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December 2023 by Nicolaas Vermeulen
They try really hard and the staff are amazing. Better publicity and more effective management may significantly benefit this shelter. But they always take care of the animals.
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March 2023 by James Metz
Clean floors and a generous, loving caretaker.
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October 2022 by Bridget Roberts
We had a fantastic experience adopting our new pup here! My husband, children and myself couldn’t be happier with our adoption process. The New director and staff are so kind and helpful and they have really turned this rescue completely around! You can tell how hard they work and love these animals.
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June 2022 by Bo N.
Called for a cat rescue situation. They told me to call animal control . (Like they actually care). I instead called forgotten felines, who came right out and offered all kinds of help.
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May 2022 by Lauren Proto
We just rescued our Maisie from VSAW. Delilah and team were patient and understanding with us as we decided to rescue our first puppy. You can just see the passion and dedication the current team has to the animals - they do amazing work!Maisie is the best pup, healthy and happy! We couldn't ask for a better first dog and rescuing experience!
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April 2022 by Bridget Moriarty
We had a fantastic experience adopting our new pup here! My husband, children and myself couldn’t be happier with our adoption process. The New director and staff are so kind and helpful and they have really turned this rescue completely around! You can tell how hard they work and love these animals.
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February 2022 by Molly Matus
We are So Happy with our Great Pyrenees Mix Puppy , Pebbles The VSAWL is Great ❤️ Our Adoption went Very well & we Were given all the info we needed We would recommend them To Anyone looking to Adopt a New Family member Thanks again VSAWL, We Just Love Pebbles ??❤️
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December 2021 by Miles Whitford
They take care of their animals and do a great job of finding them the right homes!
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October 2021 by Austin Lowery
We adopted our sweet girl from here, and it was such a simple process. Our pup is so sweet and already loves being in her new home! Would definitely Recommend VSAWL to anyone!
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October 2021 by Jennifer Tilley
Wonderful experience! Today we brought home two beautiful puppies! The whole experience was very positive and we will definitely keep in touch!
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August 2021 by Elizabeth Talbot Potter
After using this place as my go-to for donating food and blankets, I reached out to this organization several times, asking who is in charge of the facility, in order to discuss what they need for the animals going into the new season, as well as possible volunteer and/or foster opportunities. I was outright ignored after several attempts to connect until an entire ten days later. I was sent an extremely rude email saying “we do not give that information out to third parties
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July 2021 by Suzy Charbonneau
Met this sweet pup this past Monday after speaking with the shelter snd the foster mom Francesca. Drove an hr and half away to CT with my 2 children (1-1/2 & 8yrs old) to meet the pup and foster mom. The kids, esp. my baby bonded immediately and spent the evening playing. We all talked and left feeling great. The very next morning Francesca called to let me know this pup is ours and we could take him home on Sunday. We talked all week with Francesca and confirmed time & date for pick up. Confirmed items purchased & what she would provide etc. we purchased toys, a bed, etc. purchased pet insurance, scheduled vet visits and everything. Less than 12hrs before pick up, I receive a text from the foster mom ( Francesca) that she is choosing to keep the pup. The shelter refuses to do anything about this or even admit that this is just wrong and immoral. My children became attached and are so excited to see a pup on Sunday that now I have to tell them otherwise simply because the foster mom chose to wait until the last moment to decide to adopt him herself. This is just cruel, heartbreaking and wrong.I warn all others considering adopting from this agency to be cautioned if dealing with a foster, this one in particular. She was a great person, friendly and clearly great with the pups but just very unprofessional, and non empathetic to what she just put myself, & my family through by allowing us to visit, and clear us for adoption only to tell us no the NIGHT BEFORE.Sincerely a very heart broken family. ):** UPDATE: ⬇️I spoke with the director of the shelter and explained how both morally and legally this was wrong and emotional. She agreed & we get to adopt the pup!! Thank you all for your loving support & references !!! You all made me feel so good during this. And huge thank you to the director of the shelter for making this right & doing what’s right. **
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July 2021 by 01dirtrider
I had a great experience adopting here. I’m told the management changed April 2021. Katie was wonderful to work with and was thorough in making sure the dog was a good fit. It’s obvious she cares for each animal like it were her own. I would recommend this agency to friends and family.
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July 2021 by Elizabeth Mitchell
Please let me assure you all that the negative reviews and serious concerns about the management are things of the past. The shelter is under new management now, and her name is Katie. She is kind, knowledgable, very much on top of things, and wonderful to work with. I have both fostered and adopted through this organization, and I would highly recommend them to any person or family looking to find a new family member.
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April 2021 by Paula Cote
The staff was very attentive to the animals. Very easy to talk to and helpful
