I adopted my first dog ever from Joyful Rescues about a year and a half ago. The application was much longer than I anticipated - a good thing! I wanted to adopt from a place that truly cared about WHERE their animals ended up. I found out later that several of my references were indeed called as well. The adoption fee for my puppy was right around $300 and they even offered to transport her to PetSmart in Buffalo so I could pick her up there, which was a lot closer than driving to Cuba, NY. For $300 my puppy came already spayed, vaccinated, socialized, loved and well cared for, with a big bag of puppy food. A few weeks later they even called to let me know that one of her littermates had been DNA tested and wanted to share the results with me (thanks for saving me $100+). We have had a wonderful experience from start to finish with the staff and the way they have operated. We will be looking forward to the day of "paying back" all the wonderful care that was taking of our dog before we adopted her and fostering from Joyful Rescues.

Pros: Too many to list

Cons: None

I'm VERY surprised by some of the reviews of Joyful rescues! I have adopted 2 animals from this rescue in the last year. I adopted a dog and a kitten. We already had 2 dogs so yes they adopt out to people that have pets already and we also have a cat. So that brings our total to 5 animals. We also have two children making the statements that they don't adopt to families w/children also incorrect. My kids just turned 4 and 5 making them even younger when we were approved for an application. I would also like to add I have a friend that is also a 2 time adopter of joyful rescues and their daughter is 3 now. These are loving dedicated people sharing their home yes home to dozens upon dozens of homeless animals. They want these animals to be placed in forever homes. I would tell anyone wanting to adopt to put in an application with this rescue!

Pros: No kill rescue

Cons: none

I wasn't at all surprised to see mostly poor reviews on this place. Getting a new pet is supposed to be a fun and exciting and nice experience. The folks running this place don't know how to treat people. Let's hope they treat the animals better.

Pros: None

Cons: Everything

she's got herself a fifedom.

Rather sad how apps are rejected without explanation as to why. It is cowardly. If you are going to reject an app have the courtesy of explaining why. "We are too busy to tell each applicant why" doesn't cut the mustard. ignoring e'mails asking why, doesn't cut the mustard. "Please respect our reasons and find another rescue..." doesn't cut it either. Part of running any organization is the ability to handle the "joyful" aspects as well as the more difficult parts---ie--denying an appy. Sorry I walked away from Joyful Rescues after nearly 5yrs of being a fan and no longer rec this rescue. It is very sad.

Pros: lots of dogs

Cons: cowardly with explaining rejections of apps

I have had the pleasure to adopt from Joyful Rescues and am nothing but thrilled with my girl and their adoption process. They are informative, diligent, professional and mainly concerned with the animals welfare and future. They even went to the express delivery of my baby girl to be flown in to me by Pilots N Paws! I could not be happier with my baby girl or Joyful Rescue. They are both a GODSEND <3 i have read some of the reviews and to my dismay see people criticizing them for having strict policies. I would never consider allowing dogs to live outside. Whether or not they are hounds has NOTHING to do with humane treatment . I feel certain if an individual was denied an adoption there MUST be a good reason as their main goal is to home or re-home animals in their care. As the recipient of such a refusal/denial one should not fault an entire organization for coming up short on their application for whatever reason they feel is a deal breaker. Sorry, I speak the truth...
RufF lOve,
Alice Marino

Pros: In depth application. All references checked and approved. Wonderful conversations. Checks in on adoptions immediately. Very Satisfied!!!

Cons: NONE