Chenango SPCA

First off, if I could give them a negative 10, I would! We were very interested in adopting a Boston terrier from them, and completed the online form for adoption. We were asked to have a meet and greet a couple days after, and asked to bring our two Boston terrier’s with us so we could see how the interaction would go. Everything was set, and we arrived as asked. We were told we had to wait, as another participant was in meeting with the dog ( Dobby) , but not a problem. We were greeted by the nice, I (believe vet tech) and she was going in to get the puppy, so we could start the introduction . Everything seemed to be going great, and all the dogs did very well together. The vet tech kept telling us that she had not seen (Dobby) interact with anyone like he had with us. She was going to put in a great word for us, but it was Dobby who was going to pick his family, which we were told by the way he reacted to us it probably would be us! All well and good, only one hurdle we would have to cross to give this baby the home he was looking for. We were up front and honest and informed them we were going to be gone the following week, but could pick him up on the Saturday upcoming. The vet tech kind of reassured us this probably wouldn’t be a problem, so we were happy. Upon leaving my wife went in to talk with the staff ( who probably should work in the stockroom) as they had no interest in this and Dobby needed to leave quickly. Why was this? A few more days in the kennel, and he would be heading to a home and environment he clearly chose, not the person at the front desk, choosing for him. I will look in to see what can be done with such a organization, that clearly has no concerns about where they place their animals up for adoption. This was a heart breaking experience, and feel someone should step in to assure things like this are not going to happen again.

Very clean, friendly knowledgeable staff and well cared for pets.

Love this shelter! All the staff members were SO sweet and also so informative. When we arrived we were honestly there for a few hours just meeting all the kitty cats and trying to decided which would be best for our home. We ended up with this little ray of sunshine, Blair.The process was smooth, easy and I love that they had a very detailed screening process before being accepted to adopt. So many great animals! I wish I could of adopted every single one of them!

Love it here. I should visit more often. I try to donate as much as possible. Friendly staff.

It looks as though to animals are well taken care of, which is most important of course. But they're employees aren't kind, friendly or approachable. Next time I try to do anything with a shelter, I'll gladly drive the extra few miles to Cooperstown. If you hate your job that much, you shouldn't work there.

This place seems pretty nice. I've only delt with them once but my overall experience with this place was fine. They seen like they care for the pets in their care so that's nice. They are a cash only place so if your looking to adopt keep that in mind. But overall seem fine.

Adopted my cat about a year ago from this shelter and would definitely adopt from here again. All of the animals seemed well socialized with others, and people. Kittens were litter-trained, and played nice (did not scratch or bite). The staff members were very nice and helpful and adoption fees are low!

The Staff work really hard to make sure these animals are taken well care of. They are very friendly and eager to help these animals find furever homes.

I gave this place a 3 star. The place is nice and clean. Animals viewed were well kept. The associated were very friendly and helpful. Great parking lot. Handicap should have no problem . But the reason for the 3 star was when asked what do you do to adopted a pet. The associate said you must fill out an application. No problem. But then they said we will have to run a background check. That check was way to involved to get a cat or dog. The last time I had a background check that extensive was when I was being checked for a secret clearance in the government. I would have no problem passing it, but come on, it's to adopt a pet, not a secret clearance check.

Amazing staff at this facility! We stopped by because they had a Little Free library, and we were asked if we wanted to read to the cats! As a disclosures…I am not a big fan of cats! But the staff there created a creative clean and welcoming enclosure and there were about ten cats and my kids had a great time reading to the cats! Highly recommend this wonderful experience!