Animal Ark

I've only ever visited cats, so this is a limited review. The animals are well cared for, and the spaces they have are spacious and comfortable. Staff are friendly and welcoming.

Maybe I am wrong, but my gut instinct is likely right. I was looking at orange and white cats, my son saw a cat at this shelter and he begged me to check it out and apply. He is 12, and my daughter is 8. They are good, responsible kiddos, we treat our cats with respect, love, kindness and lots of patience. We have 4. This cat looked like one of our cats. I applied and went to call the shelter, and immediately the cat wasn’t going to be a good fit bc we had too many other cats, and probably the cat wasn’t good around kids, either. The listing never stated this, otherwise I would have told my son no. The person I spoke to on the phone invited us to the shelter to look at the other cats. We don’t want to look at the other cats, we wanted to look at the one my son saw online. That day I spoke to the shelter, I noticed the cat’s listing was updated to say she wasn’t friendly and she should be alone. Sus! We were going to go and look, and today I see all these one star reviews of others whose children were severely disappointed to not be able to adopt their pet of choice. I was also very disappointed to read the reviews of age discrimination against senior citizens. I am glad we didn’t go to be disappointed and upset. I will adopt from a shelter, but it won’t be here. Felt like a bait and switch and I’m not interested in having to comfort my family bc of rude staff. We dodged a bullet here. And maybe we would have gotten to adopt a cat from here…but reading these posts from other people who have been discriminated against for age or having children, I wouldn’t have liked having this in my head and heart.

The whole process couldn’t have been any easier. We first met our new pup at a local event they were at. We did not get her then but 5 months later we discovered she was still available and ready for a forever home. We got in contact and it was seamless from there. Shout out to Anna who made it easy, she was knowledgeable and stayed in contact and was even there the day we went to pick her up and made sure we were as comfortable as the pup. Thank you all so much. -The Strehlows

I understand that since my cat Maverick was surrendered, I no longer have legal rights to him—but that doesn’t excuse the way I was treated. I called Animal Arc simply hoping to visit and say goodbye, since I didn’t even get the chance before he was taken in. Colleen answered the phone and was cold, rude, and dismissive. Instead of showing compassion, she lectured me and acted like I was out of line for caring. Regardless of policy, there’s a kind and respectful way to talk to people—especially when they’re grieving. I wouldn’t trust someone like that with any animal.

Very disappointed. Filled out application for adopting a cat, our entire household was so excited for her, and was rejected because im outside the 50 mile range to the shelter. Would have been nice to know that was a factor prior to getting everyone excited about Coco, and filling out the lengthy application. Extremely disappointed.

We LOVE Animal Ark!!! If you’re looking to adopt or foster, this is the place to find your new fur baby. Or if you’re just looking to support a great shelter, there are endless ways to support them too!! We brought home our sweet Tilly and are so happy to have her. They walked my partner and i through the entire process so seamlessly (especially for us first time pet owners). The staff cares so deeply and they work so hard to make sure you’re equipped with all the right resources. They also made sure she was up to date on all her shots and she is already even microchipped! They also had her already trained to go in her litter box so our transition home was so easy. Adopting from Animal Ark will be the best thing you ever do. 🧡☺️

Absolutely fantastic 👏. They really care about the animals. The cats have super fun set ups. The dogs are kept out of the public eye until you make an appointment to meet a dog. This keeps the stress down for the dogs. We were able to meet several fun cat friends. The adoption process is involved and requires a lot of information.

Their staff is very nice and the cat rooms are beautifully set up and very clean. You can visit with any cat you want for as long as you like. The adoption process was really easy. And my new kitty is so sweet!