Animal Ark

The kittens they gave us were sick and had lice. They were unwilling to treat or help with payment. They were rude on phone calls, and their facility was filthy. Cats weren’t kept in kennels, but small tiny carriers in the food storage room, Healthy cats had to be placed in the isolation room with the sick, contagious cats. We were told that the cats had their vaccines, but looking through the records, they were missing quite a few. We informed them about this, and again, they were indignant, and uncaring. It was awful, no animal deserves to be in that facility.

I’ve had very good past experience with Animal Ark Shelter but lately not at all. Brian is impossible to talk to him.

This summer must be doing some damage to my brain since I’m actually taking the time to write a review for a non-​food related place for once. And to think that I’ll be blowing my cover as a catlady while I’m at it… oh well…
Despite my allergy towards cats, I can’t help but fall in love with them. After much deliberation over the past 2 years, I’ve decided to play with chances and ended up at the Animal Ark shelter in Hastings in search of one. To my surprise, this place wayyyy exceeded my expectation of an animal shelter. Not only was it nicely tucked away in the quiet countryside, it’s also nicely decorated and equipped with lots of amenities to accommodate the furry ones. Upon general impression, the place was clean and well air-​conditioned. There were even private rooms behind glass displays that housed about 3 – 4 cats each. For a shelter, Animal Ark is definitely a luxurious haven for the animals during their transition time.
Aside from the facility, the people/​volunteers who worked there were also great. I liked that the lady who helped me out at the shelter was thorough enough to make sure I wasn’t a nutcase who’s gonna end up harming the kitty. Overall, I’m very happy with the whole adoption experience and would recommend anyone to go to anyone who’s looking for a set of paws to join their clan.

An update from my previous post 6 months ago. Three weeks ago I checked the Animal Ark website and saw two white Maltese dogs up for adoption. I knew that small dogs went fast so I grabbed my kids and we went to Animal Ark and came home a couple hours later with Kodie and Khloe. They are 4 ½ years old and though not from the same litter they were raised together and it was requested they be adopted together. The staff was very professional and since it seemed they were slow in moving pets in and out the first question I asked was if it would be possible to leave there with a pet if our application was accepted. We met the two dogs in the meet and greet room and the kids fell in love with them. We were given a little bit of mixed information on the dogs. All in all it was a good day but we dealt with 3 different people and they were all trying to go by memory about which dog liked whatever. Eventually, I called the original owner because I found her number in the paperwork. She said she had written a very detailed letter with their likes and dislikes but somehow that never was given to us.
I definitely recommend rescuing a pet over supporting a puppy mill.

Our neighbor recommended this place to us — they had adopted a German Sheppard through them a few years back. We stopped in on a Saturday and the place was busy! We were greeted right away and the woman behind the counter was very friendly and professional. She Directed us to the dog areas (Doors to the right and left of the main counter) and we wandered off to go have a look.
This shelter had about 17 dogs (I think — Hard to tell since some of the dogs were out for walkies) and they all seemed well cared for. What they had at the shelter were mostly larger dogs — the exceptions being two Chiwawa’s and 1grumpy wiener dog.
If you are looking for a new fur baby I would recommend checking out there web site and having a look at their available pets. They foster alot of animals — so if you drive to the shelter you will only see what is at the shelter that day — where as on-​line you will see all the pets that are available.