Brooklyn Animal Care Center

Today I went to the BACC and adopted a 5 month old black kitten. He was so friendly and we bonded so well. He didn't want me to leave him there. One of the things the shelter must do is have him nuetered. I pray that the surgery went well. I will pick up my little cutesy pie tomorrow before 7p.m.. I really felt that the desk clerk was very helpful, professional pleaseant friendly he told me everything I needed to know about pet insurance. He even asked me if I wanted to adopt more than one i told him i only had room at home for one. He wasn't pushy at all. The other worker took me in the back and allowed me to hold my little cutesy pie. I finally decided to name my kitten Royce. I paid $35 to the shelter which covers everything except a carrying case. I just purchased a nice mesh carrying case at targets. If I was a kitten I would not want someone to bring me home in a card board box for $11 with big hiles in it. So I purchased a nice one. I am so excited. This is my very first kitten. I used to be so afraid of kittens but not anymore. This one is family. And will be spoiled. I plan to enter him in the cat show. He is so adorable. loves to play and all that good stuff. Great temperment. The service they gave me there was exceptional.

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I have nothing but kind words to say regarding Animal Control. They are consistently short-staffed, under-funded and lack the full resources of larger organizations such as the ASPCA & others in the city. YET, the incredible job they all do on a day to day basis is nothing short of PHENOMENAL!

Long story short, we have two cats & another girl cat started coming around & we started to feed her periodically. Then we noticed she was "expecting." She dropped 5 kittens in our backyard--which we also started feeding while trying to find them homes. No takers. The situation was tension filled to say the least. Our cats could not go out & were very aware of and jealous of the other cat & her kittens because their scent was everywhere. We very reluctantly called Animal Control. After a lengthy questioning on their practices (they delay killing for as long as possible seeking instead to have the animals adopted), we agreed to a pickup. On instructions from Animal Control, we had to gather the kittens & their mother in an old carrier we had (this is for the safety of the driver & ourselves). There was a lengthy delay in their coming (they only have 2 vans which they use all around the city for pick-ups--hence the delay). It was very sad. We had to calm the kittie down since they somehow knew they were leaving. The Animal Control man came and took them after examining them. He did give us assurances that the kittens would probably all be adopted (though probably not together) but the mother was 50/50 because she didn't look too healthy. Once there he said, they receive full check-ups & shots so we were happy about that. I appreciated his honesty.

On the plus side, we were able to check up on the kittens & the mother via the Animal Control website (they have pictures of most of the animals they bring in.

PROS: Honest Caring Professional & Patient Staff, Operate 5 Days Wk, Appointments
CONS: Limited to 2 vans for entire Metro Area which causes delays for pickups

The people who work at this place make it fantastic. we got a cute doxie from here and we couldn't be happier. They were so kind to this dog and didn't even keep him in a cage. The employee there let our dog walk around with him and didn't let him get stressed in the cage. Kuddos to all of the employees for providing these dogs with loving care.

PROS: great place
CONS: go adopt a dog - they are so sweet.

Wonderful place for animals and animal lovers. Clean, adequate space for the growth and wellbeing of animals. Professional and caring staff who do their best.

I would rather go to an animal shelter and save a life then to read an ad and pay $1000 for an animal. When you get there it makes you so sad, because the animals need loveling and decent places to live. Save a life. Good shleter.

I went to this specific animal shelter to adopt my cat almost a year ago. The people who worked there were really friendly and patient. They had two rooms of cats, one right in the front of the shelter and another towards the back, both of which you had free access to check out (and I was going back and forth many times trying to decide!). They pick up strays around the area. They were FULL of little kittens, many just a month or so old. The dogs were in another room naturally, but I hadn't gone in there because I was looking specifically for a cat.

The place was nice, could've been a bit cleaner. When I finally picked my cat, they gave us free food and included the pillow that she was accustomed to sleeping on in her cage. They also "tag" the animal for free which is, they surgically put a micro chip into the head of the animal so if it should ever become lost they can trace it. This is completely optional for those who think it's cruel to do so. We had it done to our kitten and we were assured it wouldnt hurt her at all.

Unfortunately, we took home a sick kitten but they gave us the cold medicine for free and told us its hard NOT to get a sick animal there because the cold is constantly passed back and forth between the animals staying there. It was a little bit of a hassle, but it wasnt too terrible.

They are NOT a no-kill shelter, which is why we went there. We felt we were saving an animals life by adopting there rather than a no-kill shelter.

The longest part of the adoption was picking the animal! After that, it was pretty quick getting all the paper work in order and going home with my new companion who is now 1 year and 2 months old and the best thing that's happened to me recently!

PROS: pleasant staff, easy adoption process
CONS: Not that clean, do eventually kill animals