Humane Society Of Huron Valley

Okay first of all, this place is the Disneyworld of shelters. I don’t know where they get the money for that, but more power to them. You drive up to this packed parking lot, have to find a space, then follow signs to make sure you go in the right door, and you enter to a colorfully-​decorated cutesy lobby with a life-​size dog statue and happy-​go-​lucky receptionists who are excited that you’re there. When you tell them which animal you want to visit with, the receptionist goes on a fancy PA system announcing that you are on your way back to «Meow Meadows» or wherever. You follow a little path and discover another employee waiting for you around the corner (they all wear color-​coded matching hoodies by the way), to escort you to your destination. Meow Meadows was a spacious room that looked like cat heaven, with a door going to an outside portion, and classical music playing overhead. (I’m not making any of this up!)
But seriously, they are wonderful. Everyone is very knowledgeable and helpful. They give you handouts with information written up by their animal behaviorists, and they have a small but decent shop where you can buy stuff for your animal. Some animals also come with the form filled out by the previous owner who surrendered him (if applicable), so you can get insider info about the pet and why he’s there. If you take your adopted animal to their vet within 10 days of adoption, it’s half off, but they also encourage you to go to another vet if that’s what you want.
One great thing is that you can put a hold on an animal so no one else can adopt him or her before you do. They do a free 2-​hour hold, or a 24-​hour hold where you pay half the adoption price (later applied to your total). When I put a hold on a pet, they took him off the website within 5 minutes so no one else could even check him out. That’s awesome!

The humane society is awesome! It is really clean, the animals have great places to stay and the staff is super friendly and helpful. They have treat buckets outside all the pens where you can give a dog a treat when you walk by. This teaches the dogs to like and to be comfortable around people. When you are interested in a dog, you show a volunteer your pass. This is a small piece of paper that shows your paperwork was cleared. You then get to play with the dog and even take her for a walk around a nice outside path with a pond and a gazebo. They also have many on site services… training, behaviorists, vet care etc. We adopted a puppy on Saturday and the whole experience was great!

I honestly can’t say enough good things about HSHV. We’ve adopted all three of our pets from HSHV, as well as continued their care through the humane society’s veterinarians. We’ve also used the service to bring in a stray cat we were feeding outside our house. Through every experience we’ve had, they have been incredible. The staff is always helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. The veterinarians treat us like we’re the only appointment they’ve had all day. It’s just a great environment for people and pets.
As a side note, after adopting three animals, I can say the people who are complaining about not being allowed to adopt a pet, probably weren’t in a situation to adopt the animal. I truly appreciate that HSHV doesn’t just give animals away to anyone. They want to make sure the animal finds a home where they will be safe, happy and healthy. They really do care about each potential adoption finding a forever home.

After fostering a few pups, my husband and I adopted our lovable hound-​mix from Huron Valley. It’s just over a year now since his adoption, and we’re still learning and growing our bond together. It can be a challenge to adopt an adult dog instead of those oh-​so-​cute puppies, but it is well worth it when you help give a deserving animal a new home.
The staff at Huron Valley were very helpful when we adopted Chester (formerly Zeke). He had been there over a month and a half (a long time for such a handsome dog!), and they all sang his praises. Additionally, they gave us a bit of counseling during the adoption process, requesting that we return him to their facility if that unfortunate event were to occur. (It hasn’t and won’t.)
All it takes is a glance at our furry family member to know that we made the right choice. Save a life – skip the breeder.

This humane society is the cleanest and friendliest I’ve been to. The animals are treated very well. They make sure every dog is pet and walked and every cat is comforted daily.
For about 3 months I volunteered here and I absolutely loved it. I looked forward to going into volunteer but unfortunately with my work I couldn’t make very much time to get in.
From volunteering on the inside everything is washed thoroughly and the minute something touches the floor it’s dirty and has to be cleaned again.

