Animal Coalition of Delaware County

If I could give less than one star I would. These people aren’t helping animals at all. HORRIBLE! The way they treat people who are looking to help out by adopting animals is just awful. There are so many other lovely organizations where you can rescue a pet. These people are condescending and rude and their response time is very slow. Save yourself the trouble and get a pet another way!

HORRIBLE RESCUE ORGANIZATION!!! About a week ago I tried to adopt two kittens from this rescue. Their application reveiwer declined my application my fiancé and I filled out because of FAMILY pets my FAMILY owned that passed away when they were over 20 years of age. These cats that passed were declawed. I’m 26 years old. So that made me 6 when got those animals? At the time when they were declawed it was the normal thing to do. Times have changed, it is 2012!!! The reviewer for the application had us waiting on edge for a week only to tell us that we were declined because of this reason. She called my vet and found out that our cats had been declawed over 20 years ago, and basically said ALL vets were money hungry and would push this declawing surgery just to make a profit. She feels that she can assume anything and everything and it becomes her lips to God’s ear, meanwhile never asking the IMPORTANT questions to the vet. My family has 3 dogs, one of which has a stage 4 heart condition, and 2 cats. My fiancé’s familly has 2 dogs and 3 cats. Both familes put their animals first and would do anything it took to give these animals the care they needed. But these facts were not asked by the reviewer. The only thing she was concerned about was two deceased cats that were cared for up until the day they passed away, but they were declawed. Mind you, those two kittens we tried to adopt? They are still sitting in a tiny box of a cage in a Pet Smart… REAL HUMANE ACDC!!! Get your priorities straight. They act like they are helping these animals when all they are doing is keeping them from loving families. The only lesson they have taught my fiancé and I is to lie on applications. Honesty is not the best policy when it comes to these people… and it certainly doesnt gaurentee these poor, unadopted animals a home. It makes one wonder what kind of adgena this woman truly has, and is a reflection on the entire organiztion.

Worst Rescue organization ever. The lady that does adoptions is unpleasant & doesnt listen, asks me for my vet records from almost 30 years ago (i’m 35 BTW). She is clueless & rude. I am an Amazing kitty mum, my furry babies love me & are happy & amazing.

Please note that the address I put on this listing is for mailing only. The Animal Coalition does almost everything virtually or at adoption events.
This is the shelter we ended up deciding to adopt from, after a monthlong research/​trial-​and-​error process that was, at times, emotionally exhausting. I couldn’t be happier with our final choice.
The Animal Coalition has an online system that allows you to submit your application — very convenient. The application review process was painless, and the volunteer who worked with us was very helpful and willing to answer all our questions.
It’s relatively easy to meet anyone of their animals you’re interested in by attending their events, some of which are held at their adoption center in the Springfield Petsmart. This is how we met the dog we ended up adopting, as well as another dog that we were interested in. The volunteers were friendly and helpful, and since Petsmart allows outside animals to come into the store, our dog was able to meet the two that we were interested in.
The next step of the process is the home visit, which I was really nervous about, since our house is a total fixer-​upper. But Kim was great and totally understanding, asking us to board up or temporarily drywall two places so that the dog wouldn’t get into anything he’s not supposed to, but that was it. She was easy to talk to and flexible to work with, and just all-​around great.
When we decided this was the right dog, but were concerned about timing because we found out I’d be out of town for the first two weeks after the adoption, she offered to hold onto the dog until I got back to town and could take him full-​time. What a great experience… I would highly recommend you check this place out if you’re looking for a new member of the family!