Bisbee Animal Shelter

"I never review but I am so upset with the lack of professionalism of this shelter. We put in an application on Thursday. At that time, our desired pet had no others interested. He had been there just 2 days. Fully expecting to be approved and receive the cat in a few days, I discovered on the shelters' social media site that they had adopted "our" cat to someone who clearly came after us. My assumption- someone was willing to adopt a feral in addition, so we, a loving family, were passed over although in line. How about some common courtesy to let us know via phone call that we weren't chosen? The worst part was being lied to over the phone when the woman said our vet needed to be called first on Monday when the vet opened. Well it's Sunday and you never gave us a chance. I don't know how I'm going to break the news to my son."

"After reading these reviews this place should be investigated!! I wish I could give it zero stars!!! Was denied an adoption because my senior parent didn't know the exact date a now deceased previously adopted pet had seen the vet. When my other parent, who is a blind veteran, called to question their decision they were extremely rude to them over the phone and told them "Go adopt a pet in Douglas, that they'll adopt to anyone." This place should be in business to help stray and unwanted pets find a loving forever home. Not keep the shelter full in order to solicit funds or a paycheck from taxpayers and the surrounding community!!! The staff here is extremely rude and unprofessional!!!"

"This place is really great! It's small but very clean, and the animals are very well cared for! Very impressed with Nikki and how much she does for the critters there! We ended up with a kitten that chose us... 50 bucks adoption fee for fixing, and first shots! Quite a good deal and well worth it for this little guy!!"

"Very disappointing experience at this shelter. I came here with my boyfriend since we are currently in a long distance relationship as we wait for our wedding date. We came in & immediately noticed the number of cats confined to small cages. That is when we met the cat the my boyfriend decided would be a good fit...or at least hoped she would be. The cat ended up being incredibly sick, which, after him taking her to the vet to get better, came to the realization that not just her but many other cats and dogs were coming from this shelter also very sick. My boyfriend contacted the shelter multiple times for advice, but received few. He ended up asking them if they could help him with the vet bills since the vet did not know what was exactly wrong, and instead the shelter opted to take the cat back and then ended up writing a hateful post towards my boyfriend about the situation. Never did they apologize. We loved the cat so much. It hurts my heart to think that there are multiple animals sick there. Would not recommend."

"We adopted our boxer, Bonnie, here a few years ago (around the same time the new manager is mentioned in the other reviews). She had and still has an excellent temperament. Most importantly, she was CLEAN when we adopted her, which is something that stood out to me after I had visited a few other shelters. The adoption process was easy, the staff was friendly, and she was able to go home with us that day. Bonnie is the perfect fit and I would definitely consider adopting here again when we are ready to add another animal to our family."