I recently moved here from out of state and ive finally been ready to get a kitty again. I was able to adopt the most loving and super healthy kitty here for a really cheap price. They are very organized and professional. You can see the cages are clean and the animals are cared for. I have honestly never in my life seen such a well put together animal shelter. If I would give ten stars I could.
Very clean and friendly staff here! I rescued my amazing LOLA from here and I couldn t be more happier! I do have a issue tho, after we brought Lola home a week later we noticed she had a protruding bulge and scab where the microchip goes. I called it in and they said Take her to your vet well I did just that and apparently The vet here who put in the initial microchip put it in incorrectly which caused Lola to get a slight infection and her body was rejecting the Microchip, which then intern my vet had to remove it and insert it in a different location due to whomever put in this micro chip. Whomever answered my call (which I didn t get a name) completely blew this off even tho it was they re doing. Don t get me wrong I adore what they re doing for all of These poor animals that don t have a home just yet and of course ALL THE MEDICAL ISSUES THEY MAY HAVE. I just feel that the veterinarian or whomever needs to take better precaution and try not to rush things because this is my first dog that an actual Microchip protruded out of the body and it was pretty disgusting. But yes other that that I would definitely definitely recommend coming here and rescuing a new fur baby!!
Great place, take good care of animals and easy to adopt , got our cat from there and love her
Great friendly people. My daughter's dog had first puppy shots here. Looking into sign ups for training your dog classes real soon.
The most clean shelter I have ever seen and they truly care about each animal.
Staff always seems to be busy talking to each other.. Act like they're doing you a favor just by acknowledging you.. Asked about some kittens they had.. And was ignored.. Only one of their staff members took the time to answer me after I had to ask a couple of times.. :(
Very affordable and caring clinic that accepts walk ins. I went today to get my jack russel/dauchsund mix who is 17 years old a rabies shot against my best judgement of course I was a bit worried due to her age, but she needs a nail trim bad and I wasn't able to take her to her normal groomer to get her nails trimmed without an updated rabies vaccine. Luckily SPCA clinic advised me against the vaccine due to her age and suggested I bring her back Monday and allow them to do the nail trim. I really appreciated the confirmation from them that a dog her age should not get vaccinations and luckily they can trim the nails without it and at a lower price then where I previously took her. Thanks SPCAMC!
If i could give -5 stars i would:
We went to go see a dog and we were denied due to my youngest brother using aggressive language children are children and get carried away when playing but that itself in as a reason is not a reason enough to deny someone the right . Aside from this we were under constant watch by there staff felt as if they might have been a bit to vigilant as if looking for excuses definitely felt the racial tension the whole time.
All in all i enjoyed the love i got from the animals but the hate from the employees was much greater
Great place to go if you're looking to adopt a cat or a dog
Here is a place that with the help of the community and our rich neighbors we are able to take care of and find homes for our abandoned and mistreated pet's. This place and its organization in its entirety do so many wonderful things for so many wonderful people and pets alike. My daughter's are so inspired by this wonderful place that because of this organization, my children are loving and very giving people. Thank you SPCA and your volunteers for the hard work and loving that you do for our area and other town and city's that need your assistance.
The facilities here were very nice. However, the staff at the front desk were not very helpful, or eager to assist. Someone else walked by us while we were outside, might have been a trainer, and was more than glad to chat and help.
I have always said "you pay for what you get" and here Its no different. I came to have my cat cremated and not only did they take 3 weeks to get me "her ashes" but they gave me a box with nothing in it they had to call me back 30mins after I left to come in and get the ashes they do a good service but need to get it together a bit
They've remodeled quite nicely since I was there last. I didn't know where to go or how to see the animals, but someone helped me. All the services offered are not clear. But it's obvious they do a lot. Very clean and not depressing.
Visited all the kittens, cats and dogs with my daughter and son.
Great place, spacious, modern, clean. Some vet services, vaccinations, spae neuter services. Horse stalls. See their wed site.
Who doesn't love our animal companions. People that work in any medical profession or care agency deserve our supporrt. I had my rescue doggy spayed at MRY SPCA and the level of care there is most excellent. It makes my heart more loving to know that donations help so many others and allieviate pain for our fellow travelers.
Great place to get your new family member. A very clean place with wonderful staff.
im very impressed with the place, i wasn't expecting a really clean, big facility...at the end the most important is those beautiful animals are in need to have a place to call home......
Our new cat chose us there. It is very clean and the animals are well care for
Just because this is a low cost clinic that we are bringing out lrexikus let's to does not mean the staff has to be so impersonal towards our pet or us as owners trusting our pets in their cre..
