Michael Stahler

Review of Best Friends Animal Society - ...

When our Senior Cat passed, we knew that we wanted...

When our Senior Cat passed, we knew that we wanted another cat and Best Friends was the first (and last) place that we looked. Now, let me get beyond some of the gripes expressed in some reviews: it is in Sugarhouse so yes parking and traffic can be an issue; it also is very busy at times and their volunteers may not be able to answer calls so fast. But you're not going there for something to do or looking for a social call--you're looking for a new member of your family and for us this was the best adoption experience we have had.

For us, the location was easy to get to and very clean, new, and friendly. The space is amazing. We felt no pressure at all in visiting the many cats and spending time with them to assess their temperament....especially with a four year old daughter in tow.

Beforehand we did Email and got a nice and informative response.

The selection of cats and kittens was downright impressive. For someone who was pretty particular (we wanted a Himalayan or Siamese mix) we had no issue. And actually to tell the truth it was not looks but personality we really assessed. Some shelter cats are traumatized and sad. These cats and kittens were right at home and really acting like themselves.

We settled on Juneau...now Leonard or Len or Len-Burrito depending on you ask. He is a six-week old Siamese mix and has been nothing but love and happiness for us.

Before we walked out with him and paid the donation fee (a reasonable amount for the facility and care he had received), we had a 30 minute consultation with the volunteer who showed us his full medical history--vet report and all. She also went over his Microchip information, suggested some awesome vets, and made it clear that if it didn't work out to bring him back because they were committed to him. It was really quite impressive and our vet was impressed that we knew so much about him on our first visit.

So I can't say enough good about them. Go check them out and know that, yes, parking may be an issue and it may be busy.