Humane Society Of West Michigan - Walker, Michigan

Edward

I volunteered to take a dog for a "Dog's Day Out". This was a first time for me.

I had (privately) rescued a dog 6 months earlier who had severely bitten a child. We took him in an fell in love with him. He was so smart and gentle and loving. After 4 months, he flipped without warning, and severely bit me in the face, requiring ambulance to the ER for plastic surgery. 10 seconds after the attack, he was his sweet gentle self again. We had to put him down and it was heartbreaking, because he was as much a victim as me, and he deserved better, but we had no choice.

Fast forward 2 months, and I am not ready to own another dog, but I desperately want to help other dogs, partly out of misplaced guilt, and partly out of unconditional love for dogs. Both the Humane Society and Kent Animal Shelter are not currently accepting volunteers, but I could take a dog on a field trip to give them some time out of the shelter and some love.

I was paired with Max, a 7 month old male puppy. It was a wonderful experience. I got to give him love and affection. We got to explore the neighborhood together, play fetch, eat McNuggets, and cuddle. It was a terrific way to spend Vallentine's Day, and did a lot of good for me and for Max. I am already scheduled to take another dog for a Day Out.

Also, if Max is still available when you read this, please consider adopting him. He is a wonderful dog with big eyes and a strong spirit. He is a good boy.

Brynn F.

They helped my boyfriend and I find our sweet baby Alice 💗 (formerly known as Chunk). We love her so much, she’s a very sweet little kitty🥰. They all seemed like they cared a lot about the animals there too.🙂

Paul M.

This is a fantastic organization! I have adopted two dogs from here and am always amazed at how much they do for our community.

Jim M.

Amazing
I little chaotic at times, but the staff are very knowledgeable and friendly.
The facility is clean and has no odor of any kind.
We just adopted a kitty from there. She is a wonderful little girl.

Brian W.

Very disappointed in this shelter. I filled out an application and never received a response. I then followed up with an email asking if I could stop in to see a particular dog. I was told "yes, and we're open until 7pm." I arrived at 5:30pm after a 45 minute drive, and was told that only 1 person could show me the dog, and they were gone for the day. I was then told to sign in at a kiosk before going back to see any dog, which I did, and then promptly told I was not allowed back to see the dog. When I left, they confirmed my phone# and said I'd get a call the next day, 3 weeks later and still no call. I'll never come back here. I hope those dogs I was interested in find good homes, because they missed out on this one.

Elizabeth S.

Came to see dogs and meet them. Extremely unorganized chaotic awful dog poop in visiting room. Girl was rambling on a and on about things wasting our time. I wanted to meet view the dogs. Finally get to the visiting room and all of the sudden the dog was on a walk. This place is a mixture of doing too much and not enough. Extremely disappointing experience annoying 😑 😒 and wasting lots of my time. Just wanted to pet and meet some dogs. I'm unhappy we came here as I told my daughter we would meet some dogs to give love today.

Deanna T.

Staff was awesome. We came in on a Saturday right before close to pick up a dog with high anxiety. The staff stayed past closing to make sure our dog was going to be okay with Loki ( formerly Seth.) They came outside and gave us amazing and helpful suggestions. Beautiful facility. Thank You for all you do for theses fur babies ❤️

Noah

They give off the impression that they don't want their animals to be adopted out, each and every time My family and I have stepped inti this building, we were treated like we are ignorant to animals, and are talked to very condescendingly, If you walk in their with your child(ren) good luck on adopting a fur baby, absolutely ridiculous people work here. A 1 star review is too generous.