Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center Inc

EXTREMELY RUDE and condescending!!! I believe it is the female possibly in charge of the cats, with grey hair, big belly and works on Sunday. Read the other negative reviews for an accurate more detailed description.

What I learned is how much of a DRAINING place this is to work and not great to adopt from. I should have ran and looked the other way when I was filling out my application in the office when this mean individual, who is one of the biggest reasons so many people left, was giving me a dirty look and staring. It's not hard to be nice and smile!!!! The dog adoption manager is a literal walking joke and disaster. All of the reviews about her on google are correct. She is very rude and judgmental and does not like to adopt If you are person of color. You will get interrogated and denied right away. She is not management material whatsoever and cannot stand her ground. She doesn't protect anyone but herself, and on many occasions did not want to tell her boss information so it doesn't fall on her. She doesn't follow shelter rules and policies and even gives dogs that were returned, back to families that hit and abuse them! The adoption staff was way too young and extremely rude and would not help you at all. All they do is talk about you and ignore you and give you dirty looks. There is one person in particular that has gotten complained about through over 7 different employees and was never written up or fired!! I could not stand to work with these immature people who thought they were the dog whisperers and trainers and medical personnel all at the same time, yet have absolutely no communication or people skills if their life depended on it. Totally makes sense to keep people who can't even smile or be nice to you on a daily basis who have mental disorders that they do not take care of nor get help for, as your staff, and yet not the people who actually did their jobs and were team players. It's baffling that this is who the face of the adoption office is. We all have issues, but it's not normal to have to work around people who you can't tell which personality they are going to show you that day. I felt so sick and anxious and depressed coming here and have cried in the linen shed many times calling other places to see if they're hiring. I have went to management for help many times and they don't do anything at all. They just belittle you and make fun of you behind your back. I feel so sorry for the animals in this facility. They are starved and under diagnosed and literally abused by the staff. The conditions are unsanitary and most of the dogs come in having little to no parasites, to having 3 different parasites or issues because they do not clean or take care of the dogs properly. There are actual signs telling the employees to pick up after the dogs! That is literally common sense. How sad. The "trainer" isn't even a trainer. He has no certifications or licenses to preach or practice anything. He didn't even really do anything!! I never saw him work with dogs or do much on a daily basis. I only saw him constantly attached to the hip to people who would manipulate him and boss him around because he cannot stand his ground also. They use old school methods of training that are considered abuse now. Yanking a dog with the leash to "correct" them doesn't do anything. They also don't check everything or do testing on dogs with medical issues, and don't have a veterinarian on everyday!! They have more than enough money to pay for the right person to come in and take care of these poor innocent dogs. They raise all this money and it's not really spent on the animals. The director and his husband make over 100k a year each!! For what?! To sit around and literally be rude to people, because they also do not have any people skills and will drop you like you meant nothing and did nothing for the company. One of the worst things is these poor dogs are adopted out to families who think and are told they're pretty healthy, only to bring them to their vet and find out they have this severe illness and/ or has 6 months to live. The amount of dogs that were returned this past year is so embarrassing and really shows how awful and horrible the staff is in every single department. The things I heard and witnessed as an employee here were so horrible it makes me so angry that this place is still up and running. The people are all so mean and rude and make you want to never come back. I do not know why I stayed as long as I did. I really thought things would get better, but the management doesn't care about you and your feelings and will discard you and eliminate you and talk BAD about you through their email (which they leave open for everyone to see). Please if you have respect for yourself and your mental health, DO NOT WORK HERE!!!!

Since 1927, Little Shelter has been dedicated to providing homeless dogs and cats with medical care and shelter with the goal of adopting animals into loving forever homes. NAVS was proud to assist Little Shelter with a grant to help pay for vet care and repairs incurred by Superstorm Sandy.

I first learned about Little Shelter after getting a summer internship there. I was nervous my first day working with Raeanne and the cats. Everyone made me feel wanted and at home. After more then a year I never thought I'd find such an amazing place to work. They take such great care of their animals making sure they find their forever home. The next time I'm looking to adopt my first stop will be Little Shelter.

