We had never had a dog before, so we were really nervous about the possibility of getting one. The people at the SPCA were excellent at balancing letting us know we could do it but also making sure we were ready because this adoption would be for a very long time. We did the foster to adopt to be certain is was a match. And boy was it a match! Little Dolly Parton has made our lives so much richer and she is a beautiful part of our family.
When our family was looking for a canine addition a few years ago, we turned to the Oahu SPCA. From their Facebook posts I could tell they really knew their animals well. I went to them with specific requests; I needed an adult dog that was allowed in base housing, one that was good with young children and one that was good with cats. The Oahu SPCA delivered just that! We have had our Gypsy girl for over three years now and she is just the perfect fit. She is now a world traveller living with us in Japan. Please keep OSPCA in mind if you are looking to adopt a pet or looking for a place to donate your time or resources.
Truly one of the best organizations around! We have been customers & fosters and can tell you first hand the OSPCA is full of dedicated, caring individuals that all work together to make sure needs are met. From helping individual families by providing low cost veterinary services to helping the community with TNR, to rescuing sick/injured animals and providing aide. We can’t thank you enough OSPCA!
I remember when the vet was more concerned about pay than the animals so much so that he neglected to stitch up a dog properly after a neuter and no one realized he was bleeding out until the family was almost there to pick the dog up and him home. The family rushed him to an emergency vet, but it was too late and they were forced to put the dog down.
The place is filthy and stinks even from outside. The founder created the organization to put a few more inches on her pedestal, and it's obvious she doesn't have a care in the world for the animals just by looking at their living environment.
They need to adopt out the rest of those poor animals and shut their doors for good.
Hi, I've been involved with the Oahu SPCA for well over year now. I found the staff to be very concerned for the welfare of the animals within within their care. I was speaking with one of the staff, she was talking to me about a dog named Malu who passed away due to the neglect and abuse suffered before the Oahu SPCA discovered and intervened. She started crying when she told me Malu's story and I could tell that she had great empathy towards all the animals she tries to help. On many occasions I have personally spoken with all the staff and some of the volunteers and found them to all be competent, courteous and CAPABLE to help the MANY animals they rescue.
The Oahu SPCA is a wonderful and valuable organization in Hawaii and I'm glad to leave my opinion about them to anyone interested.
The Oahu SPCA is a wonderful non profit - they do so much work and help so many animals.
They give a voice to the voiceless, and fight to ensure that such beautiful loving animals find new, safe loving homes.
Their new website is so easy to navigate through, and is filled with lovely images, beautiful galleries of animals that need homes and they even have free activity pages for children! They are also very social on Facebook and Instagram which is lovely to see, they really strive to make sure that all the animals in their care are noticed and given the exposure they need to find their new FURever home.
Well done Oahu SPCA - keep up the good work!! :)
The Oahu SPCA has done a lot of valuable work to rescue and find homes for abandoned and abused dogs and cats in Hawaii. They operate on a shoestring, relying on a few core volunteers. They claim to rehabilitate all the animals they take in, but that's not really true. They do basic nutritional and some medical rehabilitation, but can only deal with relatively easy behavior rehabilitation. There is no trained staff or plan or program to deal with aggressive dogs or dogs with serious psychological issues.
The organization offers no transparency to its governance or financial information. It holds closed board meetings. It does not release any minutes. It has a web site, but it is out of date and does not show current board members. It does not publish any financial data such as financial statements or annual reports. Form 990s are available for 2009 and 2010, but no later years. If frequently runs advertisements for special project donations, but does not provide any feedback on how the collected funds were actually used. Volunteers who offer constructive suggestions for improvement are dismissed.
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