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February 2024 by Rocio K
I love volunteering ^_^ Brings me joy! I can see everyone loves and cares for the animals here.
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February 2024 by Spark
Bizarre questioning from volunteers that put me off in the first minutes of conversation. My recommendation is understand each encounter should be pleasant even if it isn’t a match. Or consider in person investigation of potential adopters. I was told they don’t consider doggie doors acceptable in the 3rd phone call. I’m donating given it’s a no kill shelter and hope those animals are adopted.
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February 2024 by Neena Rose Strichart
Lovely caring people.
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February 2024 by Paul Burnett ..
I have two doggie doors and apparently unacceptable. Unfortunate waste of time. I recommend you put on your website all the things that are unacceptable to you to save both yourself and others time. I hope you find candidates for them that meet your criteria.
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February 2024 by John O.
I had an amazing experience adopting from SBACC. They rescued Aubrey from a kill shelter after an Uber Eats driver found her wandering as a stray. I called to visit her after seeing her on the website and got an appointment the next morning, and went home with her that day. She even came with a chip, vaccines, hoodie, food, and toys. It is clear they really cared about her and for her. They provided a well visit where I could take her to the Vet within 10 days of adoption in case she picked up anything while there (when I took her in the vet knew her from them having already taken her there) and insured that they would take care of anything stemming from if they found anything. They are even covering a dental procedure recommended by the vet. Aubrey and I thank you everyone at SBACC!
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February 2024 by Susan Elling
Could the people here be any nicer? The only ones nicer are the animals. Lol This is a very special shelter where the animals are cared for with close contact from all the people that work and volunteer here.. It’s clear that everyone really cares about each and every one of their animals. They have a nice outdoor space where they can all play together and is supervised. And the recovering ones, special needs and the seniors are all free to be comfortable in the office area where they are closely watched and attended to. They are essentially a “no kill” city shelter which mostly doesn’t exist in city and county run shelters. When you contact them about an animal and have questions they give you information unlike those other shelters where you have to pull the information out of them or get nothing answered at all. They are transparent here and isn’t all of the above what you want in a shelter? Adopt here and if you can’t at this time then please donate. This place is worth your support. Thank you Seal Beach for showing that a shelter can treat animals with dignity and care while they are waiting for their owners to come get them or for their forever home. And Thank You Jane, a volunteer for 26 years, I appreciated your time to talk. You are a wealth of knowledge and a very kind person.
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January 2024 by Jose Luis B.
Wonderful place to adopt a dog. They really want to find the best home for every pet they have available. Highly recommended!!!
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January 2024 by Jina K.
This rescue gets 100 stars. Husband and I found a kitten who was infested with fleas, worms and had a severe eye infection while on our way the the pier. We took it here and they immediately took the poor thing in, I signed some papers and kept watching their Instagram for updates. We wanted to adopt him, but found out he was already adopted to a loving home. My kids and I decided we wanted to give another kitty a loving home so we came to check out the kittens. You could tell they take the health of their animals very seriously and took extra precautions for cleanliness and sanitation of their kitten rooms. We fell in love with all of them and after visiting for 3 days straight was able to pick our new baby. The application process is very easy, you must do a phone interview with possible home visit, they have to meet everyone who lives in the home and will provide you a packet of instructions and some goodies for your new pet. Also provides a first vet check up and does a follow up call to check on your new family member. I absolutely love how they truly care about the well being of all their animals. 100% recommend.
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December 2023 by Carol P.
I stopped there one time just to tour and look at adoptable dogs. Not a welcoming place at all. My 15 yr old dog died earlier this year and I'm ready to adopt again. I was considering SB but now I won't go there. Sorry to hear that they are still as rude as they were 10 plus years ago. Maybe some classes or meetings to learn more social graces would help. I really felt unwelcome there.
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November 2023 by aidee magana
Tried to rescue a pup from here a few years back, but they wouldn't even interview us for a pup we wanted to adopt. We eventually got a dog from the OC shelter in Tustin. Seal Beach Shelter made us feel like we were the subject of discrimination. I knew of some people who lied their way into getting multiple dogs from this place and ended up surrendering them shortly after. I would recommend Wags in Westminster or the OC shelter in Tustin. The people who run the Seal Beach shelter undoubtedly care for these animals but will not consider you just for being a minority.
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November 2023 by carly peckham
The volunteers and they may even be normal. Workers were so rude to me and my sister for someone who’s trying to help save dogs you think they’d be nice and willing to help not just be rude and pretty much kick me and my sister out before we could even ask any questions
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September 2023 by Carol Ferguson
Love themGot several pets there..A very nice place
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September 2023 by Phil Mathews
Three stars for the pets because they deserve stars. But, WOW, some of the volunteers are way too intense and will turn you off. I was asked if I have a ten foot fence! Seriously. Who has a ten foot fence. Nobody. They would rather have you walk then have a dog go to a good home because they know better.LB Animal Shelter is where I ended up adopting and couldn’t be happier.
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July 2023 by Christine “Chris” Altenes
Wonderful no kill shelter. Staff is so polite and helpful. They couldn’t take the cat I brought in due to over crowding, but they did help me with other resources.
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June 2023 by Elizabeth Johnson
This place does not deserve one star. This place is atrocious in the way they treat potential adopters. RUN FROM THIS PLACE DO NOT GO THERE OR DONATE! We talked to Gretchen and she was on a power trip. We drove over an hour to see a dog and they denied us entry. They tried to intimidate us with the application process that was “7 pages long”. Interrogated us about our life style and what we do for work.After clarification of Gretchen’s long winded responses about why I wouldn’t be a good fit for a dog even though we have a big home etc, the dog would be left with a family member but this was unacceptable. “We feel that anyone who isn’t the adopter shouldn’t be with the dog” is what Gretchen told me that she feels. We asked for a list of parameters, which she relied it’s different with each dog. We wanted a puppy, but this is what she felt that was required to visit the dog.You have to be one of these things according to Gretchen to have a puppy:1. Jobless2. Work from home3. Retired (but what retired person wants a puppy?)4. Cancel life because the puppy cannot be left alone AT ALL. It may scratch somebody or bark.She we will probably ask you how long it takes you to take out the trash or any other daily tasks because the puppy NEEDS TO BE WITH THE ADOPTER AT ALL TIMES.They do want family, friends, pet hotels, day care, or trainers to be with the puppy even if you need to leave the house for ANYTHING.I wish I was exaggerating. But this place is a disappointment and for her to tell us that her shelter is impacted it sickens me that they deny loving pet pet parents. They have a large sign outside that states they are overwhelmed! We know why!With volunteers like Gretchen that denies and Interrogates you before you see the dog. No wonder why they are at capacity. I really hope the atmosphere changes here for the dogs sake!! This is a really strict facility (a dog prison) that does not have the best interest for the dogs.