I lost my dog of 20 years and was very hesitant to get another the pain was just to much ...my husband kept after me to visit little shelter and finally I did and we met Logan - Logan was taken but for some reason it did not work out and one night I came home from work and nobody was home and than about a 1/2 hour later Logan ran in the house with my husband behind him. And my heart was taken...but we know Logan came to us for a reason - shortly thereafter my husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer...I beleive Logan was brought to us for his unconditional love and comfort that he gave both me and my husband through the ordeal..my husband would get his treatments and have to lay in the bed for 2 hours and rotate his body of course Logan and I would join him to keep him comapny during the 2 hours needless to say Logan would gently push me off the bed and lay over my husband and look at me with his beautiful gentle eyes all 57 lbs of him and let me know it was their time together...I cannot tell you how comforting Logan was to my husbnd during these days..he is in remission and their is a very special bond bewtween him and Logan..Logn is a very special part of our family it has been over 10 years now tha he is with us and every day I love him more and more...I thought I could never love another as I did my other dog but Logan is very special to us and we love him dearly as he does us!

I wouldn't adopt anywhere else....period.
The staff was very friendly and accommodating. You can tell the animals are their top priority. We have adopted our last 3 animals there, and wouldn't hesitate to adopt from them again in the future. Our personal favorite is Raeanne who runs the Cattery. She and her staff work so hard to get every animal adopted by good families. I commend them for their loyalty and dedication to these poor defenseless dogs & cats. I believe that people who love animals this much are truly special.

Oh, where to start when it comes to Little Shelter! I've adopted 3 cats from Little Shelter and have yet to be disappointed. Mac came home with me a little over 12 years ago, Scotty came home 12 years ago, and Violet a little over a year ago. Because they're in the cattery socializing with the other cats and people there, it makes it much easier to bring the animals into my home with other animals. The initial vet visit is free of charge and any subsequent visits relating to an issue the animals may have had upon leaving the shelter are all also free of charge. violet came home with a cold so the vet provided medication and a follow up visit for her for free. the vet Little Shelter referred me to was great - would have stuck with them if they were closer to where I live. Little Shelter believes in the animals they have and do background checks in order to avoid animals returning, which is a great policy. A few weeks after taking home each of my cats from Little Shelter, I've gotten calls from shelter staff following up with how everything is going and asking me to contact them if necessary. It's nice to know they're there for you even after you've taken the animals home. No hesitations here with adopting more animals from Little Shelter!

Over many years, my wife and I have rescued five cats from this shelter, two of them being special needs. I doubt those two would have even had a chance at survival at many other shelters, but Little Shelter cared and nurtured them until they were lucky enough to find new homes with us. Their willingness to care for animals, no matter how long they stay, is a testament to their generosity of heart and spirit. If I was a lost dog or cat, there's no place I'd rather spend my days waiting to be adopted.

One of the most worthwhile nonprofits I've had the good fortune to be connected with.

The Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center Inc., in Huntington, Long Island, is one of a very few caring shelters here on Long Island that really does help any animal in their care. Their small and infrequent mailings show that any donation given to them goes mostly to the animals and not to flashy cards and letters. Friends have told me just how wonderful the staff is with all the animals, which is not the case at a famous Long Island animal shelter near me. The little I can afford to give is always sent to The Little Shelter!

I contribute to many charities, and this is by far one of my favorites. Everyone associated with LIttle Shelter has nothing but the animals' best interests at heart. They make excellent use of volunteers, never squander resources, and are always finding new ways to help.

Little Shelter does a great job with rescuing and taking care of animals. The staff is very dedicated and sincerely wish to see every animal find a home that is right for them. While the animals are at Little Shelter they receive the best care possible. Many people might not realize but Little Shelter also has programs that help the community. In one such program children who need practice reading pair up with a dog and read out loud to the dog. Studies have shown the dog's non-judgemental attention helps the child improve reading skills. Little Shelter also assists those who have trouble affording food and health care for their pet. They also offer low cost spay/neuter programs. The shelter takes as many animals as it can from high kill shelters and gives them a safe home until they can find their "forever home". This is an organization worth supporting. If you can't adopt an animal you can still help by giving money, time, towels and blankets or even fostering an animal for a short time. Little Shelter does a great job and they deserve 5 stars!

I dropped off some old, but clean towels and blankets to Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center, as a friend of mine had told me that they were always in need of 'slightly worn' items for the kitties & dogs at the shelter. I brought my niece & nephew with me because they also love animals, and they were in awe of all of the 'homeless' animals, but were happy that the animals seemed so well taken care of, and obviously loved. My nephew said that he wants to volunteer at Little Shelter when he got old enough, and I believe that he will! This is a great shelter that adores every foster that they bring in. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to find a pet to complete their family.

