People For Animals

the worst experience ever!
brought my cat in to have her spayed on Wednesday this week. several hours later i was told there was an «identity mixup»…so they performed unnecessary procedures on my cat because two cats have the same name!!!
«oh but no charge for the microchip, and we’re deeply sorry for cutting the tip of her left ear, but we discounted the price»…
what if they had put my cat to sleep??? this is so wrong and sad, i just pray no one goes through this horrific experience, take your pets somewhere safer!!!

The only post ice thing about this place is how nice people are… However… I will NEVER EVER forgive them for LOSING my dog for a couple of hours!!! With no since of urgency!
I took my puppy for her shoots here in April (which everything was fine/​honky dory) and came back May for spay and follow-​up shoots! As I drop my puppy off, everyone was soo nice. The place was empty, quite, which was good for me.
I come back for pick around 4:30ish… The first thing the receptionist does is give me pain meds for my dog, then told me to sit and wait in the waiting room… A mother/​son was there waiting as well… Waited for like 15mins for a tech to bring out my dog… The tech comes out without animals and explain instructions about post-​home care to us… Then get these the cat of the mother/​son family first, they leave.
Now after the mother/​son family left, the tech come out and tells me that there shuttle service «accidentally» takes my dog! I was shocked! «How did this happen?!» I ask. Their reply, «I’m not sure… This never happened before… The driver said they will be back in 15mins.»
I tried my best to remain calm… But I was PISSED!!! How the f*** do you not know how this happened. So they purposely waiting for the place to be empty to tell me they don’t have my dog!!!
After 15mins, no dog and no response from anyone… I get up to ask the receptionist if anyone contacted the driver after over 30+ mins of waiting… Couldn’t contact the driver… I ask then asked the receptionist if she had any animals. She says a dog. Then I asked, «What if this happened to you?» She says she’d cry… «Now you know how I feel.» I said. I get upset and then wait in my car… After about hour and a half of waiting the they finally get my dog back! The driver hands over my dog with a big happy smile and says she sorry… I turn to her and say, «Are you now? Cuz with a smile like that, you coulda fooled me…» I’m sorry… I’m too pissed for that shit… Then I asked her how did you mistaken my dog for your shuttle run?! Did you NOT read her collar? Apparently not because you took her?! I, then, take my dog and leave.

I know this is a long review and I appreciate whoever reads this. I just want to let everyone know that whoever decides to take their dog/​cat here, this COULD happen to you. Not only was this time consuming, you have no idea of the well-​being of your pet, and the irresponsibility of the staff not knowing how this happened to you pet is absurd. If you treasure your pet like family like I do, this review will matter to you.

I cannot thank this Organization enough for the wonderful service they have provided for my cat, Lotus.
This place is great for spay/​neuter services for cats and dogs, as well as vaccinations and microchipping. The prices are affordable for anyone. They even have discounted prices for those with low income. They are really here to help out the community of pet owners.
To schedule an appointment, you may call or do it on their website. I scheduled mine through a call, but if ever their phones are too busy for staff to answer, leave your name, contact number, and reason for calling, and they will get back to you as soon as they can. That is what happened to me. I got the call back and I made the appointment.
When you arrive (7:15 am for dogs; 8:15 am for dogs) you take a number and will be called according to it. You may have to wait for about 15 – 30 minutes before your number gets called. Once called, you give them your name, go through the contract, sign, and staff takes your pet. You then pick up your pet (3:30 pm for dogs; 4:30 for cats) and they go through the guidelines and post-​op care with all pet owners. All in all, with the spay service, vaccines, nail trim, a donation (Please donate to this cause), I spent $ 160.00. That’s about ¹⁄₃ of a spay payment elsewhere. Even with donating money, it’s still way cheaper to get things done here.
My cat has been doing well ever since. We have no problems with her eating/​drinking/​eliminating, and after the first day, she has now been feeling more comfortable with the E-​collar. Everything is all good! I would recommend this place for all the cat and dog owners.

PFA and Dr Croman saved my dog’s life! I have a seven and half year old lab/​retriever/​chow mix female dog named Maggie. Maggie needed emergency surgery due to a condition called pyrometra. A condition due to not being spayed. Her uterus was filled with an infection and had to be removed immediately otherwise my dog would die! I called PFA and the staff was absolutely fantastic! They had me bring Maggie immediately in and perform the life saving surgery. Dr Croman was the most compassionate and understanding veterinarian, and his staff was the most helpful and patient staff to a very nervous and concerned client. All of the vets and staff truly loves these animals and take care of them as if they were their own. From their personal attention to each animal and their calming and affectionate mannerisms to each and every pet you knew these people would care for your pet as you would, with compassion and love. This is not a job for them, it is their passion. I highly recommend PFA and know that your pet would not find any better people or skill! If you want a Dr and staff who would love and take care of your pet as you would if you were a veterinarian this is the place to go! Do not let the low cost fool you. Your pet will receive the best medical care and attention of an office charging ten times more and that was actually what the cost would have been if I had taken Maggie to other animal hospital I visited before deciding on People For Animals. Top notch drs, staff and medical service! Ten stars if I could!

