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Circle of Friends Animal Shelter

Overview: Circle of Friends Animal Shelter is rated 4.4/5 from 266 Google reviews. This animal shelter helps find solutions for stray animals in need and provides education on adoption processes, including spay deposits and scheduling surgeries. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention the phone can be unanswered.

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4.4(266 reviews)

Overview: Circle of Friends Animal Shelter is rated 4.4/5 from 266 Google reviews. This animal shelter helps find solutions for stray animals in need and provides education on adoption processes, including spay deposits and scheduling surgeries. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention the phone can be unanswered.

People say this animal shelter helps find solutions for stray animals in need and provides education on adoption processes, including spay deposits and scheduling surgeries. They also highlight the friendly people and the fun experience of volunteering with the cats. Other reviews mention the phone can be unanswered.

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general off-leash exercise

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Address4375 N Washington St, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
Phone(701) 775-3732
City pageGrand Forks
Imported fromGrand Forks, ND

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Audra Hulett-Schjeldahl2 months ago

We shared that we were first time cat owners-but despite that they sent us home with a cat that was not spayed, and in heat-that literally tore our house apart and turned our lives upside down. I’ve never had a worse animal experience in my life. This was a total detriment to both us and the animal, and I would never recommend anyone adopt a cat in heat-despite what anyone there says. Not unless you’re willing to spend thousands of dollars ripping out and replacing carpets, countless sleepless nights for your family, and headaches from the screaming and yowling that will literally haunt your dreams. To top it off, they didn’t even send the spay info with us, and I had to reach out to MINNKOTA paws in Fargo and beg them to have mercy on us (which they did, and were wonderful.) All of this to find out the cat was so old these were ingrained/learned behaviors and weren’t going to stop. They knew almost nothing about this cat, a familiar trend you can see when trying to research their available animals. Go somewhere else, where the goal is to truly place both you and the animal in a position that sets you both up for long term success.

Jennifer Seidel4 months ago

We stopped in to see pups during their "open" hours. The door is always locked and you must use the phone to call to the desk inside and then wait for someone to open the door for you. Then you are shown the "available" dogs on a computer screen. I could have done that from home or from my phone. Maybe this is the new way. We have adopted from Circle of Friends in the past and it was nothing like what it is now. The whole process seemed so strange and more complicated than it needed to be! Guess people can't just stop in to visit the pups (got the feeling you need to be there to strictly adopt).

Rose Brandt5 months ago

We volunteer here on occasion and it's always fun to spend time with the cats!

Bruce Magidson6 months ago

I called about bringing in an emaciated stray cat that needed medical help. They do not answer the phone. I was asked to leave a message. No response the following day. I drove there with the cat. I was not allowed inside. They sad they were at their capacity. They could have mentioned that in their phone message. 80 mile drive for nothing. I have since brought the cat to my vet twice.

Lori Harris2 years ago

I have a very good experience from the response call I got from my email I sent due to my ferret becoming lost. Very friendly and treated me kindly. And they took good care of my little guy.believe they even clipped his nails and didn't even charge me !!!! THANKS LADY FOR THE GOOD Experience !!

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  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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