SPCA Tampa Bay

I came into look at cats on 1/17 and the older lady (not the lady with glasses) was extremely rude and over bearing. I went to look at the last cat in the room that had a ‘visit last’ sign posted on it and she began asking me if I used sanitizer (which I did) and was very condescendingly telling me it needed to be the last cat visited and that I didn’t read the sign. I literally didn’t even have time to touch/visit with the cat and didn’t even have enough time to read the sign. This woman stood over me as a knelt down and was literally hovering over me. I was so excited to come in and adopt a cat and she completely ruined the experience and I instantly left. I was very nice to her explaining that I used sanitizer and just wanted to look at the last cat in the room. This woman needs to be r

I came in with my son to adopt a hamster. Cassie (I am sorry if I got the name wrong) at the front desk was incredibly kind and helpful. My son had a wonderful and exciting experience adopting partly because of how kind she was. Even when dealing with a rude older woman who cared more about her convenience due to her poor planning vs the animals care and safety, she was informative on why rules are in place while maintaining a friendly demeanor to the entitled Karen. It's a bit of a drive for us, but I would absolutely adopt from them again. Thanks guys!

I recently adopted this little guy from the SPCA in Largo. The staff was super busy that day with tons of adoptions taking place, but they took their time explaining to me the reason he was surrendered, his previous family’s description of his demeanor, the care he’d received since intake, and the care plan for after taking him home. They provided me with the medicine he was taking and enough food for about a week. Without all of this information upfront on the website, I wasn’t sure I’d be adopting him that day. But after meeting him, verifying he was good with children and other pets, I knew that he’d be a good fit in our home. Thankfully, the store inside the adoption center had everything I needed to purchase right away: collars, leashes, kennels, toys, treats, etc. The process was smo

I am thoroughly impressed by the staff at Tampa Bay SPCA. Every single volunteer was knowledgeable, attentive, supportive and expressed the most loving care to all the animals there. I was greeted with positive smiles and provided clear instructions on how to proceed to what I came to visit for in their large facility. When adopting, their staffers were very familiar with their protocol and walked me through all issues of my pet and the next steps for them. It is apparent there is a clear mission expressed by leadership there about the service they provide. I also wanted to call out the exemplary professionalism from Alyssa (?) who not only facilitated my adoptions (mountains of paperwork), but managed multiple visitor requests and even coordinated customer service over the phone to span

Great shelter with caring volunteer staff, and usually well maintained. There was a pre-Christmas run on pet adoptions. Thank God, many pets found their forever homes before the holidays.