So first of all, I have been trying to adopt a puppy from this place for MONTHS now. I signed up for their pet alert program. So far I ve got every alert for a puppys available in the last 8 months. Multiple times Within 1 or 2 minutes From getting an alert I ve filled out an application for adoption on their website. Both my girlfriend and I have done this. Not once did we ever get a call or email other then to tell us that the animal we filled an application out for is unavailable.
We have called and left voicemails etc. this just seems ridiculous to us. We ve called and been told that we will be contacted. We ve called and asked about the online forms. Only for them to tell us that it s first come first serve. First person to fill out an application for an animal gets called. This seems ridiculous to us consider We ve filled out loads of applications.
The SPCA here in Monterey is one of the most comfortable places to find a new best friend! The location is spotless and the staff there are very friendly. ( It honestly seems like the love working/volunteering there.)
This is a wonderful facility with so much to offer our community! The adoption area is beautiful and open to the public, so you can go in and visit with the animals any time. The SPCA Spay and Neuter Clinic is friendly, efficient, and cost-effective, and they don't charge an exam or office fee! They do spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, microchips, deworming, and flea/tick preventative. Prices are all on the wall, like a fast food menu, so you know exactly how much your bill is going to be. My husband and I had to day goodbye to our 16 year old cat a few months ago, and we had him euthanized at the SPCA. They made a terrible experience bearable with their kindness, compassion, and efficiency. They even make it easy to cremated your pet and order an urn if you so desire (not required, just an option), and the engraved urn we got is a beautiful tribute to a faithful friend. All told, the Monterey County SPCA is a rare find among animal shelters. This special place deserves our support and patronage, because they are doing very meaningful work in our community, and doing it very well.
So friendly and helpful! Sign up for the adoption alerts and you'll get a notification when new pets are available to adopt.
Lots of adorable pets that need homes. Staff that cares
If you ask me the SPCA for Monterey County is the best place in the country. Recently I've noticed that sometimes they run low on animals which I have to imagine is because they do such a good job placing them! We recently lost both our elderly family pets and decided to go to the SPCA to adopt rather than going through a breeder to get another animal. I couldn't be happier with the girl we adopted and the value the SPCA offers. She was spayed had received all of her shots, and it's clear that the staff had taken time to work with her on basic obedience. We have since returned for her second set of vaccines and will return to do some more training with her. There is much more to say but I would just encourage you to check out the facility, you won't be disappointed! Nice job Monterey County!
Going there Tomorrow to see if I can get me a puppy for myself
The staff and volunteers are very welcoming and knowledgeable. Clean facility and beautiful animals. You can tell that the people there really enjoy their work and know what to do.
Super loving and friendly place. They are really good about getting pets adopted and they show a lot of care in the treatment of their animals. They have a large selection of pets, from small household pets to larger farm animals. The staff are super friendly, and there's usually a few people available to help.
They have a nice little lawn to bring dogs out for runs, and gated off areas for you to play with the dogs and get to know them better. They also have rooms for puppies/small dogs and for cats.
Great facility and they seem to take great care of the animals. My daughter got a puppy from them, and they made sure she had everything she needed when she walked out the door with her new family member. Would definitely go back if looking to adopt another pet.
It was time to add a new furry member to the family and of course we went to the SPCA for Monterey County. We knew we wanted a dog that was a herding breed and who do we find but the cutest red Queensland Heeler ever!
The staff is professional, the newly renovate shelter is an oasis for animals waiting for their forever home. We ran into families who had just stopped into the shelter to pet the cats and kittens. How wonderful for the animals.
Please if you are looking for a dog, cat, horse, goose, duck, rabbit or any variety of exotic animals check out the SPCA on the Monterey-Salinas Highway across from Laguna Seca Raceway, we did and now Jeb is our newest family member.
Excellent customer services! And it's always nice to see the animals!
Love the place that where I got my dog little dog with little dog big dogs with big dogs love it and don't forget the cats
Mia received puppy shots and spayed at discounted rates.
Beautiful, clean facility; well maintained. Seemed a bit disorganized upon entry. This was the first time we had been there so we weren't sure what to expect. Different people floating in and out if the front desk made it somewhat difficult to navigate the process.
We had looked on the website prior to going so we knew a couple dogs we wanted to see.
We ended up adopting the perfect dog for our family and we are so pleased.
The only downfall was there wasn't much education from them to us. Thankfully we had past experience with dogs. We took our dog for a free wellness visit to a local vet and found that he had worms and kennel cough.
