First State Animal Center and SPCA

Absolutely disgusted with this place. I was told that i could not adopt a kitten unless i had my female dog spaded. i dont need to explain why this is nonsense. you want to know why we have a over population of cats in delaware with so many cats stuck in shelters? its because of places like this that have unreasonable demands when trying to adopt a animal. The cat in question was very unsocial and i was willing to take the animal and help make it into a friendly cat instead of a homeless hostile cat in a shelter.

Worst customer service. We took at FERAL cat here to be fixed (she IS feral, I have medical records to prove my injuries from an attack) but were told she wasn't feral...because they could handle her. I guess the staff here lives with us and knows more about this cat than we do. This cat was also pregnant and they knew this. When the cat was picked up, the vet proceeded to berate us about how "disturbing" it was that they had to put down the kittens (because you know, they don't put animals down every flippin day) and called us liars because THEIR staff neglected to give proper information and tell us she needed to be trapped and brought in that way. And then were told to never come back. You had a crappy reputation and you've managed to keep up the good work. Next time we will just keep a pregnant FERAL cat and keep the cat population going. Or we WILL drop off the kittens that you so rudely told us you wouldn't take. No customer should EVER leave an establishment in tears from being made to feel like a horrible human being. Pick up the damn phone and call someone if there's a problem. You accepted this cat, in a regular cage knowing she was pregnant - spayed her then berate me afterwards and charge me double??? Congrats Kevin, you've done it again! You should seriously consider marketing your top notch customer service program you got going on there. Jerks.

I get in there and choose a puppy. Wasn’t allowed to touch him initially and the attendant acted like a jerk. I wanted to go into a room to pet him but there wasn’t any rooms available. Lastly their adoption fees are outrageous especially for this economy . Adopt a dog from my local shelter? No thanks!

Absolutely the worst shelter I have ever been to. Came to adopt during the fall festival and was told they were CLOSED! That's right, they actually had a festival to bring people to the shelter so they can adopt animals and decided they would NOT allow adoptions to take place. Called to speak to manager and man who answered wouldn't allow me to speak to the manager and told me never to come back then hung up on me!! Horribly run shelter!!

I wish I couldn’t put a star at all, and I’m not one to write reviews but I im so upset with how today went and have to say I won’t be adopting from here or any other agencies. I’m a dog trainer and work with dogs everyday of the week and see different behaviors. All too common with adoption angencies they will label a dog as being aggressive, or incapable of socializing with other animals. It’s truly a shame because by not taking into account other environmental factors, all the blame ends up on the dog that could’ve had the opportunity to have a great home and just be a dog. I drove 2 hours to meet a dog I was confident in adopting prior and even more so after I met in person, but as I said these “labels” being given to them restricts opportunities for the dog and it’s not fair to the animal at all. I hope others have a better experience than I did.