My sister rescued a beautiful Shih Tzu from here about a year ago… she’s the cutest dog I’ve ever seen, super sweet. My daughter rescued two cats from here a few years ago. They’re both great, but one is my favorite cat on earth. My son rescued a bulldog mix from here and she’s incredibly well behaved and super lovable. Love this place!

This is probably the nicest humane society that I have seen. The place is very clean and has a positive atmosphere — very different than some other shelters that feel like prisons. The staff clearly care about the animals and put a lot of effort into making sure that you are a good fit for your new pet. I recently got a cat there, which I absolutely love!

It’s huge, it’s super clean, beautiful beautiful place. They Veterinary clinic is top notch the staff is wonderful, friendly, so so nice and half the price of our vet we have been seeing for years. Great renovation I have never seen a humane society half this awesome.

We came in last Tuesday to adopt a cat and after a long talk about the needs of the animal a girl named JESSIE, who was not even helping us says she does not feel comfortable letting us adopt an already neutered cat because we have two (one very old) dogs that are not neutered. And if I don’t like it I can talk to her supervisor who she says isn’t there. I grew up with cats, know how to take care of them and would have given her a good home. I sure hope this is a no kill facility since they don’t seem to want the animals to have loving homes.
EDIT– as of today Krista the adoption manager called me to apologize for Jessie but to tell me that unless our youngest dog is neutered that we cannot adopt. I truly don’t understand this «policy» because it has no bearing on the cat at all.
She asked me to amend or remove my review from their Facebook page and to remove JESSIE’S name from the review. **I noticed that they removed one of my other comments about this on their page already.
EDIT– NO BREEDING OF ANY KIND GOES ON IN OUR HOME OR ELSEWHERE… THIS WAS MADE VERY CLEAR. WHEN I RECEIVED THE «APOLOGY PHONE CALL» I WAS TOLD THAT THE DECISION WAS IN PART DUE TO JESSIE HAVING A «BAD DAY». I STAND BY MY REVIEW AS YOU STAND BY YOUR EXCUSES.

I wish the vet clinic would have told me about their late policy before making the appointment. I arrived 11 minutes late and they told me that they would charge for being more than 10 minutes late. I will never go back their again. It makes me upset because I have heard really great things about the shelter. The vet clinic is ridiculous!

I never write reviews but after a phone call from HSHV today, I had to speak my mind. I called about their special for the «Happy Neuter Year» for my 2 yr old dog. I have a limited income since I am disabled so this special price would work perfect for me. I explained to the associate on the phone that he has not descended yet. She then told me that it would cost extra for that. She put me on hold to double check the price. She came back on the line and said the vet staff said it would cost and extra $ 150.00 for him to have the surgery. I told her I can’t afford to pay that kind of money out and she said that I could apply for a pet credit card to pay for the service. If I get turned down, then I could get a payment plan to make payments. You can’t just offer the payment plan to someone with low income, you first have to apply for the credit card they offer before they offer it. Why waste peoples time with that.
HSHV claims to be there to help but when a disabled person needs the help, they can’t get it. Thanks HSHV, I will NEVER call upon you for any type of help again. I will find a vet that has more compassion to help that what you showed today.

Brought my kitten here to get his shots and to get him fixed. We brought him in early in the morning and was able to pick him up the same day. My kitten was very nervous at first but when I picked him up he was relaxed and very happy! The staff was very friendly and helpful with aftercare and prices very super reasonable!
Very happy with the service and happy that my kitten was treated with the best care!

I took my 18 year old cat in to be euthanized on Thursday. I was very impressed with the technicians who carried out this sad task. I stayed with my cat throughout and they made sure to tell me what to expect every step of the way. Even though I am sure they do this many times in a week, they treated me and my cat with the utmost care and compassion and sincerely wanted this to be a peaceful, painless and gentle ending. They were obviously experienced with older animals who are so frail and need to be handled very gently. I cannot say enough good things about these people. Letting go of an animal that has been in your family for 18 years is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do. I am grateful for their services and compassion.

