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Review of Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA

Man this place is depressing- but all animal shelt...

Man this place is depressing- but all animal shelters are. I am looking for a dog and found one that I really wanted to bring home. After reading the reviews, I knew that this might not be the most fun experience, but the dog was exactly what I was looking for. After calling in the morning, I drove three hours to visit the dog-- which I then found out was not ready to be adopted. They blamed the misinformation on a volunteer. Funny thing is that the tag on her cage said she was ready for adoption. I'm thinking a volunteer read that tag, and was not the person that erroneously put it on the cage. I got to see the dog in its prison and she clearly wants to get out of there. I had the same feeling.

On my way back to the office, a young volunteer that was giving attention to a dog that was already adopted, but still stuck in its cage, was corrected in front of me for something that seemed like absolute nonsense to me. I can tell you that if I was a volunteer, I would have been pissed off about that.

Anyway, after wasting the whole day on this project, they told me to get lost because I have a dog at home (which I brought to the pound to introduce him to the dog that was in puppy prison- but was denied). My dog still has his manhood, and that is the way he is going to remain. The pound does not dig on that, so I was denied. They could have mentioned that before I began the odyssey, but it wasn't their time that they wasted. I think common sense would tell any normal person that I am at the pound because I am not interested in breeding my dog. So why then do they get so up in arms about it?

I think they mean well, you must really love pets to work in a depressing place like that. Cheers to the volunteers! Even if they are used as scapegoats. I certainly appreciate the work they do- probably more than the paid employees do. I think the place could be improved. BTW, I already found another dog that I am picking up tomorrow- without all the headache.