San Gabriel Valley Humane Society

They really do care about the pets. They have a challenging mission and I support them completely. I am writing to let those who would surrender a cat know that a surrendered cat may be released to fend for themselves. While this may be appropriate in some cases, you may wish to look into other alternatives as appropriate in your situation. If the cat spayed and used to living outdoors, she may be better off where she is. Cats dislike being moved into new unfamiliar territories. Or if your cat has health issues or is elderly, euthanasia may be a better option. The high costs of real estate in the area has been the cause of much hardship and suffering for pets.

I came here to get my little puppy spayed. The workers were overall very friendly and helpful. I had a pleasant experience talking to them. Yes, they did charge extra fees, but it isn’t so bad! Just make sure you ask them to clarify what you are paying for. I also recommend buying a softer e-​collar for your dog since the one they provide (and charge) is plastic and hard. It will make it easier and more comfortable for your puppy!

I know a lot of people were so sad to see him leave but 4 months later and he’s thee most hyper trouble making dog ever! Hahaha and he fits in great with the family!

Yay… my lil (well not so little anymore) kitty formerly kitten was adopted here. The Munchkin and I love him to death and and am stoked to see how well that they cared for him.
They do need your donations if you have excess pet supplies or want to pet sit for a while. I have a friend who regularly volunteers here and walks dogs and things like that as well. However cats make a better pet for my ridiculously chaotic schedule.
The SGVHS charges about $ 100 per adoption and that covers shots, the microchip, etc. So it definitely ensures that you want the animal if you are going to get one. Hopefully it stops people who are not really interested in a pet from getting one.
They have a lot of nice staff and the animals here are well kept, well as good as can be for a facility like this. We are so happy to have our pet giggles that its indescribable unless you also have a pet that you love. Then you know exactly what its like.
Overall I cant recommend a better place to get a pet. My daughter and I literally visited all of our local places and nowhere did we find as nice a place as this one. So I encourage you to adopt a pet from here… they do have a bunch that are in need of homes…

The employees have evil eyes. They pretending they love cats. But they are just making money with them

This is the shelter that kept me off the streets when I was a pup. They did a good job screening my humans before they took me home.
–An adoption fee was required which made it less likely I would be handed over to people not serious about having a pet, or have shady intentions such as dog fighting, abuse, and other unsavory things I don’t want to speak of :(
–My shots, microchip, and spay surgery was required before I could leave the shelter, to ensure I’m healthy and won’t contribute to the overpopulation of homeless dogs, and have a way for my humans to find me if I ever get lost since I cannot speak Human
–I was kept at the shelter for over a month before my humans saw me and fell in love with me. I am grateful for the month long refuge from the streets before I found my forever home
I was lucky to have found my way out of the shelter. I hope more dogs will have the same opportunities that I did. Support your local shelter and adopt! Don’t buy from breeders when you can rescue one of my thousands of friends who are still stuck at the shelter. They will be forever grateful.

I found out about the immunization packages they offered to dogs and puppies and decided it was a deal I could not pass on. They have excellent pricing for their packages and well worth your money!
I recently was given a puppy and I needed to ensure he had all his shots covered. The puppy package was extensive and covered
Only $ 155! Not bad because the shots are each discounted and it includes neutering once your puppy reaches 6 months of age. You can also choose to add on deworming and other immunizations beneficial to your pet’s health.
I am only referring to services for puppies/​dogs, it can vary depending on your pet animal.

I am a volunteer dog walker at the SGV Humane Society and I have great things to say about the staff and the way the animals are treated here. The staff and volunteers work very hard to socialize all of the dogs and cats that come into this facility and they do it with love and care. Every week we donate money for the animals to be groomed and some come in very dirty, under fed and matted. I have personally witnessed great transformations of the dogs. Some dogs come in very timid, neglected, etc. and we do our best to care for them while staying at the SGV Humane Society. I am so lucky to be working with great people and I love coming every Sunday to volunteer to walk dogs.

What a great facility! Everyone is helpful and friendly. I had a great experience with my doggie adoption with these guys. I brought my first dog for a meet and greet and I was super impressed at the level of professionalism the dog handler had. Thanks guys!!!

