Animal Rescue of Tracy

This place is a joke and they don’t have a heart. I fell in love with one of their dogs they had posted. I filled out the information on their website. A lady called me and said she had 2 other inquiries for the dog, but they haven’t received applications. She told me to hurry up and fill out the application and fax it. I did. I also called her and told her I just faxed it. I got a call the next day. The lady told me they want to set up a home visit to meet us, inspect ours home and see how the dog likes it. She also asked me if I was aware of their fee. I told her I was. I asked her if the dog was up to date on his shots. She said he was and all dogs come chipped and neutered. Except this dog is not neutered because his dog parts had not dropped yet and they would wait a couple months. She said then I could bring him back and they would take care of it. Pretty much got my hopes up. It sounds like they were leaving the dog with my husband and I if they approved our home. Does it sound like that to you? Their website says they will drive up to an hour and a half away. I am 40 minutes from Tracy. The lady set the appointment for 5pm. She said they will leave Tracy at 4 and be at our house by 5 or 5:15. I get a call the day before they are suppose to be here. First the lady, Loriann asked if we had met the dog. I said we had not, they told me we were going to meet the dog during our inspection. She said that’s not how it works. I told her my husband I would drive to Tracy in the morning to meet the dog and we could keep the appointment for the evening for the inspection. Then the story changed. She told me the lady that set the appointment didn’t know Newark was so far away. I told her, that’s funny because the lady told me when she would leave Tracy and how long it would take to get to my house. Then the story changed again and they had no one to drive out to Newark for 2 weeks. They try to adopt the dogs out as soon as possible. It’s very heart breaking to be put through this. I can see why there are so many fur babies without homes. It’s because of places like this. She tried to tell me in an email that they don’t promise animals to people. Then stop making it sound like that on the phone and get all your volunteers on the same page. Funny the dog is no longer on their website. We won’t be adopting for a while. This was heart breaking. They build you up to slap you down. This puppy would have had a wonderful home and also would have traveled with us. Sorry, puppy! I hope you went to a loving home.

This is a great place to find your new fur baby, the atmosphere is very pleasant. And there is a nice variety to help you find the right fit for the family.

If you’re looking for a place to volunteer for school, or just to do community service, don’t go here. The women that work there verbally abuse their junior volunteers. I know because I used to work there and quit because I couldn’t take it anymore. They pretty much just throw you the animal and tell you to remember it’s information in case people come in and ask. They also argue with some of the fosters. It’s just a horrible experience! I wouldn’t let my child volunteer there! I actually have a couple of children that volunteer there, come up to me and complain about how those women treat them! And it’s just as bad as they treated me! This one time I came by to see how everyone was and I saw kittens cover in fleas and they still had them out in front and still had the volunteers hold them. And the three women that are usually there just give me dirty looks, and whisper things about me to each other and they would laugh. (Good job being professional ladies!) it’s just a horrible place to be. If you want to work with animals, there’s another shelter that just opened up in Tracy, looks much better than the one in the mall! You can also work as an intern for Jules. There’s lots of options for community service, I just don’t recommend coming here.

I work at the SPCA and I just want to make something clear… there is no such thing as a «no-​kill shelter.» There are some shelters that, when capacity reaches its max, do euthanize animals– yes. Unfortunately, these places do exist. However, the remainder of shelters (such as the SPCA) sometimes have animals come in that are very sick, sometimes too sick, and they will be put down if there is nothing that can be done. Sometimes animals are suffering or in pain and if doctors do not feel that repair and healing can take place, they will put animals to sleep to alleviate their pain. Many shelters will hold on to animals or place them in shelters and do everything they can for healthy, adoptable pets. But please know that if the animal is sick or injured or clearly in extreme pain, any shelter will euthanize the animal. HOWEVER, majority of surrendered/​captured animals will go through the steps to be placed in a shelter that will take care of it until it finds a home. Have faith and know that there are people who love animals and would do anything to see them live a healthy and happy life.
We came by the rescue today and saw many well-​loved and well taken care of cats, kittens and dogs. It was a great organization that seemed to really have great success with adopting their animal residents out to responsible and loving homes. The enclosures were clean, the animals were very VERY happy and ready to go home.
For the people who are needing to surrender animals (I just saw a post from Amanda on this page), here are some shelters that you can take your animals to. You may have to drive a bit, but it is VERY worth it:
–http://​www​.deltahu​mane​so​ci​ety​.com/
–http://​www​.east​bayspca​.org/
–http://​val​ley​hu​mane​.org/
If you MUST get «rid» of your pet, please do so responsibly. There are some actions that you could take that could seriously harm your dog or lead to them being unnecessarily euthanized. Please take them to a rescue! Somebody will adopt them as their own pet and will give them the loving home they deserve. It is your responsibility to do your homework and make sure you help your pet find a good home.

