4 Paws Rescue

I wrote my review on Google. Though that be the case. They actually ARE NOT open on Mondays either. Frustrating due to it being my days off (Sundays & Mondays) and my searching for weeks for the perfect kitten for myself and growing family. Good luck!

4 paws if you have people willing to stay overnight with the cats or come into help out why aren’t you calling them back to come in I worry about the cats being alone there I recall person or persons broke into 4 paws about a year ago I just pray the cats were alright!!! is it true that you people don’t check out the homes that youre sending the cats too and also what about the review stating that 4 paws routinely puts down hundreds of healthy cats I thought you were NO KILL im very distressewd over this my husband and I have donated a lot of nice stuff and we shop at the thrift store I hope you get your act togethyer please for the cats

This rescue has good intentions but are very disorganized. I have offered to volunteer numerous times over the years. My daughter has filled out the forms to volunteer there as well. Neither of us ever got a call back. Yet they are understaffed. They also do not check out homes where their cats are going to. I personally know of a person in Surprise that had to relinquish her pets to animal control on 2 occasions after pit bull fights. She was still able to adopt at petsmart one of 4paws cats. This cat was put out on the street in a short period after adopting him. I ended up adopting him off the street and found out his background. If 4paws would follow up with people who genuinely want to help, they would be much better. I would even stay after hours to give the cats their meds. In fact I would spend the nights there if they needed the help. Im writing this review in case who ever is in charge there might read this and look at ways the community can help besides just donating.

Awhile back when we had to move I had to put some of my cats in 4PAWS as we were having problems finding a place to lease that would allow even one pet let alone more than one after losing our home due to the fall of the economy. Regrettably, I did not know what I know now. I thought 4PAWS was a RESCUE in every sense of the word and trusted them.
At first my sister and I would go to the shelter to check on our cats and to let them know we still loved them and kept praying something would work out that we could get them back home. Then we were told it would be better that we didn’t keep coming down to check on them even though that upset us because they had gotten sick. We continued until we knew they recovered. Before we even found another place to live we received a call from 4PAWS asking, «What is it about Precious and water faucets?» I replied, «Oh, she’s always loved drinking from the faucet.» I was shocked at what I heard next. «We’re going to have to put Precious down, I don’t know how it happened, but she’s skin and bones. We tried to throw a cat treat down her throat, she wouldn’t even eat that.» I said, «WHAT?» I was stunned. More than stunned. I was in shock. «No!, No! Don’t put her down, don’t. She’s had such a hard time even from birth she had to fight for life after being taken from her mother only days old by a little girl who was going to throw her almost lifeless body from atop of the monkey bars at the play ground. She was almost dead then when I saw her tiny body being passed around from one child to another like her life meant nothing at all. I outbid the kids at the playground to save Precious’ life then, she fought, fought hard to live. Please don’t put her down. I’ll come get her. And… I’m coming back for the rest of my cats too.» Even the vet said Precious was too far gone, he said «she went under the radar.» «What do you mean — under the radar?» «That’s what it’s called when the animals end up like this.» I never knew there was such a thing and common enough to have a term for such a horrific thing.
Our poor animals are given in trust to be taken loving care of when we have no other option. We support these people we trust. I had to pay to adopt my own cats back out of 4PAWS the ones we could get back ‘Thank God’, yet, to this day we live with the guilt of where our ‘Star’ and ‘Return’ our two beloved cats which we were told were adopted and we could not get any information on where they went from 4PAWS even though we continued to try and find out about them. Now, today a friend told me to read the reviews after her experience going to 4PAWS. I had worried before, now I am devastated as she mentioned they may have been euthanized.
Oh, Precious fought hard to continue to live again, HARD! even the vet was surprised SHE RECOVERED. How anyone (and everyone), at 4PAWS could not have noticed this poor boney cat whose head was bigger than her body is beyond me AND … even I know not to throw a dry treat down a sick cat’s throat!

This organization is poorly operated by a group of unprofessional people. They have allowed hundreds of healthy animals to be euthanized even though they claim to be «no kill». They can’t keep employees or volunteers and have a very high turnover because they mistreat them or retaliate against the very people that are there to help the cats.
If they truly cared about the cats they would have better hours and not leave the cats alone for as many as 15 hours a day. Everyday. Even sick cats on multiple daily doses of medicine are left alone. There are no smoke detectors or fire suppression system in this old facility.
There are far superior shelters operating in the valley more worthy of your time or money than this one.

I love going to their Thrift Store. I can always find something there that I like. But, more importantly, I’m very happy to know that the monies received goes to help our little homeless kitties. Sometimes I shop there just so I can visit the kitties next door. Thank you 4 Paws for your wonderful service to our little furry friends.