West Los Angeles Animal Shelter

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jordan

We went to get a play mate for our fluffy friend Max but there were no small dogs at that time. A lot of big dogs most of them pit bulls. Very sad picture because some of them were very old and looking sad. However, I am amazed by the care the staff is giving those poor babies. The place is big and they take the dogs to exercise as much as possible. There was that man that works there who you can tell that he loves taking care of the mates. Amazing to see how people volunteer and love the pups. Thank you for saving the best animals in the world!! 🫶

Christopher Boyle

My wife and I met our fury companion here at the West LA animal shelter. Unfortunately or fortunately don't know really we adopted sky during the covid quarantine . So we didn't go inside we made a phone call made a list of dogs off the website called back..... And basically they matched us up with the most perfect dog for us. Weather it was skill or magic I dunno. I recommend to any one thinking about getting a dog to check the West LA animal shelter out. Dog lives matter too.

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My experience was the workers and the volunteers there were very helpful and caring. What you should be CAREFUL OF is the situation with "Shelter Veterinary" the contractors connected to the shelter. They do all their medicals for the pets they adopt out. Long story short they gave a friend a rather inflated bill when she came to adopt out a dog we found running in traffic a week earlier. We wanted to do the right thing in case someone was looking for her. No one was so and she came at 8am the day she was available to adopt her. She needed to be spayed. Shelter Veterinary said the anesthesia would COST EXTRA!! I've volunteered in rescue for 30 years. There is absolutely no way you can do a sterilization with no anesthetic. For one thing the animal will not stay still. This boggled my mind. I volunteered at a county shelter for 4 year and even went to Puerto Rico with a "mash" unit to sterilize pets. On top of that they told her she needed a lot of dental work. The bill came to just under $1000. This is not to say that the doggie didn't need all this done. She did and they did a good job. And, that being said, the price was not terrible for what she had done. It could have been much more. It was just the way it was handled. Of coarse a person wants to do all they can when they are emotionally invested. My friend ended up handing over her credit card and getting it all done at once. And her new doggie is thriving. But not everyone can do that. So be aware and prepared. If they tell you you have to pay "extra" (above the $120) for anesthesia and suggest extras you can say no. I don't want this to dissuade a person from adopting. You can do medicals in increments if you cannot take the financial hit all at once. And no one I spoke to from 3 active 501c3's Dog Rescues in Los Angeles has ever heard of this practice before. Good Luck... Adopt don't Shop!!

荆宜凡

Wonderful workers, super caring and helpful! Literally couldn't be more thankful! Me and my cat are not from the US, and getting her ready for an international fight out of US has been a complete nightmare. I found west LA shelter after losing 3000$ more and 2 months of precious time due to the irresponsibility of several vet institutions and I was suspecting that West LA shelter would do the same. I was very distressed when told that the only option left is to keep her here for awhile and adopt again (I was running out of time for my flight and my cat was stressed out and not eating because of the previous 2 months). However, the workers here stayed over time just to help me register her in and reassured me that I can call and visit everyday. In the shelter, my cat was well fed, well rested and clean. Several workers even helped me to get her adopted 2 days earlier than expected. Now she's in my room happy, jumping up and down. Literally couldn't be more grateful! The West LA shelter restored my trust for animal-care-takers!

Teri Wells

I can't speak highly enough about this pet adoption center. The quality of their service is unmatched - the staff is genuinely compassionate and dedicated to finding forever homes for their animals. The pets are well-cared for, with all necessary medical attention provided. The adoption fee is a great value, covering vaccinations and spaying/neutering. Adopting from here not only saved a life but brought immense joy into mine. Highly recommended!

Hind Fares

It was the first time I came to this shelter to see one of their dogs. I drove over an hour commute just to go see the dog because it said on the shelter’s website that the dog was available. When I get there the staff was rude and when I asked to see the dog she said that it was in “high demand”. She pointed at the whiteboard and told me that I had to e-mail some person to get an appointment to see the dog. This was not mentioned anywhere on the website. Not only did no one get back to me via e-mail but when I called them the next day, the front desk said that what I was told about making an appointment was completely inaccurate. Dogs are on a first come, first serve basis. When I looked back at their website before going back, the dog was removed from their site to what seemed like she was adopted. I found this place to be extremely unprofessional and was completely disappointed with my experience.

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Business Hours
Monday:ClosedTuesday:08:00AM - 17:00PMWednesday:08:00AM - 17:00PMThursday:08:00AM - 17:00PMFriday:08:00AM - 17:00PMSaturday:11:00AM - 17:00PMSunday:11:00AM - 17:00PM

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• Wheelchair accessible entrance
• Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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