If you are looking for a safe, immaculately clean veterinary clinic with a professional staff who really love animals PFA is your place. My wife and I are sort of fanatical about our pets care, he’s like a baby to us. I know that sounds lame but I bet you feel the same way about your own pet. PFA did a great job of calming our nerves and assuring us that everything would be fine. We dropped off our pup around 715 as instructed. The lobby was a little crowded but the staff makes the line move fast and we only waited about ten minutes which is not bad. We picked our boy up at 330 and he came running out to us, tail up and happy. Considering what he’d just had done I was happily surprised and relieved to see him looking so fit and happy. We received written after care instructions and took our pup home to recuperate without incident.
Suggestions: get there early, like I said there will be a line. Buy the pain Meds, they’re inexpensive and obviously you don’t want your pet to be in pain. The cone is your own choice. We found that a tee shirt put on our pup backwards tail thru neck hole, legs thru sleeves, twisted and knotted securely at the top on his back was a much better alternative. This protects the incision without the dreaded cone and works brilliantly. But that’s your own decision. Last suggestion, if you can, give PFA a small donation. They work very hard for the pets and do an amazing job.
I highly recommend People for Animals and wish you and your pals good health.

I was really worried about taking my small puppy here because I like my usual vet. However, they estimated the neutering costs at $ 650 (low) — $ 800 (high if there are complications). What?!
PFA offered the services for $ 110!
I was a little weary to pay that little for the surgery but a lot of my friends vouched for PFA. I also was told they had neutered my cat (before I had adopted him) and he seemed fine. Only one friend had a horror story, which still made me nervous but it was one out of about fifteen people.
So, I made the appointment. For the neutering, e-​collar, pain meds, microchip, Neuter Scooter (to take my dog to and from Hillside FOR me, which was so worth it) and also, a small donation, it came out to be less than $ 170. It was easy to make the appointment online. Two days prior, they called me to remind me to pay the bill, which was also easy to do online.
When I got to the Petco to drop him off at 7 am, he and some other dogs were barking like crazy. The driver was a little late but he was super nice. He checked everyone in individually. He went over everything I had paid for. He also was SO gentle with my puppy and all the other dogs.
At 4:45 pm, i went back to Petco near my house, I was a little late this time due to traffic but the Neuter Scooter was there. Another vet tech was there but she was super nice also. She talked to each of us individually and the after care for my dog. She even told me it was good that I paid extra for the pain meds.
He didn’t seem groggy at all. We went straight home, he cried for a few hours because he was hungry but I had to wait until 8 pm for meds and food. He ate the food, no vomiting. The next day, he was already fine and trying to play tug of war with me. He’s been healing up great and seems to be doing fine.
I easily registered his microchip online (and it’s free to change the address/​contact info if anything happens all online).
Definitely a fan and really appreciate all they did for my baby! I definitely now will vouch for them also!

I don’t have enough nice things to say about this place. I decided to take my rescued cat to PFA to get spayed because it was a lot cheaper than the regular vet. I am an animal lover and was very nervous before my cats surgery thinking about all the things that could go wrong since this is a learning facility.
Nonetheless, I must say that my experience was a great one. I arrived at 8:00 am instead of 8:15 am, which is their check in time for cats, in order to leave my cat. Before taking my cat, they went ober everything I had asked and even gave me a tshirt for the donation I had decided to make, since according to them, a $ 20 donation was big. Anyways, I left the cat and called vack at around 1:00 pm to know about her. They were more than willing to let me know about her condition, telling me that everything had gone smoothly and that she was in the recuperation area. After I picked her up at 4:30 pm I was told not to let her out of her kennel until 8:00 pm, which I didn’t. Once she was out, she was being herself and had no signs of any problems.
It has only been one day since her surgery and she is doing great! You almost cat even see her incision. Thank you soo much PFA!

Took my cat here a few years ago after the first time I experienced her in heat. It was the cheapest place in the area and they were extremely efficient. When I picked her up they informed me that she actually had an infection when they opened her up and that they removed it. They gave me antibiotics to give her twice a day for a week for $ 10 and she’s been fine ever since. She is the second cat that we’ve had spayed/​neutered here. They’ve both come back perfectly fine and in the case of my girl, better than when she went in. Highly recommend if you are low on cash and need to have your pet spayed/​neutered. It’s not the most personal experience but as another reviewer said they get the job done and you’re most likely not going to bring your pet here and expect that kind of service for this kind of price.