I find it interesting one of the reviewers questioned ‘Why all the negative reviews” The 4 star rating is a farce. Back on 1÷3÷14 Animal Rescue of Tracy solicited on their Facebook page for everyone to write a favorable reviews. Before those reviews were written by Animal Rescue inner circle, the Unilocal rating was barely over 2 stars. My rating would be ‘no stars’ except there are a few people in this volunteer organization that really care about the animals. But most are what Dr. Phil call ‘right fighters’ My experience with this organization has been very poor at best. Last year I tried to be part of their TNR program which they advertised they had going. Only to find out later by a nasty message through face book there was no such thing. Then a month later I received a phone call from a Kim who has a wonderful reputation when it comes to caring for animals, especially the feral cat problem in Tracy. For a few months I trapped feral cats, took them to the Vet and then released them back to where they were trapped. For some reason Kim became disinterested in the area where I was trapping the cats, most likely she heard from her buddies at Animal Rescue of Tracy I was in their view a trouble maker. It took two months for Kim to finally get back to my girlfriend requesting her cages back. Hmmm, does that sound like someone really concerned about feral cats. My so called feud with Animal Rescue of Tracy all started because I gave constructive criticism on their face book page. The reason they received this criticism was because this organization for whatever reason wouldn’t return any of my phone calls. They also lied about their on going TNR program. even had a flier advertising their TNR program at their Mall location in Tracy. But once I posted constructive criticism on their face book page, they responded back in a harsh and negative fashion on their face book page. I even received an email from one of their followers that was full of profanity. It wasn’t long they blocked me from commenting on their FB page. Though I still get a zillion updates on my face book page about all the wonderful things they are doing. I find it interesting they are so quick to react behind a computer but can’t or refuse to return phone calls. One of these so called caring volunteers even had the nerve to post on face book to contact my girl friend because she was looking for help in coordinating a car wash. How insane is that? They seem to spend so much time behind a computer and really not doing any of the real work at hand. Today, they are soliciting everyone to click on ‘like’ on their face book so they can reach some silly goal of 2,000 likes. What I’d like to see is how is their TNR program progressing. They had a so called meeting about a month ago concerning this very important topic. But instead of reporting how this program is going (if one really exists) they want you and me to click on ‘like’.uggh. It’s been a year and I’m still feeding this feral cat colony. Unfortunately a few of them have died for one reason or another. I have even taken in 3 of these feral cats. By the way, Animal Rescue will not even consider taking any of these animals in for adoption unless they are kittens. I’m not sure what the criteria is for Animal Rescue of Tracy to take in animals. I’ve gone to a couple of their fairs and not once have I seen them take in any animals. I have recently sent one of their leaders an email requesting some help concerning one of the feral cats I am feeding. This cat is pregnant and is in need of being neutered. Although I don’t have a trap (cage) anymore, this mom to be has let me pet her and if like in the past I am hoping this individual from Animal Rescue will contact me and give me the OK to take this cat to the Vet where Animal Rescue at least in the past had paid for neuters/​spays for the cats I had trapped. Time will tell.
I understand this review is very negative toward this organization and I’m not so naïve this organization does some really good things for the community of Tracy and I’m sure many of their volunteers aren’t as rude as some I have been in contact with. I certainly wouldn’t give this organization 4 stars. I’m happy to know that this organization has been able to accommodate a number of people in a positive way. What I don’t like is this organization fabricating good reviews. If they want a 4 star rating, prove it by your actions and most of all treat all that come to you for whatever reason with respect and dignity. I understand completely none of these volunteers have to dedicate their time or energy to these unfortunate animals. But is there really a need to solicit positive reviews on Unilocal? Let your actions facilitate positive reviews. Seriously, a goal to receive 2,000 likes has a higher priority than feral cats? Not a good look Animal Rescue Of Tracy