I came in several times looking to adopt a dog. I didn’t see any that I felt was right for our home. But I did notice how all the volunteers and staff seem to really care about these animals. All the volunteers spoke to the dogs with compassion, the cages were all clean with fresh food and water, they take the time to kneel down and pet some of the friendlier dogs. Every time I came in the staff was very friendly and always offered advice as to where else I could go to find a dachshund (other humane societies locations). It’s heartbreaking to see all these dogs come in and know a large percentage will not be adapted so it is good to know that at least they are being treated good. If anyone is looking for a new pet please consider adoption rather than purchasing from a pet store or breeder. You get to save a life and these animals will be forever grateful!

My heart was broken today. I went to adopt a black cat because of their black cat special, was looking for a kitten but fell in love with Leo! He was older between 7 – 10 but was so sweet and I fell in love! He had been in the shelter for 3 years and I just wanted to give him a good home for his last years. The workers seemed very happy that he was finally getting a home. When I turned in the paper work I was told I couldn’t adopt because I already had 3 cats… I was devastated. I just hope and pray Leo gets a home with someone else.

I stopped by the last two days hoping to find my lost German Shepherd. Unfortunately for me that story did not have a happy ending. I just wanted to comment on the staff. The two women that assisted me both days were professional, polite, and very compassionate. Thank you, it is greatly appreciated during this difficult time.

so my boyfriend and i went in today without really expecting too much. we’ve been contemplating on adopting a cat for a time now, and we went to visit Pasadena Humane Society a few times to not really finding *the* one we wanted. today, we actually happened to have been down the street eating lunch and thought, hey, lets go take a look.
so glad we did.
we walked through the dogs first as I have always wanted to own a dog again, but due to both of us working it would just be too cruel to adopt a dog that needed more attention and time than a cat. so in we went into the «meow manor», where the cats are in big cages in groups of age and sex. my bf has been seeking a male as he claims they are more calm, but it worked out perfectly here!
so as we were looking at the cats from outside their cage, one of their volunteers were inside petting a very beautiful cat. he was showing his stomach to him, getting pictures taken, etc. he was just so friendly, my bf and i was already super keen on meeting him.
I guess he sensed our interest, he went and got a worker and she let us into the cage. the said cat came to us immediately, and we were absolutely in love with him. the volunteer immediately gave us the cat’s ID# on a business card, and he gave us instructions on what we needed to do.
also, perhaps it is because they are always with other cats where as other places i’ve been are in separate cages, all the cats were so friendly! they were keen on getting attention, to be petted and to be loved.
anyway, back to the front office we went. there, the lady in the front desk was ever so helpful on taking our new cat home. she guided through our adoption process, and they even gave us a cat carrier made out of cardboard. as far as i know, most cat adoption places requires you to purchase a carrier? (btw the cat adoption is $ 99 flat).
now overall, from the people i have talked there we can definitely tell that they absolutely love animals. which, you’d think should be necessary but these people were above and beyond for love of their animals. adopting our new family was so smooth and we absolutely adore him. and the entire adoption process, was absolutely fantastic. thank you, for being so kind and so helpful, and thank you, for giving us the chance to take home our newest family member.

This handsome boy we got three weeks ago named Kirk. Staffs there were nice and helpful. Although Kirk was abandoned as a kitten and has never been adopted, he is in good shape when I got him. Kirk is a real gentleman, well trained and good mannered, obviously he has been taken good care of at the SG Humane Society. Posting this to encourage people to adopt pets there, so as to let the staffs know how well Kirk is now. BTW, I renamed him as Noto.

My husband and i just adopted a beautiful 9 week female kitten today and She’s adjusting just fine. loves her big sisters already which are a yellow Labrador and a chihuahua. the staff was very friendly as they always have been and I have been coming to this shelter since the early 90s.