I have both volunteered at and adopted animals from Little Shelter and both experiences were very positive. The people I've met through the shelter are kind and compassionate, putting the animals first. Volunteers are able to help in a variety of ways (going to events, walking dogs, helping care for the cats) and can devote as much or little time as they have. The staff is helpful and honest about each of their dogs' personalities and the type of home they would best fit in because they want it to work out long term, not just get them out of the building. No shelter is perfect but Little Shelter really tries to do the right thing by it's animals. I've recommended many friends and family to the shelter and will continue to do so!

Having adopted, volunteered and worked at several shelters on Long Island, I can tell you that Little Shelter does as much or more than any other shelter around. I adopted my best friend at Little Shelter about 4 years ago. Little Shelter's staff set me up to succeed by providing me with as much information as possible about my dogs history as well as steps I can take moving forward to ensure a long term happy adoption. The dog I adopted had some behavioral issues and from what I was told, had been in several homes before arriving at Little Shelter. I am thankful to Little Shelter for looking past those problems to see what a wonderful dog this was and giving her a second (ok maybe 3rd) chance. The final touch was the card I got in the mail a few weeks after adopting her, a card with her picture on the front thanking me for adopting her! Little things like this have made me a Little Shelter adopter for life!

I have had the oppurtunity to visit the shelter and witness how well taken care of all of the animals are. Everyone involved in caring for the animals is dedicated to their health and hapiness. I have seen LS at adoption events and it is clear they do their very best to match the right forever home for all the pets in their care. It is wonderful to have such a dedicated shelter in our community for so many years

The Shelter is a place for abandoned and abused cats and dogs. The establishment provides medical care as well as the necessities for a healthy animal to survive and be adopted. I participate behind the scenes where needed. It is a joy to see a family come to the Shelter and fall in love with one of these animals. Every living thing deserves a second chance.

Have been a manager at a national Pet Supplies chain, working with Little Shelter as an adoption partner. They are always professional and ready to inform the public of thinking of adoption first. An organization that truly cares about animals!

I have been involved with Little Shelter since 2002. I can honestly say Little Shelter is a magical place. They have impacted countless lives, they not only help animals, Little Shelter helps people. Little Shelter changes lives for the better, on a daily basis. They have a very serious adoption process and still look for ways to make adoptions happen. Little Shelter has helped many families and animals that were new to Little Shelter. I have seen animals who had nowhere to turn, receive lifesaving treatement that allowed them to stay with the families they love. I have seen animals that were neglected, abandoned and abused take refuge at Little Shelter until their loving home was found. I have seen cats and dogs pulled off of the euthanasia tables at hi-kill facilities, then placed into loving homes because Little Shelter stepped up. Little Shelter is a leader among animal rescue organizations.

I've been a volunteer for almost four years and we've adopted three dogs from them, one 17 years ago, one 5 yrs ago and one this year. They are wonderfully over-cautious. As an adopter, they made sure I understood one is a pit mix and what that could mean. The latest I adopted knowing he had behavioral issues. Again, honest to a fault and careful introducing the two. As a volunteer, I know that the shelter does not take the easy way out - they have a number of dogs that need work and spend a great deal of time with them. I've never seen anyone there who does not really love and want the best for each animal. I never feel bad leaving the shelter, or feel a need "to take them all home." It is the best temporary "home" for all of our lucky dogs and cats. The cattery manager recently took information from me on a small feral cat colony and someone was there within 2-3 weeks to trap, neuter and release the 7-10 cats living there. Yes, they are perenially short-staffed and it is tough to get someone on the phone, but that is because they are helping take care of the animals.

Little shelter comes iff to the public as this wonderful rescue and adoption center that gives animals a second chance and yes they do at some wxpense. Seeing first hand, these animals have or do live in unsocialiized area and are not given the 100% they diserve do to managements "want to keep money" mentality and shotage of staff. They still stand behind the label "no kill" meanwhile, kept from public knowledge, have put dogs down that were not medically impaired and unable to cure. All the while having a sanctuary for "unadoptable animals" to live the rest of their lives. They at that time refused to expand their sanctuary even though the money was being donated for it. They still peoceeded to put the animals down. Before supporting this non-profit organization, pleaae consider this truthful review and ask around to people who have actually been behind the drapes from the public. Thank you.

Little Shelter Animal Rescue is the ONLY no kill shelter I've known. The work and effort that the management & staff are doing are SUPERB and INSPIRING. They take good care of each and every little creatures that landed in their organization. They make sure that the animals are disease-free before they put them up for adoption. The kittens that we adopted are just so adorable (I guess they were also trained to be lovable). THANK YOU LITTLE SHELTER for bringing joy to families who are capable of adopting from your shelter. Keep up the good work.