I have been going to this facility for over 30 years and I enjoy every visit I make. They’re very friendly, clean and reasonably priced. I plan to sign up as a volunteer very soon. This is such a great place for the public and the animals. Each year it gets better and better for the animals.

Very caring staff, fair prices, and a nice facility. Thank you all for your compassion and support! Keep up the good work!

My dog has osteosarcoma, which I found out recently from my regular vet who referred us to a specialist. After seeing the specialist and been given the options we felt very discouraged as the best option was amputation with chemotherapy which would have been $ 10k altogether. The specialist made it very clear my dog most likely wouldn’t make it longer than a year WITH that option, also they weren’t sympathetic so I was very turned off. I ended up at the humane society just to check prices thinking it’d be cheaper but not that much cheaper. First of all, they were so compassionate and secondly the amputation cost $ 400 – 1,000 which made it much more doable! Though they do not offer chemotherapy, they give you hope. That’s all I needed. A positive attitude and a leg amputation can really help! Thank you Huron Valley Humane Society! (I’m actually here now waiting for amputation to be completed– please send love)

IF I COULD GIVE 0 STARS I WOULD! I called this place today since I wanted to surrender our dog. The lady on the phone said that they would euthanize the dog since he is «old». He is 10 years old. She said he wasn’t adoptable. I told her what issues we currently have with him which are NOT a big deal. Someone would still love and care for this dog. Because my dog doesnt like going for walks in the past 3 years, the lady said he probably has hip displacia or some sort of bone issue and that no one would adopt him and they would put him down. My dog is HEALTHY, WALKS FINE, RUNS, ETC… AND THEY WANT TO PUT HIM DOWN!!!
I’LL NEVER GO TO THIS PLACE TO ADOPT, DONATE OR ANYTHING!!!

This facility is amazing! I stopped in to look at a dog they have in the shelter and was immediately surprised at how nice this place is. I was told that they recently received a large donation and were able to redo their facility and its fantastic. Large entryway, huge cat houses and dog kennels. Everything is clean and organized with wash and sanitation stations. The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful. I would love for everyone to come visit an animal and support this fantastic facility.

I really hate to write this review, as it was one bad apple that spoiled the whole bunch… but I really can’t let this go, as my experience was just awful.
I’ve adopted from HSHV in the past and had good experiences. I even volunteered there as a dog walker quite a few years ago. That’s why what happened today shocked me.
I went in today to adopt a cat, as my last cat Mahler passed away this summer and I was thinking I might be ready to find a new kitty to love. I found a sweet cat that I really liked, and while I was initially worried as he had a heart murmur, I decided that if it became a problem I would be ok to foot the vet bills in the future.
I was completely unprepared for the 3^rd degree and the public shaming I was about to be given by the «adoption associate». She really had a problem with the two cats I had adopted with my ex-​fiancée 2 years ago. When we broke up he took those 2 cats with him when he moved out and I kept Mahler. who has since passed.
«Who will take this cat when you two break up»? she asked my boyfriend and I… Are you kidding me? Do you ask this to everyone that comes in? I was embarrassed and shocked.
Then she pulled up the dog I had adopted in 2005. (7 years ago, mind you) I kept him for 2 weeks, and despite doing a dog interaction test, he and my beagle really did not get along. I tried, but it became obvious that it was going to be miserable for both dogs, so I brought him back to the shelter. That’s what you’re supposed to do, or so I thought. I didn’t ask for my $ 250 back, took him back in good health… good grief.
In the end, it feels like I was blasted for being a good person and trying to help out a homeless animal, and shamed about my previous human and canine relationships not working out, and the inevitable division of property and pets that ensued. Sorry lady, shit happens.

I adopted two kittens from here in August and found the adoption process to be so easy and so pleasant. The volunteers here are always nothing but nice… except for a couple that don’t mess around with making sure you sanitize your hands after every animal you pet. I understand the reasoning for doing that, but I’m certainly not a little kid (although I may look like it because of my race)…and really appreciate it when I’m not talked to like one or patronized.
This is definitely the best organized and cleanest humane center I’ve ever been to.