Where do I even begin? I am extremely annoyed, angry and disappointed that the humane society would charge us extra money for really stupid and false reasons.
I called a week in advance to set an appointment for my corgi to get spayed. The lady I talked to was super nice and very friendly. I asked her how much it was going to cost. She asked me how much my dog weighed and I said around 40 pounds. She said it’s going to cost around $ 140. I was like, alright! I also asked her when they distribute rabies shots and the lady said on Wednesdays and Thursday’s from 2−4pm. Our plan was to have our other dog, a yorkie, get his rabies shot at the same time we pick up our corgi. Killing 2 birds with 1 stone, right? It was the perfect plan.
I bring my corgi on a Wednesday around 830am & we’re suppose to pick her up around 330pm. when my boyfriend gets there at 3pm for my yorkie to get his rabies shots, the lady says that they only do rabies shots on Thursdays. What?!! Dude, she just told me last week that they do rabies on Wednesdays and Thursday’s. That’s why I set my corgis spayed appointment on a Wednesday. So my boyfriend went early for nothing and had to go back home first and then come back to get our corgi a half hour later. I don’t understand why they changed the dates last minute. They need a set schedule so people aren’t wasting their time.
My boyfriend goes back to the humane society a half hour later to pick up our corgi. I get a text from my boyfriend saying that they charged us an extra $ 75 on top of the $ 140. So the total was $ 215 including only anesthesia and pain meds. They didn’t even put a cone on her, they said that’s an extra charge as well. I asked my boyfriend why they charged us that extra $ 75. He said «because she’s fat.» I must admit I laughed my butt off because of the way he said it, but at the same time I was pissed off because the lady told me it was going to cost $ 140. I was like, so how much did they said she weighed? He said, 39 pounds. Uhh yeah 39 pounds is the same as 40, so I don’t understand why they charged us extra. Maybe the lady at the front had no idea what she was talking about and gave me a boo boo estimate. But still, if you work somewhere you should know every information about that place.
Another reason why they charged us is because they said she’s in heat. Dude… I think we would know if she’s in heat (because she would be leaking period blood all over our floor). And trust me, our corgi was not in heat. She just had her period a couple months ago, so she shouldn’t have it yet.
It wasn’t about the price, it’s being told one thing and later on it’s a completely different thing. That’s what you call shady shady shady and it looks really bad when places do that. Especially if one of their reasons for charging you is a complete lie.
I was so disappointed and upset because I’m always coming to this humane society and the ladies that work at the desk are always so nice. Their shot prices are always cheap as well compared to the shots done at a vet. That’s why I’m giving this place 3 stars.

So as I promised yesterday, I’m writing a review for this awesome shelter!
Unlike the LA county shelter, SGVHS is small, warm and not as busy. We were greeted the second we enter the office (4:15pm Saturday, only 15mins before closing), and had one-​on-​one service throughout the visit. No waiting in line, no losing track of what’s going on, everything went very smooth.
We met two dogs and decided to have a second meeting with one of them (name was Tango btw) the second day, because we don’t have enough time obviously, I was pleasantly suprised that the staff even had the patience not to rush us out by 4:30pm!
So on Sunday, I went there again (my wife was not feeling very good), and after spending quite a long time with Tango, I decided to go with her.
The whole paperwork process was again very smooth, until they found that Tango was on some antibiotics and suggested to wait until the diagnosis come out. And I was like hell no, I love this dog and I really hope to take it back right now. The vet then come up with a plan to deal with that, by agreeing to feed her antibiotics for two days and promise to call them for the diagnosis, I could take her right away!
It was quite busy on Sunday, but they checked on my around every 15 mins during my wait for the medicine to get ready. Awesome service again!

I adopted Godzilla here (a giant 14 year old obese cat that loves to lay around) and the staff was great at recommending animals. They have a pretty good variety of cats and dogs and cats are $ 99 to adopt. They seem to go above and beyond to take care of the animals in a humane way. They had my cat since April, she came in with worms, and they dewormed her. She developed a respiratory infection and they took bloodwork and treated her in isolation. This level of care is pretty surprising since she is 14, I think most shelters would have put her down. She’s very lovable and is a perfect cat. I took care of the scratching problem with Soft Paws and am very happy with her.
San Gabriel Humane Society is privately funded and has a wish list on Amazon, it’s an easy way to donate supplies. However, WalMart is the same price and has free shipping on orders over $ 50. I’ve donated some bags of cat food, it’s their #1 needed item.