Little Shelter has been part of our local community as long as I can remember. They strive to save as many dogs and cats as possible and find them loving adoptive homes. My family has supported the shelter for many years donating much needed items and money for ongoing projects. I know that every dollar I donate goes directly to helping the animals. Additionally, we adopted our beloved black lab mix Sport from Little Shelter, and enjoyed many years of unconditional love from him. Even though Sport has passed away, we continue to support Little Shelter's efforts to save animals. Their staff and volunteers are caring, committed, knowledgeable and always have the best interest of the animals in the forefront. Little Shelter is a safe haven for animals and a wonderful part of our local community.

The hard work, dedication, love and compassion for the animals is very apparent here! If there were more places like Little Shelter, this world just may be a better place!! Thank you for everything that you do to help all the innocent animals!!

We live in the area our whole lives so when the decision came to go and rescue a liitle puppy there was no question on going anywhere else !!! Everyone there are so helpful and made our adoption so easy !!!! We love that we can go back there and visit everyone with our little guy and they too can be part of his life as he grows up !!.. It's a great place with great people and great healthy animals !! There is no other place around who works like a family and now invited us tojoin their family !! Thank you Little Shelter in making us feel welcomed .

So I have lived in the East Northport Huntington area my whole life. So has many of my family members. We are so proud to have a shelter in our community that is part of the community. At any time we can visit the shelter and see how well the animals are being taken care of. I remember when I was so young and I went there for a visit with my Mom and Mrs. Eastwood was walking one of the babies, and I thought, wow, one day I would like to volunteer. I feel confident on speaking for all of my neighbors, we love Little Shelter and we donate and support all of their hard work and dedication. P.S. I now do kitten fostering:))

I live in South Huntington and have known about Little Shelter for many years. I have always heard good things about the shelter, and now know for myself what a great place it is. My family has adopted two dogs and a kitten from Little Shelter...the staff and volunteers do an amazing job caring for the animals there!

LS goes way above and beyond what many shelters do. This is a shelter in the very true sense of the word. I am so glad that they are working so hard for the animals of NY!

I started out wanting to volunteer at Little Shelter and than decided I wanted to be part of their team. Saving animals..adopting out animals to great homes..This is a great place to make a difference..fostering..adopting..caring..I have adopted 3 kitties from Little Shelter and have helped many families find kitties of their own..GREAT PLACE..GREAT PEOPLE..GREAT ANIMALS

I work for Just Dogs! Gourmet in East Northport and a lot of times we invite them for events. They bring some dogs to adopt and are VERY knowledgeable about their pets. Little Shelter is always putting the animals first and doing what they can to find homes. Everyone there is extremely friendly and outgoing and are always there to help. Most people I know have also adopted their pets from Little Shelter and I've never heard one bad thing!

LS shelter is an awsome place to volunter, work and even just to visit, they are a caring shelter LS believes in what they do and stand for. Their sanctuary in up-state NY is a one of a kind sanctuary. I would say LS is the best shelter out there

What exactly is the adoption process? Do they actually come to your home? and if so how does that work?

Pros: they do great work as far as taking care of their animals and working diligently to get them all homes. I am especially happy about their sanctuary for so called "unadoptables".
Rather than living out their lives in cages, Little Shelter has provided a place for these older and/or infirmed animals to live out their lives in peace & comfort.
I also liked that they spent a great deal of time checking me out before they let me adopt my dog and they did a few follow-up calls to see how Emmy was doing and if they could answer any questions I might have. That was a good thing.
Cons: They spend way too much money on a bombardment of fund-raising. I am constantly, I mean CONSTANTLY being asked for either additional money above and beyond my yearly membership or for participation in fund-raising events. I understand that Little Shelter needs a constant influx of cash to keep their shelter & sanctuary going but I believe they could funnel more money into the animals and less on begging for cash.
One more thing I found disappointing..when I found an abandoned cat with her two kittens under my deck, Little Shelter not only was unable to accept them for adoption, they didn't even provide any help what so ever in helping me trap them.
Luckily another local all volunteer no-kill shelter, LAST HOPE, not only rented me a trap, they also talked me trough the trapping process. After I was able to successfully trap the cats.. Last Hope found homes for the two kittens. Mamala still lives with me and is doing great.