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January 2024 by Cathy
Adopted a beautiful dog today from Calvert Humane Society! Named Cleopatra. Jennifer and her team were amazing! We love our new pup!
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January 2024 by Michael Bishop
Horrible. A complete nightmare. I rescued a dog named Fiona from the Calvert County Humane Society (CCHS) on 6/26/23. Unbeknownst to me (they adopted her out to me without saying a word) she'd gotten pregnant while at their rescue facility because, according to an employee there named "Porter" they'd housed her with an unfixed male for at least two days. Brilliant. Prior to this she'd caught a severe case of kennel cough at CCHS which, according to their president, Tanya Gott, and Porter, almost killed her. Three weeks after I took her home on 7/15 at 0235 hours (2:30 am) Fiona, the only thing worthwhile to come out of my experience with this place, gave birth to 6 puppies in my bed. One was stillborn. Tanya Gott (the president of Calvert Humane Society) and the rest of the staff convinced me to turn over Fiona and the puppies to an "expert" named Kristy Isles that they knew, until the puppies were weaned, rather than raising them myself. They were extremely anxious about this and I realize now that they were less concerned with my dog's health and more concerned about covering up for their mistakes, as the next 6 weeks was a nightmare. They had agreed to allow me regular planned visits so that I could check on and stay bonded with Fiona at least twice a week. As she'd spent her entire life in shelters, and she finally got adopted just to be given away again, I knew this was important. (I've worked with dogs at rescues and privately for about 7 years since retiring from government, and I know the importance of providing stability and bonding with a new rescue).During my first agreed upon visit, a person I later learned was the husband of the "expert" Kristy Isles, ran from their house, charged at me and threatened me as I parked in their driveway. (He was a little fella, but it was still unsettling) I'd arrived exactly at the agreed upon time, which was noon. The husband claimed that he didn't know that I was coming over, and that his wife "heard someone speeding in the driveway" even though I'd just been in contact with Kristy who knew about my planned visit, and was home at the time. (This is all documented by text messages.) As an aside, my speed going up their driveway was 5 mph. He then proceeded to follow me into the house and continued to stand less than 2 feet behind me during the entire visit, which lasted only ten minutes as I was extremely uncomfortable. I had no idea of his health condition or vaccination status, and he was unmasked, in addition to appearing mentally unstable. CCHS had stated that I'd be able to visit regularly and that they'd send updates about the dogs. Instead, they fought me at every attempt to visit Fiona and sent almost no updates during the next 6 weeks. Fiona had also contracted a serious case of diarrhea that required a vet visit while there, which they neglected to share with me until I saw Fiona suffering after a rare visit with her. Dealing with these people was a nightmare, and when I finally got her back my dog was emaciated and much of her hair missing. (She's now doing great.) Funny thing about Calvert Humane Society: every person I told this story to from vets, to vet techs to people at dog parks knew what Tanya Gott was like and none were surprised by the lack of competence, specifically as it applied to Tanya. She manages a 6.5 million dollar budget there, and gets paid. She's not only incompetent, but quite possibly the most loathsome individual I've ever come across. She's one of these rare individuals whose as ugly on the inside as she is on the outside. Think Harvey Weinstin without the talent, and you'll be close. Hopefully they cut loose this wretched woman so that she may pursue a career in a field that doesn't require intelligence, compassion or common sense. These people are supposed to help with the surplus of unwanted dogs, but instead, they allowed 5 more to be born, which sadly pushed 5 adult dogs onto the back burner, as pu
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November 2023 by Ashley Joyner
Great people doing great work. Def recommend checking them out if looking for a fur baby.
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November 2023 by Leisha Cranford
This place is truly all about their animals / they care deeply and do not just let anyone adopt, they truly care and love each and every animal that is brought into their shelter!
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November 2023 by Kelly Bridges
I adopted my dog from CHS in August 2023 and am still getting support from them. They are a great organization. I love my pup, and am glad she is working out for me but I am also relieved to know if I was having problems I could reach out to them for support.
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October 2023 by Linda W
Great staff who loves what they are doing. Very kind and knowledgeable.
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September 2023 by LeeAnne
As of right now there's a dog there rescued from a meat farm in South Korea that is an absolute dream boat. Touched grass for the first time and loving his new life at the Humane Society. He is so soft. Probably about a year old. So many other beautiful dogs.
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July 2023 by Sherrie Best
A great place
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June 2023 by Jessica Wall
I have adopted a couple of dogs from The Humane Society and the staff has been wonderful. Years later and they still remember my dog Clover. I have never had a problem getting ahold of anyone, everyone is super friendly and very helpful. My babies have since past and everyone was so supportive and when the time is right I will be back to find my next family member.
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June 2023 by Tanya Gott
Best place ever! We work around the clock to care for our dogs like they are our own and even harder giving them a second chance at finding their forever homes.
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June 2023 by Darci Edwards
So many dedicated, hard working , animal loving ,caring group of people that truly love what they do. Thank you all for what you do. ❤️
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April 2023 by Regina “Niccolo” DeWalt
Nice service I talk to a nice lady she gave me info about a found pitty.Thanks her her The young male was returned home.♥️
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March 2023 by melissa medick
Have adopted 3 dogs from here and love their TLC and outside time to all dogs waiting for homes
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February 2023 by Trish Lunceford
Great n well kept area for the animals. Great staff.
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February 2023 by Layla Robb
Me and my mom are new volunteers at the Humane society and we immediately felt right at home. The people are so kind and welcoming and the dogs are so so sweet. We love this place!
