Emmet County Animal Shelter

Cheryl Swayze

2023-07

I adopted my cat in May from here. He is the sweetest and they are so nice! They make sure you are a good fit before taking home your new fur baby!

marie spangler

2024-04

Cristy(?) Only gives animals to who she likes. Doesn't matter if the dog loves you, she denies applications for no reason. She does not care about the animals only her title. I guess it makes her powerful. Those poor animals that have been there for years. Puppies are given to her friends. She needs to go!! During a texting argument she told me to go hang myself several times!! WHO can get away with that? Not only will she not adopt to me, she red flagged me so I can't adopt in the state of Iowa? Does she have that capability? She will not give me a reason! I can't believe she's able to say no because she doesn't like you. She doesn't even know me but says "GO HANG YOURSELF!!" She is out of control and needs to GO

scanner mail

2024-04

Kristi & her team work tirelessly for the abandoned, the beaten, and the mistreated. I know for a fact they sit for HOURS upon HOURS to catch an abandon dog in the middle of no where. If they deny adoption to someone, there is a reason. I've adopted a kitty from here & it was a wonderful experience.

Melissa Williams

2022-05

We had been looking for a dog that would be a good fit for our family. We had applied for a few. Emmet County Animal Shelter was very impressive. They volunteers who work tiredlessly to care for the animals were very responsive. Kristy was very professional but very down to Earth. She was informative but not in a know it all way. We truly loved working with her. We drove almost 4 hours to get our fur baby! You can tell Kristy and the volunteers had already begun working on some training with him. We feel blessed to have our fur baby and are greatful for the people working here who kept him safe til we found him. Thank you, angels truly walk the Earth!!

Anita Calleja

2023-08

My first fur baby I adopted from Emmet County Animal Shelter was Mia, a 3 year old , 8lbs, female Chihuahua back in 2015. Their description of Mia was spot on, in temperament, demeanor, and attitude, housebroken, leash manners, health, so on and so forth. Mia has been my constant companion ever since. She goes with me almost everywhere I go. Depending mostly on weather, the temperature to be specific and how long she would have to stay in my vehicle if she couldn't go inside with me. My rule of thumb is no more than 10 minutes in the car and again I'm very mindful of the temperature. She has traveled back and forth to Michigan to see my folks for a week or two, twice a year. Our last stretch ended up being 6 months. And those trips never phased her. She is good wherever I am. I also take her for rides on my bike. I got her a front handlebar backpack that detaches to use as an actual backpack if we park the bike. She loves it. But her favorite is to go for a walk and at 11 years old now, she still has a giddyap and go in her step and we walk for a mile or two. I let her determine how long our walks are. I would definitely get another fur baby from Emmet County Animal Shelter if and when the time came. You should too.

Donna Ryan

2023-05

I got 2 cats from Kristy 2014 and 2015 they are now 8 years old. Love them both , great pets! I also got a dog in February 2022 a terrier mix. He’s 10 months old and I’m having lot of fun teaching him new things.

Shawn Johnson

2024-02

Absolutely awesome they helped me even though they were closed... I can't wait to see what best friend they find me

Daniel Proctor

2022-05

I had an issue with a lot of stray cats in my backyard. So, I put a live trap out there to remove them in a humane way and caught one within hours of setting the trap. Call with no answer, had to Facebook message them to get back to me. Once they came out to pick up the cat, the worker was very rude. She treated me like a was stupid and very bad attitude towards me. I was thinking of adopting a pet from them in the future but I won't be doing anything with them again after how their employee treated me at my own house.

Amie Christensen

2021-05

My boyfriend and I were interested in adopting a kitten that was posted on their website. We reached out through an email to inquire about making the 2.5 hour drive to meet him. Unfortunately, they did not get back to me for a week. Finally, when they got back to us, they sent over the application process. Once I completed this right away, they did not reach back until about a week later and did not tell me if we were accepted or not. They were not easy to work with and made us think they don’t care about getting homes for their animals if their “process” took over a few weeks without answering any follow up emails either. Not impressed and don’t recommend their business.

Tina Ramirez

2022-05

Less than impressed with the operation of this shelter. Had submitted an application to adopt a kitten posted on the website. They take a long time to respond. My daughter also submitted an application and they never did respond to hers. Never did get a responce as to whether I was approve or not. I just gave up.

Matt Fuelberth

2022-05

There have been few places I've had as good of an experience with as the Emmet County Animal Shelter. Kristy is very kind, helpful, and cares for the animals here so well. This is an amazing animal shelter!

Troy H

2020-05

The shelter is really run well by volunteers. They are always looking to find good matches and to make sure the animals are well adjusted. When someone calls from Ames to find a pet you know that its a good place to visit.

Jason Casler

2019-05

The Emmet County Animal Shelter has a group of volunteers that work tirelessly every day to care for animals in need. They truly are invested in the future of the animals well being, even after adoption. Support your local animal shelter!

Shawn K

2021-05

We found out through one of our sources that the shelter was discriminatory towards handicap. The shelter knew of our particular situation and still took it upon themselves to call a reference of ours and told them they would not adopt to a family with a handicap member in it at all.

Lori Carlson

2023-05

We adopted sibling cats, they were so helpful as we are first time cat owners.

Krissy Smith

2023-05

I adopted Keisha from here, they were wonderful to work with, and I got an amazing dog

christina conroy

2019-05

Just picked up our pup to take him to his forever home!! This is a really great shelter!! Also, they have a lot of cats, so please adopt, don't shop!!!

Crystal Stegman

2023-05

Staff is very friendly and knowable! They love their guests and you can tell they are all well taken care of!

Patty Rasmussen

2023-08

Nice people but should take all animals and reduce fee for neutering

Jeffrey Fields

2020-05

We adopted or dog from them! We love him

Macy's Mom

2018-05

We found our Macy girl here!

UnpleasantDog

2018-05

Wonderful place for animals and people to visit

Elissa Fitzgerald

2023-10

Adopt an animal here!

Larry Walders

2021-05

The staff is so caring and helpful.

Theresa Carr

2022-05

Very rude worker

Karen Green

2022-05

Excellent place...