Love, love, love the SGVHS!!! Their staff makes everything we enjoy about this place possible, their policies make for the ideal process of pairing animals w/​owners, and of course the center of all the attention… the animals they care for.
Everyone’s adoption story differs, I share mine to highlight how great this particular Humane Society is. I went through quite the lengthy process myself because I was waiting for my roommate to move out which took me 5 months to make a decision. This ended up being a really good thing because I did not know what breed of dog I wanted and beginning to interact w/​my possible future fury friend to make certain I was making the best choice was necessary. I had initially began looking at fidos, but then my s.o. suggested I also look at the felines. Having never been a cat person I hesitated but when I visited SGVHS’s Cat Rooms I fell in love with them there. I didn’t meet one single cat that wasn’t friendly, not just the kittens either but the adult and senior cats too; which had threw off all of my previous misconceptions about this type of animal– I found out just how social cats actually are and how much of a cat person I actually am. So while meeting dogs I was also keeping cats in the back of my mind as a possibility. I began to create a list of my favorites visiting them often; some I ended up not jiving with although I thought I would, most were adopted before I could adopt them, but there was one that continually stuck out for me. At last the time came to adopt. I knew who I wanted. A 9 year old grey Tabby named Millie, who lives to be loved and adored; whether in rest or walking about pleasure is her way, purring and making biscuits w/​her paws all throughout the day, it is irresistible and impossible not to spoil her and see her pleased.
Millie and I being paired together was only possible because of SGVHS, not only since they were taking care of her here but because of how open they are about the whole process, they truly make it about the animals.
-«Meet and greets» are key to finding the right pet, especially when you consider that you will be spending at least a decade with this pet by your side. SGVHS is patient allowing you to actually meet and greet them w/​out the barrier of filling out a stack of forms, «interviews» (aka interrogations), and waiting lists like other Humane Societies in the area require. SGVHS gives you time to find the perfect pet.
–Good information about your possible pet. You bond (or don’t bond) with an animal at the meet and greets but pertinent information comes a lot through SGVHS who spends a lot of time with these animals. What I like is that they give you both the pros and the cons of the specific animal you are bonding with. They aren’t selling animals, they really want you to know what to expect in adoption of that animal. i.e. they told me Millie really loves to be pet but to also expect her to be a bit shy.
–They give the animal as long as they need to get adopted while training to make sure they all are adoptable. Some animals are there more then a year or two but they eventually get adopted… oh happy day. A day that would not have obviously come if the animal was constantly being moved from shelter to shelter or killed which I have known other «Humane» Societies in the area to do. As long as the animal is adoptable, SGVHS takes care of them and if for some reason the animal is not adoptable, SGVHS does everything possible to make them so. They have an entire cat room of feral cats not ready for adoption yet, socializing them. And if an animal becomes aggressive and therefore unadoptable, they take note and are very careful to separate them, waiting as long as possible for them to not be so (having been there for 5 months we saw this firsthand in how they treated a grumpy old Rottweiler we actually met in a meet and greet).
–Those who work there. From the front desk, to the rest of the staff, to the volunteers, they are all happy, inviting, and friendly. When you adopt an animal they celebrate! giving you toys, food, and a packet of information to make the transition from shelter to home a smooth one.
I cannot thank SGVHS enough for taking such great care of your animals, because of your hard work and dedication I have found the best companion and looking forward to many great years with her to come. I hope all of you in Unilocalland visit SGVHS when looking for a pet so you can have the same happiness they have given to me.

I found a lost dog and brought it here. The women in the front desk were friendly and helpful! One of them told me that if you ever find a lost dog, you can just call them and they’ll come and pick it up to take it to get its vaccines, check ups, etc.
Me and my sister checked out the dogs to adopt and the places they are kept in are spacious. I tried to adopt a dog and the woman asked if I owned any dogs, which I do, and she said that it wouldn’t be a good idea because the dog i tried to adopt has been living her whole life as single pet. I was disappointed that I couldn’t adopt the dog but I was also happy that this place actually cares for the dogs’ happiness and safety. :)