pawmatch

I give this business NO STARS. We adopted two puppies from the side of the road from this company several years ago. We then flew them home to Atlanta with us on the plane (carry on BTW) and within 24 hours everyone was sick, dogs, me, my daughter, everyone was throwing up and the dogs were throwing up giant live worms and were so lethargic they couldnt stand up. Ended up that BOTH dogs had PARVO (even though the company said they vaccinated for everything and were treated for parasites, yeah right) and the vet said they had every parasite a dog could have, in every stage! Needless to say our puppy love turned into a very very $ 6000 nightmare for which the insurance we purchased would not reimburse for any of it and for which Paws Match sent us a measly $ 250.00 check that the banks here in Atlanta would not cash. All I can say is: RUN THE OTHER DIRECTION!!! FAST!!! six weeks of IV and alternating days at the vet (we couldnt afford to keep both dogs on IV ²⁴⁄₇) we were still battling terrible ringworm infection and daily sulfa dips. My daughter and I were sick for almost two weeks with probably a version of the parvo-​virus, and we had to deal with trying to heal our puppies as well. They are not the indoor human companions we had hoped for and instead are lovely yard dogs, though with sensitive systems and compromised general health. I hat this company and can only say negative things about them. If they would like to remedy this review they can contact me and make amends on our outrageous medical bills for which we never compensated.

i had written a review over a year ago about how this place is terrible and Unilocal deleted it cause they didnt agree with what i said. i worked for them for 6 months in the summer which was sooo hot outside. they had no ac in there vans and i even had kittens they told me i had to take to the adoption sites but everytime i put them in the truck they were so hot they barely made it while i was driving. i had to stop at a store and grab a bag of ice to put under there towel to keep them cool. i had kittens dieing in my van aswell as puppies because when i put them in crates in the truck it was so hot. if i was dieing from the heat in the van then they had to be to. it was so sad. i also watched them kill over 30 kittens because they had an eye infections and didnt have the time to treat them so they just put them all to sleep. soo sad. they never had set times to feed the dogs there no hardly ever had food in storage. the room where they kept the puppies for quaritine the cement had parvo virus embedded in the cement and they tried to bleach it out but it didnt help the parvo was still in it and the pups kept dieing. when new puppies were delivered to pawmatch and we didnt have pups to sell they would give shots or paperwork they would just put it in our van give us a blank paperwork sheet where there shot records showed what shot they had they would tell us to just fill it in. puppies sell faster so when they came in they didnt give them a check up they just wanted us to put them in the vans to make money that day. i could go on. i was there. i quit cause andy wouldnt listen to anyone. he is a jerk he wasnt saving dogs he was making money. i also think he was the one who robbed his own safe the day they safe was stolen. there was over 7000 inside so they said. everyone who worked there thought it was him. he is a bad guy who portrays to be «a nice guy» no he’s just a good conartist and knows how to con people. GLAD U GOT SHUT DOWN PAWMATCH. IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED LAST YEAR!!!

i work at a vet clinic and i cannot even count the number of times that a dog from pawmatch has come in for a checkup with major problems that would have been dealt with at a traditional shelter or rescue group long before the dog could have been adopted out.
just today we had to sedate a little dog to clean up major wounds that were inflicted during a dogfight while pawmatch had the dog in its care. though they had the dog for at least a couple of days after the incident, no medical care was given him, so he showed up after being adopted with multiple cuts and in terrible pain. other animals that we have seen at our clinic after adoption from pawmatch have had everything from parvo to distemper to giardia to heartworms to mange.
look, i know that everyone wants to save animals. i obviously care very much about this issue. however, the way that pawmatch operates is not in the best interests of the animals it purports to save. organizations such as the town lake animal center and the humane society, whatever their other problems, at least make sure that the animals they adopt out are vaccinated, dewormed, microchipped, and generally healthy (and they charge about half as much). and i don’t understand the argument about pawmatch being so saintly for getting animals out of the rural shelters to get adopted in austin — there are plenty of animals here that get put to sleep every day because there aren’t enough people adopting them.

I can not believe anyone would give a rescue who is saving the lives of dogs on Death Row a bad review?!? I have 2 friends who have adopted dogs through them who could not be more happy with the healthy new addition to their family.
I have dealt with them on numerous occasions and every time the volunteers and counselors have been very educated about the dogs and their disposition.
I have recently dedicated myself to helping less fortunate dogs by fostering. So, today I headed out to Elroy to see for myself how these dogs are cared for. The rescue facility is very clean and passes the test for me.
Ironically on the way home I stopped by PetSmart to get a squeaky Kong for my Pup Mia and my Foster Pup Sophie and low and behold Paw Match is set up out front and I fell in love with a black lab mix that looks exactly like Mia’s BFF Mindy C., Michelle C.‘s pup…
The good:
1. They do not do a home visit so if you happen to live in a «not perfect» home as judged by some rescues you can still adopt. I am saying this because some rescues will not adopt out dogs to loving homes because a person happens to live in an apartment but who also plans to run 5 miles a day with the new running buddy.
2. Dog comes spayed or neutered or with voucher to get it done.
3. Free training session
4. Free Vet checkup at Banfield.
Cons:
None

Awful, awful, AWFUL animal rescue. AWFUL. I can’t stress the word awful enough. Coming from an ex-​volunteer, I can safely say that this animal rescue does not, in any way, shape, or form, deserve anything short of being completely shut down.
Aside from the dogs being left outside of Petsmart in scorching summer temperatures with just a measly umbrella for shade (while the guy I was volunteering for under chilled in the shade with copious amounts of water), they are NOT checked for heartworms, not microchipped, and not tested out with kids or cats to see if they are compatible, despite what they tell you.
I hate to write a bad review that may turn people away from saving a dog from this horrendous situation, because deworming your dog yourself is not difficult and not bank-​breaking, but really, they treated their dogs so poorly that the Petsmart they were at while I was volunteering for them banned them from their property. .That should say it all.

specializes in collecting animals scattered across the state scheduled to be euthanized and transports them back to a small ranch-​like facility in Elroy where they will hopefully get a second chance at adoption.
According to the manager, the facility houses upwards of 200 animals at any given time. The goal is to create exposure for these animals through off-​site adoption locations at local HEB and Pet Smart stores. Counselors are hired to load up animals every day in vans and transport them to these sites where Austinites will hopefully see and then adopt them for a $ 140 donation. Volunteers help «sell» the animals at the off-​site locations.
I actually went to Elroy Saturday and adopted a blue heeler after a set of strange coincidences I won’t go into here. Anyway, I thought I would add a review because my experience was utterly different than what mostly has been written.
I feel for the reviewer who lost her pet after adopting from this agency and can’t condemn her at all for her personal experience. However, my experience was completely different. The facility seemed fine to me. I mean, I know it hurts your heart to see animals in prison, but when is going to a shelter ever a joyride? I’m no apologist, but I will say the people who work here possess a notable passion for the work they do and went above and beyond to help me adopt Sissy at my convenience. I even received a phone call late last night from the manager checking on me and my new pup.