Not sure I understand the negative reviews here. They certainly do not resemble my experience in the least. Firstly, the organization is precisely what I expected — a group of people who donate their time, patience, and resources in an effort to place animals in need. Anyone who loves animals can understand the bond that can occur (within a very short period of time) with an animal under your care. That said, I felt the questionaire, home study, and entire adoption process was reasonable. Even the adoption fee… that fee will enable them to foster and care for the next animal in need not to mention allowing them the funds to make your future pet adoptable on the first place. During our adoption process, we worked with several individuals — Doni, Kathy, Kim, and several young volunteers. Each and every one of them professional, upfront, and honest about what to expect. This isnt a career for them. They are not profiting from this. But they were all committed to doing what was best for this dog. Thats what I cared about and that is how I feel this organization should be judged. Not by how quickly a phone call was returned or how lengthy the process was. I get that these are families just like mine who have made their homes available to fostering and nurturing homeless pets. They want these pets adopted. Their goal is to get the pets placed. This was clear to me from our first meeting with the dog we wanted to adopt and her foster mom Kathy — our dog needed to be spayed (which couldnt occur for several weeks) and she wasnt quite housebroken yet. Kathy explained that while she could be pursuaded to complete the adoption process before the spay (and only after we agreed to ensure it was performed), she would prefer to delay the adoption and care for this dog through the surgery which would also allow her a bit more time to work on housebreaking her. Any additional expense or effort on her part was secondary to doing what she could to make our dog Chloe adoptable. Judge this organization based upon the quality of life they provide these animals and not because the adoption process lacks the convenience of a drive-​thru.

This is a great organization. They care enough about each and every animal to make sure that they find a suitable loving home for them. I would defiantly adopt from them again.

This place is awesome!!! They post these adorable rescues on Facebook, and we send them out to folks, then the babies get homes!!! Great place, super nice folks!

Love all their Facebook posts that find animals good homes quickly! I’ve only heard good things about this place and the wonderful people.

I started looking at adopting a kitten to keep my existing cat company now that I live in a bigger apartment, and a friend had volunteered with these people before.
Found a kitten, fell in love with it, had my application prematurely declined because I wouldn’t let them contact my landlord (pet-​friendly complex, but pet rent is outrageous and I’m not going to pay an extra $ 100 a month if I don’t have to). The application process for adopting cats is needlessly onerous and intrusive, and even with a detailed and logical explanation they took a hardline against my adopting the kitten.
I understand wanting to make sure these animals go to forever homes, but there are too many cats desperately in need of love and care to make someone go through this much trouble. I’m sorry I won’t be able to take the little one home, but the idea of filling out a four page questionnaire and requiring a two-​man interview and home inspection for a cat is over the line.

I adopted my sweet beautiful kitten in Dec 2012. I told the Rescue team what I was looking for and Susan emailed me and said they had a Calico kitten just waiting for me. I went to see the kitty on a Sunday and was in love. Filled out the application, Susan called me at home to go over it and I was accepted. Penelope was spayed the next day and I brought her home 2 days later. All went smoothly, all was great and Susan helped me so much in finding my calico kitten. BTW– little Penelope is the sweetest and best kitten/​cat I have ever had. The whole family fell in love with her including my 65 pound rescue dog. Thank you ART and Susan!!!

There have been times that we have gone down to see what animals were available to adopt but the store was closed! I would think that to receive favorable reviews one would start off by making sure that they have Adequate staff on hand.

