Brown County Humane Society - New Ulm, Minnesota

katie B.

My beautiful girl Eden (shelter name Camo). I drove 2 hours there and back to visit her and her siblings, within a couple minutes of visiting, eden picked me! She has been the best cat I’ve ever had! I am a veterinary technician and she loves to come to work with me and be our work emotional support cat. She has a very important job and gets paid with all the attention and treats from the staff and doctors 😉

Brea W.

Wish I could leave zero stars. Staff member was incredibly rude, it was Teresa. Cold. Uncaring. Like I was annoying her while Inquiring about how to go about getting a found kitty care that he needs. How is she in charge of a facility that should dedicate themselves to the wellbeing of poor critters down on their luck? --- other people I know have had similar experiences with Teresa.

I had a kitty make himself comfortable in my shed. He is soooo sweet! Wonderful soul. I would definitely take him if I didn't already have 3 cats. He has a sore on his leg that needs a look over from a vet. And FIV test, etc... Teresa basically asked me "what do you expect me to do about it? Call the vet", when the vet told me to call BCHS. I just wanted to get him to a safe space and was shut down. I wanted to cry from frustration.

Wantanwon Humane Society is FANTASTIC! I will be dealing with them exclusively from now on.

I don't mean anything against the innocent animals in BCHS's care. They deserve amazing homes. Please adopt them!! But, if you need help with a found stray- do not take that animal to this facility!!!

Levi H.

Just the rudest people I've ever dealt with. Don't know why some of the meanest people I've ever met work at a place that's supposed to help animals. They act like they're forced to work there.

Nicole A.

I volunteer here. I appreciate how well these animals are taken care of and how often they are taken to the vet. These animals are loved until they can find their forever home. The facilities are kept clean. We appreciate all the donations made, which keep the place running.

Antonella S.

We just adopted our kitten Nyla from them last week. Had a great experience. We live far so we spoke with Teresa over the phone and she immediately took her off the website so that she was only available for us which is great since we drove almost two hours to get there. Very happy with the experience and the knowledge. She has her first shot done, microchipped, and is healthy and happy. I strongly recommend this place. She has another few kittens available please give them a home.

Savannah R.

Even though its only open one day every week for 3 hours, it was very nice to see how committed the staff were to getting their animals adopted to the right people.
When I first walked in, I was nervous. (I'm not the best with new people and places.) The woman at the front desk immediately asked us what it was we needed so I replied honestly, "I'm wanting to see your kittens for a later adoption." She was skeptical of my response and didn't make it easy for me to see them, but she explained later that she is very protective of the cats and other animals in the shelter being as though some people would come in and hurt or kidnap them. With that being said, I admire her devotion to keeping the animals healthy and safe until a proper home arrives.
Once the staff warmed up to me, they were showing me every cat I glanced at. Explaining their personality and how they would do alone or with a baby. It was heart warming.
Keep up the good work, ladies (and maybe gents, I didn't see any men, but I'll assume there is some.)!

Wooden N.

Their a great place, helping helpless animals is virtue more of us should do. They took in 5 still nursing kittens I found under a building getting tore down without a question. Hope they find a good home

Chelsea T.

Wish I could leave 0 stars. Today I am having to put down my cat Sue that I adopted last fall (she is only about a year old) from Brown County. I love her so much and her time with me brought me so much happiness, but she should have never been adopted out. She was FIV+, unbeknownst to me. Looking back at the vet records that came with her at the time of adoption show she has always been very sickly. I've spent over a thousand dollars trying to nurse this kitten back to health. To me it was worth it, but how can they adopt out cats they know are sick? Makes me so mad. I am an animal lover and support and volunteer for other local shelters. I don't want to badmouth people who are in the business of helping animals, but this is unacceptable and through tears I told Sue that all of her pain wouldn't be in vain. People need to know that this shelter doesn't seem to operate the same way that every other shelter does.

What makes me even madder is thinking back to a few years ago when I saw a dog on their website. Called and asked a few questions about her then scheduled a time to come meet her. Took her for a short walk around the shelter and fell in love with her. Went in to talk to Teresa about her. Finally, after I'm about to adopt this dog she says something to the effect of "oh, by the way, the vet found some cancer in her lady parts. It isn't a big deal but the cancerous growths can and might be spreading." Why would you not mention this first? Why would you lead someone to believe that it won't be a big deal to adopt a dog with cancer? Why not prepare people by letting them know up front that this dog is sick and will need costly care? I was upset but didn't think much about it until recently when the cat I adopted from them also turned out to be seriously ill. Too much of a coincidence that the only 2 encounters I have had with them have been so bad.