UNPROFESSIONAL & LIARS.Called before I went to the vaccine clinic & no one was answering phones & no voicemail.I arrived ON TIME & BEFORE THEY CLOSED. (THEIR RESPONSE IS LYING,I can also tell time).Waited for 10 min. before anyone could tell me that no one would help me.The gal told me they were in a meeting & ended the clinic early that day.Not a huge deal if they took responsibility but a complete waste of my cat's anguish &my time.
I encourage anyone who has a bad experience to post your reviews.They never take responsibility&ALWAYS make it the customers fault.They always say it's a "miscommunication" but English is my 1st language. Managers who do not have integrity in their mistakes, lie and blame customers, should not be in business.*See Marc Spector's review besides all the others with 1-2 stars .
Grate place to adopt a pet most of the animals are spayed and nuderd which saves you money if wanted to do that.
So cheap and pretty fast. My Charlie looks like the kitty on this picture.
Great facility. Not a lot of animals to view for adoption days when we went
They are just an awesome place where you feel like you can feel at peace with where you have taken your animal you love so dearly but could no longer care for.
Clean, friendly staff, nice space. The animals available was a surprisingly smaller number than I expected. Hopefully that's a good thing! The one person who does foster care was not in the day we visited, the reason for our visit, so we left contact info and have not heard back yet. Staff was immediately responsive when i pointed out a raw spot on one cats belly as we walked through and looked. The volunteer we interacted with was also helpful.
I surrendered my dog and when I wanted to pay to get him back they wouldn't let me. I can not understand why. I did offer to pay for him. Please do not post untruthful replies. When I asked if I could pay to pick him up your response was you had already put too much work into him and that option was no longer available. I told you I would pay for him. I was planning to pick him up next week. Or at least send someone else to get him but he's not on the website anymore. I just hope he got a home and you guys didn't kill him. My daughter cries for him every night still.
Very friendly, patient, and helpful staff who really care about the animals.
Thank you to the staff at the SPCA. I had to lay my baby boy to rest. RIP Buddy
Love love love this place. Great community asset. And all my favorite dogs come from there.
Great organization with a great mission. This facility is STUNNING! If you're interested in meeting one of their peers for adoption, call before going out to make those arrangements.
Services completed with no problems. Staff was very nice and offered advice for my dog. Thanks!
They take great care of the animals here. The fenced areas are great for playing with the pups and the cat rokms are spacious and full of toys. If you're looking for a new family member this is the place to go.
If I could leave negative 2 stars I would. Very unprofessional service. I was waiting for quite some time to get attended. They seriously need to work on their customer sevice, be more friendly, and less stuck-up. Horrible experience!
Microchipping our cat. $25. They were in and out before the paperwork was filled out. Spay clinic is efficient and great. My cat bounced back like there was no issues at all. Looked pain free... while 1st cat went to vets for spay and she look traumatized and in severe pain for days. Spca is very efficient and very nice staff. We have always loves and supported our local SPCA
Without a doubt one of the most beautiful facilities and caring staff I've ever net and heve been to.
We put my dog of 14 years down. A heavy day. They were super compassionate. We all hugged after we carried her to the car.
Grateful this place exists! So many awesome animals looking for a caring home. If you have room in your house and heart, please consider adopting.
Great place for your pets vaccines. So much cheaper than going to the vet.
Awesome place!! Got my cat neutered there. They take great care of the pets and have affordable prices.
Went in looking for puppies, didn't have the luck, no puppies available at the moment..
Lovely facility. Super friendly staff and volunteers. Very clean.
Please I've been looking for my 2 babys snowy and black saw them here I've been realy sick with cancer and when i came back home my babys were gone Black mix chiwawa called blacky and a small chiwawa light brown i can't recall the time there were gone last year march maybe i have 3 disabled children and trully need there buddys please help
I had to bring my two 1 year old puppies here because we're moving, and the woman at the adoption center was absolutely amazing, truly an angel. She was so patient, caring & considerate. As I was saying. She told us there was a surrender few for each animal, and unfortunately I'm disabled and broke as hell, I haven't yet received my SSI and I told the woman is there anything I can do & explained the situation & she was so considerate she waived the fees for me, I couldn't help but cry because of what she did.she even gave me a paper with there tag #'s & phone number so that we can check in on them to see the status of their hopeful adoptions. And then she even got us an appointment to spay my daughter's dog, the mother of the puppies to be spayed for $25 which is a huge help to us.i can't thank SPCA for being so amazing to me.