We brought our 5 month old kitten here to get spayed. Why you may ask cause our vet wanted to charge us way to much. In by 8:15 out by 5. Sassy will be 6 months in a couple of weeks. The surgery was successful The next day Sassy was her normal self an energized kitten with serious restraints. Recovery is going good no complications from the surgery. PFA gave Sassy her the rabies shot at our request. They asked if she was updated on her vaccines which she is but if she wasn’t they would give her the needed vaccines. Now that’s good service if we didn’t have our Vet I would for sure make the drive here for my cats. They are price friendly service was perfect staff was friendly and helpful.
I say if you are in the surrounding areas of Hillside and you have a 4 legged family member take them to PFA you won’t regret it. They are located in the perfect spot in Hillside even without GPS you can find them.

Honestly, I couldn’t be happier with the service I received from EVERY single person on staff here. And the prices! My cat Cookie was a stray or abandoned (not sure) and she had a lump on her belly. I expressed my concern and they took her in immediately for evaluation. The doctor came out to speak with me personally about the situation and reassured me it could be fixed and they would take care of it. The bill for her surgery, hernia surgery, FIV test, vaccinations, tapeworm meds, and pain meds came to $ 150. You can’t beat it!

i can understand some of the one stars here, i would be terrified too if something went wrong with my pet, but it’s clearly written on the waiver that you sign that this a training facility, not a full service vet hospital. There is the chance a studying vet could perform the procedure. if you’re not okay with this, then don’t go. Your family vet, spay/​neuter is in neighborhood of easily $ 300 – 500. Here, $ 75. You can’t go into McDonalds looking for real prime ride sandwiches, not gonna happen.
The place is basically a small brick shack made into a small vet operating place. not the greatest place in the world, but not a meat shot either. It’s basically a run of the mill, assembly line quick/​cheap animal neutering place. The day we went, easily 15 dogs and 30+ cats were there. Figuring that they finish everyone, that’s probably about on average about 6 pets an hour they have to work on. Again, it’s a training facility, which explains the cost.
Finally, infections happen, anywhere. You can go to the best hospitals, but once you open up a body, infections will happen. In a fancy $ 800 facility, probably happens a lot less than at a $ 75 facility. If you choose this place, you’re choosing it for the price, not for the great facility or great service.

All of my pets we spayed/​neutered here, friendly staff friendly doctors everyone is great and can’t beat the price they are very compassionate and caring.

The services provided are very good and affordable. I have had two dogs neutered here. I have had no complications from either surgery. Staff seems very caring. You get what you pay for though… this is basically a fast food spay/​neuter service. They do the best they can with what they have but they leave the aftercare up to the pet owners. Pain medication is going to be needed especially for spayed animals. Cones are going to be needed to keep the animals from licking their wounds or tearing open their wounds. The few negative reviews I read didn’t mention the purchase of either. You’re going to have to stand in a long line on drop off-​some of it outside the building. There is an option to pay for the whole surgery before you go which will bump you to the front of the line. I don’t know why they don’t mention that on the website. I waited for almost 2 hours so don’t think you’re going to drop off your pet and run to work. Be there before 7:15 for dogs if you want to get out of there at a decent time. There could be as many as 30 or more dogs ahead of you to check in. Also know that you’re going to have a long wait with your dog with other dogs barking, whining, and not always the best trained owners.
I would give it a fifth star if they told you on the website that it could be paid for in advance for a quicker service and because the check in process does seem to take longer than it should.

Although we have a regular vet we use close to home, this is our go-​to facility when our doc is closed or we need inexpensive shots or spay/​neuter service.
We have brought close to 3 dozen cats to this facility when our city runs the inexpensive s/​n service for ferals and outdoor cats.
We have personally used this facility for some work on cats we ended up keeping. They are very compassionate, understanding, and, did I mention, inexpensive.
Definitely worth the ride if you live anywhere in north/​central Jersey.

This is my 3^rd time visiting pfa in hillside, the first time was to get my Lucy (female shihtzu) fixed, she had her shots, and was given pain meds. Her surgery went through perfectly, I called during the day to see how she was doing and they told me her surgery went fine and she was resting. Picked her up same day, and she was groggy of course, made sure to check her stitches often, and not to do too much activity.
Second time I visited was just for vaccinations, as well as today, I advise going early that way you don’t have to wait too long. I see people complaining about the wait, tbh if you’re looking for low cost why are you complaining.
This place is great, for the price for everything it’s so worth it. They are friendly, caring, and really love animals.