We adopted 2 WONDERFUL cats from Animal Rescue of Tracy in March, and we were very impressed with the volunteers and the whole experience from start to finish. I was surprised to read some of the negative reviews here, because Kim, Susan and Cathey bent over backwards to help us adopt our cats! We had been looking for a bonded pair of cats to adopt – not kittens, but not yet senior cats. It was also important that if my boyfriend turned out to be allergic, that the cats could go back to the foster home for someone else to adopt.
Kim called me within an hour of my email to talk to me about the cats and the adoption process. She also gave me the number of the foster Cathey, and we talked for nearly an hour about the cats’ history and temperament. This information was of great help in making our decision whether these cats would be a good fit with our home and lifestyle, and making their adjustment to a new home as smooth as possible.
The cats were going to an adoption fair that weekend that we couldn’t attend – and we were worried they might get adopted before we had a chance to see them! But after our application was approved (they were thorough and did check with our landlord) Susan arranged to drive the cats all the way to Emeryville to meet with us so we wouldn’t have to sit in traffic for an hour, which we really appreciated. Cathey gave the cats a bath the night before so they were nice and clean, and both Susan and Cathey were so generous with their time, letting us pet and play with the cats until we made our decision; we could tell they really love animals and care about finding them the best home possible.
I had adopted all my previous cats as kittens, so this was my first time adopting adult cats – it is so rewarding to get to know these cats and see the progress they’ve made. Mr. & Miss Gray have been with us for 3 months now, and we adore them! I highly recommend adopting older pets, and especially through a rescue – the support and information they are able to give is priceless, and the volunteers put their hearts into this wonderful community cause.
These folks provided such a good experience, I’ve been inspired to look into volunteering myself at a local rescue closer to our home.
Thank you to everyone at Animal Rescue of Tracy – you are appreciated!

I cant say enough about this group we adopted a dog from the about 2 years ago. He has turned out to be the best pet we have. Sharon and the gang are great you can tell they really care about the animals and won’t let just anyone adopt. They did a home inspection and brought several puppies over. The one we thought we wanted was a bit shy with the dogs we already have. One of the other puppies got along just great and was a perfect fit. What most people don’t see is all the extra stuff they do. The people moved out of a house on my street and left their cat behind (crappy people I know) but we sort of adopted it and fed it well it got pregnant so we have a litter and of course the turned into more cats. I spoke with Sharon and she provided some traps for me and helped me get them fixed. This group really is about helping the community and finding homes for animals that may never of had a chance at the pound.
Thanks Sharon for all your hard work. I look forward to seeing you for our next pet.

Tracy animal has a hard and rewarding job. I just adopted a puppy this last weekend. Although I didn’t receive a call on my application for what seemed like eternity I did get one. Two ladies came by to do my home inspection and two days later I had my new sweet puppy! I have only positive things to say about these people. They genuinely care, and go to the extent of checking out who these people really are that are taking these animals. Even when I had a small hiccup with the vet; Tracy animal rescue got back to me and straightened everything out. Thank you Tracy animal rescue we love our new addition to our family! I HiGHLY recommend to anyone thinking about adopting to look at them first! I appreciate all the hard work you ladies do and how big your hearts are for fighting to find these animals to find FOREVER homes not just a home.

These people are inconsiderate at best. If you are interested in adopting a dog from this rescue don’t expect to get any responses via e-​mail or telephone. Hell, don’t even trust their webpage or
. We saw a puppy last Sunday and fell absolutely in love with it. However, on the website they said he had already been adopted.
I sent an e-​mail inquiring after him as I did see him at the adoption center. No response. Boyfriend called the next day and left a message with their automated phone thing. No response. Upon coming home from work, I found that they had put him BACK onto the adoptable website and called immediately. No response. NO ONE called us back or e-​mailed us back.
Thinking that he was still available we filled out the application and showed up 4 minutes after 10, when they opened. The woman working there told us he had been adopted. W.T.F. She said to call back Sunday in case his owners didn’t come get him. Ok, why call when they won’t call us back? Hmmm? She also kept pushing us to look at the other puppies instead.
After becoming rather upset at the lack of consideration, organization, and running a rescue in such a way to lead us on for a week, the boyfriend decided to go talk to the lady to give our application in case his new owners did not come to get him. She looked at him and, not knowing why he was there, flat out told him «It’s a done deal.»
Needless to say, I am heartbroken and pissed off. If an organization cannot do a simple thing as respond to multiple e-​mails and phone calls over the course of a week, then they should not be adopting dogs out. I hope our Trooper gets the home he deserves but I will NEVER be adopting from this rescue or recommending it to anyone.

We walked in here because I saw the most adorable kittens and just had to go inside to play with then and touch them.
The lady at the counter was friendly and smiled a lot :) — you could tell she liked being around animals.
I have two cats and a dog — they all get along… but i saw these two super kittens that I so badly wanted to take home. One was a cute white one, long haired with gorgeous bluish grey eyes and the other a tabby who just so playful.
Maybe in the coming weeks I may just have to go get one — nice to know that this place is around, its pretty big and the staff were all friendly and seemed to enjoy being around animals.