My Nonprofit Reviews

I have lived in this area for 35 years after moving here from Central California. I have visited this shelter many times over the last 35 years for many reasons: licensing my pets, when I found kittens, to adopt family pets, you name it. I have seen what the shelter looked like in 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and what it looks like today and the difference is night and day. I have never seen another shelter committed to spaying and neutering like IVHS. If you have an animal, they'll fix it, often for free, no questions asked. I have visited other dog pounds like Baldwin Park and San Bernardino and Riverside. I like the direction this shelter has chosen to take over the last 10 years, especially the last 3 or so years. I have never been treated rudely. I have however, been witness to some tremendously mean and angry people who do not understand that the people and shelter do everything in their power to save every single animal. I give credit to the employees for not blowing their lids when confronted by these people. This shelter has far less animals every year, and that is a good thing. I think people will always hate shelters that perform euthanasia. I was impressed when I received a letter form IVHS stating the had decreased cat euthanasia by 26% and increased adoption by 25%. I was also informed that they are trying to stop euthanasia by becoming no kill and I think that is marvelous.