It’s a great place! I got my 3 kittens fixed here. I got an a appt online, got there at 7:40am (already there was a line) and was back in my car by 8:25am, not too bad.
I went back to get them at 4:30pm and I had to make another line in the back. They don’t tell you that so watch out you’re not waiting forever. I paid for a package with the ecollar but they don’t put it on. What a waste of $ 5.
I give it 4 stars, they really need to organize those drop offs and pick ups better. Get some door stoppers for the front door and a bigger parking lot. Other then that. Awesome! Also had 2 dogs fixed here.

I’ve had my dog spayed here, as well as having taken her here to get her shots. The wait time is terrible for vaccinations, but the fact that they don’t charge you for a vet visit and only the shots makes it worth it.
For dogs it’s $ 18/​vaccine and they also offer heart worm meds at a very reasonably price.

I brought my 10 month year old male puppy here for neutering. The prices are great and the staff is friendly. But I felt like things were rushed. The placed was very crowded and I arrived at 7:15 and waited on a very long line. I thought the place was too crowded with dogs and cats to be done in a short amount of hours. They were piling the cat crates on top of each other (with the cats inside after the surgery) and I even saw a cat crate that was on the top tipping over! I told a worker but she was busy so she didn’t do anything. I I don’t think she told anyone else either. Now in hindsight, I should’ve just gone into the room and picked up the crate and put it somewhere safer myself.
My dog had and has TERRIBLE razor burn. The whole area just looks butchered. It does not look like a clean cut, even the tattoo area looks terrible. My dog was in extreme pain two whole days afterward and spot bleeding. After talking to other dog owners, this wasn’t normal.
I called people for animals back and left a voicemail and they called me right back. They are helpful and very very nice. For the price I paid, they did their job. For my next pet I will pay more money and go to a place where they could spend a little extra time doing everything right and clean. Definitely get the pain medications because the little guys will be hurting. I also brought an antibacterial ointment to help it heal faster which helped a lot.

These dedicated volunteers and staff who make this clinic run are superb human beings. They make caring for adopted pets and the countless stray population easy to do.
My experience there was fantastic. I came with my newly adopted cat Oliver for reproductive altering, early in the morning, and hours later, picked him up after a full set of tests, the surgical procedure, and nail clipping under sedation, very satisfied indeed.
This organization is fantastic and deserves your support and patronage if you are a caretaker of animals.

My 100^th review on Unilocal might be something to brag about (woohoo!) but People for Animals administer care and services to probably just as many animals on any given day! Now that’s something to be proud of!
I’ve been here now a total of three times in the last few months. Each time it is just lines of people dropping off or picking up their cats and dogs for spay and neuter surgeries along with dozens of people waiting for wellness services for their pets. That said, everything is SUPER organized. You end up never waiting as long as it might first appear. It’s a well-​oiled machine of basic veterinary services.
My first experience with People for Animals was last summer after having 6 feral cats from my neighborhood trapped (personally trapping them) and, working with the wonderful people at Companion Animal Trust out of Jersey City and the Petsmart Neuter Scooter, the feral cats were sent to Hillside for their surgeries and shots. The feral cats were returned back out on the street (note: numerous attempts were made to home and adopt them but to no avail) and shortly after that two new stray kittens joined the colony. One at a time they were trapped and I drove them out to have their surgeries and shots in Hillside. The process is affordable, safe and a service that should really be applauded since it helps to reduce pet populations in an effective and humane way.
The last feral that I brought here was two weeks ago. She ended up having an assortment of issues: bladder infection, worms and fleas. A People for Animals vet called me and asked if I would like to approve treatment for all of the above. Of course I did and the flea med, deworming and antibiotic came out to about $ 30. If I had to try and get this feral cat fixed and treated at a regular veterinary clinic I would have been out of hundreds of dollars. This place is a godsend to anyone out there working with feral cat populations. It is also invaluable to those that are low income and need their dog or cat neutered and vaccinated — services that would probably be avoided if they had to pay the fees that a vet clinic would charge.
I also brought my own pet cat here yesterday for her booster shot a year after her initial kitten vaccinations. It cost me $ 18. No office visit. No service fees. Just $ 18.
People for Animals do NOT perform annual physicals, blood work or treatment of injuries and illnesses. That should all be done with your primary veterinarian. However, if you need to spay, neuter, vaccinate, microchip or test your animal for basic diseases (heart worms, felv/​FIV, fecal test) then People for Animals is the way to go — especially if you’re working with feral cats or just can’t afford the fees that your regular vet would charge you for these basic services. No appointment is necessary, all wellness services are done on a first come, first serve basis. I came in with two cats yesterday and while the waiting room was packed, I was in and out in just under an hour for a visit that included a booster shot for my pet cat and a second dose of deworming and vaccines for a no-​longer-​so-​feral-​after-​two-​weeks-​of-​captivity cat.
Thank you everyone at People for Animals for all that you do for New Jersey’s dog and cat populations!