessional) by phone & social media asking her if "she could talk to me & have me remove my review".

If they had an issue with me they should have talked to me about it not lie & say he's adopted. I cannot...

I lost my dog of 7 years recently due to cancer and so I’ve been going to animal shelters offering volunteer work to give back to animals who don’t have forever homes. Upon walking in there, I was met by two ladies and an animal control officer who all seemed more interested in speaking to each other than accepting my offer for volunteer work. One woman took down my information after asking me if it was for community service?? Which I felt was a bit judgmental. I’ve never been in trouble a day in my life. Needless to say, I then stated that my dog passed away recently and that I simply wanted to assist other animals with anything they needed help with, even if was just dog walking. The first thing I noticed was the look on the ladies face and the little interest on my offer, the second thing that got me was that she didn’t offer her condolences when I stated my dog passed away which to some may not seem like such a big deal to others, but to me it it was huge. That small interaction formed my everlasting opinion on this place. The unwelcoming atmosphere, the non-existent sympathy, the inch of interest to assist, the larger importance to speak to their fellow colleagues rather than accept a person looking to donate their time and help… it was all just so shocking. I walking out of the building, got in my car, sat in the parking lot and starting looking at reviews only to see that all of the things listed in my personal review are extremely, and unfortunately, very common. I wish I could leave less than one star. Better yet, I wish there was an option to leave a negative star. There was also a large dog in the main room in a cage too small and plenty of objects over the top of her cage. She was a beautiful dog. It’s such a shame to see the little care that the employees seem to have. I personally love animals and am such a people person that I could just not even begin to imagine treating people the way they treated me in the small amount of time. They give the impression that they don’t care, which in their line of work is a huge red flag. I would say I don’t recommend this place, but in all honestly, I’d still suck it up and go there to help the animals because that’s all that matters to me. The animals. The people seem nasty, but I would ignore them solely to help out the...

Prior to going to the shelter l saw the reviews regarding poor service and not wanting to adopt out animals, but wanted to find out for sure because they had quite a few cats available. Unfortunately the reviews are true. If you owned an animal in the last ten years you will have to show shot records and grooming records, at least that was our experience. I am not sure if they have standards they adhere to for adoption requirements or make it up on a case by case basis. When we visited the shelter there were 5 large dog crates in the waiting area, I assume due to over crowding because I heard dogs barking in the back. One had three small/medium dogs in it. Most of the cats have been at the shelter since they were kittens and are now over 1 years old. Due to being a tax payer funded organization I believe they need to reevaluate their adoption practices. Requirements should be standardized and published. Furthermore, requirements should be basic. A shelter should house animals temporarily, not permanently. I will say the cats seemed well cared for, but again the shelter isn't there to be a permanent home. Also they did not return phone calls. They have too many animals to care for because they need to allow more families to become...