Humane Society Of Cowlitz County Spca

The worst place for animals this place is a joke.. they won't let you see animals and tell you the dog you get has to be the only pet... this place makes a ton of money with partners.. donations.. they need to step it do better. This place should honestly be shut down for animal abuse and cruelty.

can you believe this place they wont do a thing about kids and myself having to see cats doing it right at and on my front door or on my steps, why have people working there if they do anything, what a waste of money be it tax or donated, its a complete waist. and then they want you to do there job, that is crazy \shut it down !

We love our Charlie. He always wants to be the center of attention. He is very loving and dignified. He is great company. He has discovered squirrels and wants to play with them. They seem willing to play

A few weeks ago my dogs were picked up out of my car in which had broke down in woodland out of town. My husband and I went to get the part we needed and weren’t able to get back to the car as quickly as we had liked which was out of our control. We had to leave our dogs in the car with food and water mind you only to arrive that night with our car broken into and our dogs gone. We contacted the human society which had picked up our dogs. We were doing everything we could to get our car back up and running and trying to come up with the money to get our dogs. Finally after two weeks we came up with the money to get all four of our dogs out only to be told it was to late and we weren’t able to get them any more . After loosing our three bedroom home and everything We owned we had our dogs and what we could carry on our car. Our dogs were everything to us and I can’t believe after trying everything we could to come up with 800$ that we weren’t able to pick up our dogs. Our kids had already been through so much and we have as well we just want our dogs back and I’m in disbelief they would treat people like this.

I found out about this little one a few days before I got her. She's so sweet and kind and loving, the staff were most helpful and very kind and happy about me adopting this sweet girl.

My name is Carissa Cothren. My experience at first was all right. I surrendered my cats and then came back and got another one. But I was told I abuse my dog because he doesn’t see a vet for pacing and being lathargic and I have him on a diet

I recently adopted my second dog from Cowlitz county humane society. The staff is extremely helpful and kind. My first dog lived a good 14 years before old age became too difficult. After a long search I found my next pet and has been a blessing to our lives.

I adopted a cute 6 month old kitten back in November and I honestly loved my adoption experience.
Once my adoption application was accepted they called me right away, and when I was able to come by to visit the cats I really appreciate the time and space they give you to bond with the kittens to make a choice.
The adoption fee is reasonable for kittens, especially since my little guy had just been fixed and had all his shots right before I met him.
I love my little guy BMO (originally name biscuit at cowlitz kitty korner), and if I were to adopt a buddy for BMO I would definitely check out Cowlitz County Kitty Korner again!

Last May we adopted Maddie from your facility.
I had been looking for a family dog for about two months through different channels and received an email that a dog is available locally. I sent an email back and received a phone call the very next morning, asking if we could come by the same day.
We adopted her, Maddie, and are very happy. The staff was exceptionally friendly, answered our questions, and sent us off with Maddie and extras, like a new leash, a couple days worth of food, and a neck band.
Maddie has been a very happy family addition and gets along with our cats quite good.
The staff was very friendly, explained how they received her, and were happy she did not need to spend the weekend in the kennel.
We could not have been happier with the adoption process.

This is the worst place to try and adopt a dog from everytime we call and acquire about a dog on there site they always say oh they just walked out the door. I was told by other people who have tried to adopt they are told the same thing multiple times on multiple dogs. Dont waist your time they are a joke. I believe you have to have connections to be able to adopt from Cowlitz County. I would give a zero rating if I could.

After losing our beloved dog in 2010, we were finally ready in 2011 to start looking. Hearing about a 1 year old chocolate lab which was at Humane Society of Cowlitz County, we had to take a look. We fell in love immediately and he became our own. Our experience was so wonderful we went back in 2016 to add to our family. This time we adopted a puppy. All these years later we are so appreciative of the care our furbabies received prior to joining us. HSCC has went through some trying times and we are hopeful and excited to see what the new director has implemented. Adopt and change your life!

The staff members were very helpful with adopting my dog and helping me license each year!

Upon arrival I was given a tour of the facility. In the back room inaccessible to public, there were two dogs, without water on a 100 degree day, and covered in their own feces, there was nowhere the dogs could have gone to get away from their feces and urine. (Two separate kennels). I brought this to attention to the gal showing me around, but she only shrugged and said it was another girls job. One girl taking care of the entire dog facilities on her own, while three employees stood around the main building doing nothing most of the time. I was there for about 4 hours, and only until it was time for me to leave were the dogs finally given fresh water and had their kennels cleaned. After reports from several of the employees about the executive director threatening to fire them, ans seeing the duties assigned to them they claim were punishment for complaining about the hard work that nobody was helping them to do, and hearing about the many people he fires, that he scares away volunteers, and seeing him stand around with lazy employees mocking a volunteer, and after listening to the employees badmouth the only 2 employees who worked nonstop during my visit, I realized that the problems I was witnessing were the result of poor management and his lack of interest, and that speaking to him about my concerns would fall on deaf ears and become just another thing for them to stand around and gossip about. You can see on social media how he responds to people who have concerns, and it is tactless and defensive. He lacks professionalism and has poor public relations. Instead of firing the people who are speaking up about the neglect at the shelter, he should be firing the ones that are neglectful and working together with people who want to help. Prior to this particular visit I had donated cash. The woman behind the desk took my money and slid it under the desk, said thank you and have a nice day. I said hey, I would like a receipt.... There are many reviews from the public about suspicions that donations are not benefitting the animals and are being pocketed by staff. I hope they will have an unannounced inspection from an unaffiliated party to check the conditions and to have an audit performed on them. There are complaints that people are coming in for their pets, and denying that they are there when in fact they are there at the shelter, and end up adopting them to another family. They get strays in with microchips and dont even attempt to call and inform the owners. The center needs to wipe out the entire staff and bring in fresh new people who are actually there for the animals, and not willing to let animals suffer to punish another employee. Sick.

Horribly unorganized, rude and lacking any hint of common sense. No policies in place about anything. Director does not care about the animals but only about himself.

This Company is part of a large non profit ( SPCA International ) that spends almost all of its money on its own marketing company and printing company. Does very little for the animals!

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I hope they are being investigated !! My rating would be -0

The employees and the director are so unprofessional that they turn away their volunteers by being rude, place strict rules on their volunteers etc. They have no proper policies and procedures and they answer to a board that never even steps a foot into the shelter yet gives the director such high praise. The director just retired yet is now on the board and they hired an existing employee to take his place at half the salary and no professional training. We are trying to change things to help the animals. Why euthanize animals that are perfect and could be placed into any home? Cowlitz County officials and board members need to wake up. The board needs to wake up and really see what's going on. This place needs audited and inspected.