PawSafe Animal Rescue, Inc. - Ellington, Connecticut

Brittany Porter

I've adopted from Pawsafe twice now and have been extremely satisfied with both experiences. We were approved quickly and able to schedule a meet and greet within a couple of days. When we arrived the staff were all very friendly and efficient. The kennels were clean and the dogs all appeared very happy. Great rescue, we will certainly be adopting through again if we ever want to add another fur baby to our family.

Meghan Adamson

my family adopted my dog from here on august 18, 2018 in brewster, ny. she now lives with us in yonkers(also in ny)! sandy(formerly yoko) is the best dog someone could ask for and i can’t imagine life without her. she is very tolerant and sweet, although she can be demanding at times! some people claim to have received puppies with problems, but we have had no issues with her! we adopted her at 6 months and she’ll be 4 on february 2!

fun fact: when we got her she was listed as a lab mix, but we recently did a dna test and found out that she has no lab in her at all!
her breed mix according to wisdom panel is included in the pics! we are surprised she doesn’t have greyhound in her!
hoping to reunite with sandy’s sisters(i remember one was named cupcake)!
thank you for giving us a great dog!

Casey McLean

Adopted my dog several months ago. They are great about getting you in for an appointment. I met with his foster who was able to give me background on my dog and advice. They were helpful even after the adoption was completed when I had questions or concerns.

Mal C

We adopted 2 dogs with pawsafe. Our girl was adopted in 2019 (6m old) and our boy was adopted in 2021 (10m old). We only had a positive experience. Animals do get sick and get aggressive sometimes. You get the dogs that were in shelters before. You can't expect only perfect ones.

Mandi

Animals are happy and well taken care of here. Facility is clean. Highly recommend a dog or cat from this shelter!!

Kendall Beeman

This is such a great rescue! I highly recommend! I just got my second dog from them and she is such a love. I went to the vet and she was very impressed with her health record and vaccinations. She said it isn't always like that with some rescues. I also love the way they operate, since I think it saves more dogs. They transport up a many dogs from a partner rescue in the South each month or so. After vet visits etc, they have an event to adopt them all out. Adopters are pre-approved and it is a fast process (unlike other places who want to contact everyone you know). You then go for the event and it is first come first serve. The won't hold a dog when you apply but I like this because this also helps get more dogs rescued. You can spend as much time as you need getting to know all the dogs and then your dog in the moment. The volunteers are also very committed and helpful. I like that you don't have to go to a foster home and feel a lot of pressure. You can meet a bunch of dogs and then fall in love and take one home if you want. They are well cared for and they are doing great work getting so many dogs rescued.

Santha Rathnam

I adopted an 8 week puppy a year ago. The staff was is highly responsive. I’vd been looking for a rescue fit for months. Somehow, I knew that I found my pup in his litter. Great support, healthy, healthy puppy.

RC

They sold me a beagle that was clearly dying of cancer. He lasted 5 months and peacefully passed. Devastated, out of all the money I had spent on him, vet bills, food... they didn't care. "He was in perfect health" yea ok. ? when I asked about a discount on another dog, I got "we don't do that, again he was fine when he left." Just zero empathy, and brains to boot. There's plenty of better agency's around, do your homework and keep away. Samantha is not a nice person, at all. Her fake persona is very enticing. Enticing enough to push a dying beagle off on me.