Lawrence County Humane Society

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A Google User

Very helpful. I have been here a few times over the past couple years to make donations. I recently adopted a kitten. If you fill out an application for adoption, follow it up with a phone call or you may not hear back. I missed an opportunity by not following up soon enough. Otherwise no complaints. Everyone is always super helpful and kind. Donate!!

A Google User

I'm finally coming to leave a review because we might as well shut this place down! Ive inquired for help pertaining to kittens that needed help urgently twice!!! And i got the well contact you when its ur turn.I dnt know who you hafta know to get any help there!Thankgod there are other places that do care and dnt even cage there kittys.Yes I had to travel far but all & all I believe the other places cared for and took care of there animals 110% better than lawrence county humane society would(if u could even get them to help you at all)I'm still waiting for a call back for over a yr!!! A YEAR!!! What a shame! I wish I was capable of opening a rescue because I absolutely love all animals and even if there would come a time i wouldn't be able,id at the very least give out and get involved in helping find them a safe secure place to be.I just am completely disappointed in this place.And when u do call other places and they ask if ive got a local rescue i completely explain exactly how it is.Such a shame,there's so many poor animals abandoned in newcastle and no where local to get help for them! It seriously leaves my stomach sick.Theres my rant and it's all 100% the truth! I could go on further after reading some of the other posts as well.Why would u rather keep animals in those cages longer than needed.After so long of turning ppl down no1 will want to come there.Makes me wander what is going on there.

A Google User

They turned us down over scientifically unsupported evidence. They completely disagree with our vet. No research online suggest an unaltered dog can affect a cat in any way possible. Its funny how they can hold cats in cages but not give any out. Terrible Terrible people.

A Google User

It’s embarrassing the lengths you need to go just to be able to give an animal a good home. Disappointed in every staff member I’ve spoken to. Calling back to ask a question when you’re making no sense is not harassment. This place does not care about animals, they care about being right.

A Google User

Very rude staff . The dog I inquired about said she was good with children roughly 7 or older . Said my daughter is 9 and they denied me right there . Told me they would not let me adopt a dog because the one I currently have is not fixed as of right now . And then told me I’m also denied because I can’t show paper works for him as of this moment due to being just rescued and currently waiting on vet . The staff member literally told me she was going to press harassment charges because I called back and wanted to know why I was denied about my child after they told me the first time she was more then old enough . They also told me and my husband because we have a child the dog is to hyper for her . Makes absolutely no sense what so ever !! I don’t appreciate being threatened with harassment charges after you basically belittled my daughter and dog over the phone ! And they wonder why nobody wants to go through adoption anymore ! Somebody needs to fix this place and get a real manager in there and make things right for the poor doggies and family’s who will love them !! She would have been a perfect fit for my family , they are very rude and very ignorant and now as we sit here I can’t help to think what will happen to her sweet face if nobody adopts her !

A Google User

After reading almost all of their reviews I thought this was going to be a good place. I was sadly mistaken and in my experience the bad reviews were very much so more of a reality than the good. 1. I filed an application online through their website. It said they would get back to you the next business day. Two days later I still haven’t heard anything so I called. They said they couldn’t find my application under my name and eventually found it under the dog I was applying for. Being that they say it’s first come first serve I wonder how many other potential adopters have missed a chance because of this. Instead of apologizing and saying they would look into the problem they just said I don’t know how that happened. 2. There is bad communication between staff and potential adopters. The first time I called they said the dog I was interested in had a meet and greet Saturday and they would call me Tuesday to let me know how it went and if he was still there to schedule an appointment to come meet him. He was lookin was still there the following week and no one called me so I called Tuesday afternoon. Again they couldn’t find my application so I explained that I had this problem the week prior and you can find it under the dog I was interested in. They took 10 seconds to look at my application and said He wasn’t going to be a good fit. The person I talked to the week before made it seem like I was approved. They gave me no explanation why he would not be a good fit and when asked if I could meet him and explained what the person the week before said to me they strictly said no. They said they would call me back later that same day. It’s been almost a week so obviously they don’t follow up. Every time I called they seemed annoyed to be even talking to someone on the phone If you are interested in adopting an animal I suggest you look elsewhere. If you do not fit their ideal/perfect person of who they think should own an animal you have no chance. I don’t understand how you can tell if someone is a fit when you never met them or let them interact with the animal and only take 10 seconds to look at their application. I feel bad for these animals like the dog I was interested in that is still sitting there when they could have went to a loving home but instead are stuck there because no one fits the perfect person the company feels should adopt that animal.

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Business Hours
Monday:ClosedTuesday:12:00PM - 16:30PMWednesday:12:00PM - 16:30PMThursday:12:00PM - 16:30PMFriday:12:00PM - 16:30PMSaturday:12:00PM - 16:30PMSunday:Closed

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible entrance
• Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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