Both of my Pets Milo and Rocky got neutered at the SPCA and had their Shots. Whenever I go over there I visit with the other Pets and spent a little time with them. I wish I could take them home with me when I look at their sad Eyes I feel like crying because they are waiting for their Furever home. Unfortunately I live in a 1 Bedroom Apartment and I am not allowed to have more Animals. But I do like to see those poor Babies and give them a little love. I wish I could do more for all of them.
I think this place is amazing the services are great the people are nice the dogs are friendly and trained. I got the cutest little dog from this place and she s the love of my life. I totally recommend this place.
Clean facility. Animals were carefully selected for adoption.
The staff was great and answered all my questions. I give them two thumbs up
I dropped off two stray kitties at the SPCA in Monterey because they were little and I thought the SPCA would provide better care than what we could. I was so WRONG! The SPCA made it sound like they would take care of them in their nursery or find them a foster home, unless the county "wanted them." They never said that the HAVE to give the kitties to the county and that the county euthanizes them, but when I called to check on the kitties their story changed. They were very non-transparent about the whole process because they want to appear like the rescue and protect animals, but they don't. I expressly requested that if they couldn't find a place for them, to please call me back and I would take them and try to care for them even though I don't know how. They didn't do that. They made it sound like they would take care of them, but they didn't, yet they took our donation. The SPCA LIES!! If you don't want a stray kitty to get euthanized, take care of it yourself. The SPCA does NOT rescue and protect all animals. They are not to be trusted. Lesson learned the hard way.
UPDATE in response to SPCA comment below:
If the SPCA had been straightforward from the beginning and clearly stated that they weren t going to try to save them, I wouldn t have left the kitties under their care. When I spoke with the county shelter on the phone the said the SPCA never offered to keep them. They didn t say that they HAD to take them, but that they were called in to pick up the kitties so they did. NO ONE tried to save these kitties. I thought I was doing the right thing by leaving these poor helpless creatures with the SPCA because I thought they would take good care of them, but now I know they can t be trusted. And NO, the shelter clearly told me they euthanized them because they had nowhere to send them, not because they had any medical issues. The SPCA is now trying to make it something that it s not.
This is the worst place I have been to. Don t believe anything they say about caring for animals. They are rude and their staff hate animals. I delete with them 3 times so far and I regret it each time I have to go. Today my husband took small kittens that we found ( I would keep them but I have 6 cats already) and the staff lady told my husband ( let me tell you a little tip for next time, when you find kittens leave them they will find their way) what an awful person would say that? I mean these people are way beyond mean and rude. I told my husband he should have taken the kittens back from this evil place. My husband was very nice and didn t say anything. And this isn t the first time. I have had terrible customer service from this place many times before. Very rude, they are no way near animal lovers. Previously one of the workers told me oh we don t deal with stray cats it is not our business ... Shame on you CPCA.. horrible
There are so many will taken care of gentle and friendly dogs here. Great place for acclimating yourself with animals of all sizes. Also, horses up for adoption!
The SPCA of Monterey County is a non-profit organization that has been serving the community since 1905. As an independent animal rescue and protection agency, they have been at the forefront of animal welfare in Monterey County for over a century. The organization is dedicated to providing shelter, care, and adoption services for all animals in need.
The SPCA of Monterey County is an open admission shelter that accepts all animals regardless of their age, breed or medical condition. They provide a safe haven for dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, horses, rabbits and even wildlife. The organization's mission is to prevent cruelty to animals by promoting humane treatment through education and enforcement.
One of the key features that sets the SPCA apart from other animal shelters is their commitment to providing high-quality veterinary care to every animal that comes through their doors. Their state-of-the-art veterinary clinic offers comprehensive medical services including spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations and microchipping.
In addition to providing shelter and medical care for animals in need, the SPCA also offers a variety of programs designed to promote responsible pet ownership within the community. These programs include educational workshops on topics such as pet behavior training and nutrition as well as outreach initiatives aimed at reducing pet overpopulation.
The SPCA also operates several thrift stores throughout Monterey County which help fund their operations while offering affordable shopping options for local residents. These stores offer a wide range of items including clothing, furniture and household goods with proceeds going directly towards supporting the organization's mission.
Overall, the SPCA of Monterey County plays an essential role in promoting animal welfare within our community. Their dedication to providing compassionate care for all animals in need has made them one of the most respected organizations in this field nationwide. If you are looking for ways to support this worthy cause or are interested in adopting a new furry friend into your family then be sure to check out what they have on offer today!
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