2000 Spays and Neuters

I adopted two amazing cats through 2000 Spays and Neuters, and I have Joan to thank for making a great match between all of us and for the knowledge, care, consideration (and, dare I say, love) she employed throughout the process. Here’s to a great organization and to the top-​notch person running the show!

We just adopted to kittens from them. Joan was extraordinarily helpful, making the process easy (but thorough), giving all kinds of good advice, making us comfortable. When are kittens had to visit the vet for typical kittie issues, Joan followed up everyday and offered advice. We would absolutely recommend working with her if you seek to adopt. She clearly cares for the animals and believes in what she is doing, and she ultimately wants owners to be happy. Thanks Joan.

We just adopted 2 beautiful, healthy kittens from this charity. It all went smoothly and we couldn’t be happier!
Joan and the people who work for the charity really care about the cats that they’ve rescued.
If you’re looking to give cats a loving forever home, please do contact this charity.

We adopted a cat through Joan in 2013 after visiting with him at the UWS Petco. The drop off at our house went smoothly. However, a month after the adoption, our cat got very ill with a respiratory illness and it turned out that he did not get all of his shots. He was in the hospital for a week. All in, we spent $ 1200+ to get him healthy. Because this happened a month after our adoption, Joan covered $ 150 of the total cost, after her vet marked up our vet bill with what he would have charged. Her rationale was that this was due to her offer that we move our cat to her vet after we had already checked him into our vet’s hospital. Our cat was very ill and I did not want to move him to a vet I did not know, especially one who FAILED to give our cat his shots which is the reason he got sick in the first place. We love our cat and were thankfully in a position to cover the vet costs. Joan does necessary work and I think her intentions are good but she’s overwhelmed and doesn’t cross her t’s and dot her i’s. If you’re adopting from her, make sure you get proof of vaccination and take your cat to the vet immediately. Or, adopt from Kitty Kind who operates out of the Union Square Petco and are very organized. We adopted our newest addition through them and could not speak more highly of that organization.

I work as a nanny about 2 blocks from this Petco and always see Jason with the cats. Jason is a really nice guy and cares about these animals. I have a 3 ½ month old kitten who needed a companion so my first thought was to adopt from this organization. I came over on a Wednesday and saw the most adorable little 3 month old kitten. She was tuxedo just like my cat and I connected with her right away. Jason gave me the application and I filled it out and brought it back Friday. He said he would try and get the cat to my house over the weekend. Saturday afternoon came so I decided to call the number on one of the sheets he’d given me, I spoke to Joan and she told me my kitten needed her second shots and to be tested for FLV, she even recommended her vet. Ok fine my kitten was due for her second shots anyway so I call and make an appointment and call her back like she asked me to. After that she said she would call me later on in the week. Come Wednesday I hadn’t heard back from her so I decided to give her a call and this is where things turned ugly. She asked me if I was committed to a cat for the next 20 years. The way she made it sound was as if I was too young for the responsibility (I’m 23) I said of course. I wouldn’t be getting into this if it wasn’t for the long run. Anw after this she said she had not called my references and wouldn’t do so until my kitten had her shots/​FLV test. Excuse me? So what was the point of me filling the application 5 days ago? My kittens appointment wasn’t until Saturday! Then she told me she could not understand anything on my application, fine I’m not the neatest writer but then she asked what my job was again and I told her I was a nanny and her response? «Well I guess you don’t need writing much for your job.»!Are you kidding me??? My job is very important to me and it’s not something everyone can do, WHAT and insult! After that she asked what my bosses number was I told her that I could not provide for privacy reasons and besides I have provided 3 references which she never called! On top of that she kept asking me who they were, when it said so on the application! One of them is still a current employer! She also asked if my windows had screens (my kitten is a indoor cat) and what kind of food I would be giving the kitten, wth I already have a kitten who I got off the street and is in great health! I even showed her pictures of my current kitten and if she’d had called any of my references she would know how much I care for her. Anw I decided today to call her and let her know that I would not be adopting the kitten and that I would not be adopting from her organization period. She gave me a nasty attitude and acted like she did not know what I was talking about all while saying how many people love them and would adopt the kitten and how they are one of the best rescue organization in NYC! All the while I was calm and really all I want is not to deal with her ignorance and arrogant attitude. I told her I wish her luck and wish for the kitten to be adopted, hopefully someone else who can deal with her will adopt this poor little baby. Then she said «Fine bye» and hung the phone on me. Seriously lady what are your 6? My charges have better manners and phone etiquette then you! What a shame they have so many cute cats who need homes I will continue my search for a companion for my kitten.

These people are really nice! I came into Petco one day and saw two kittens that I was looking to adopt. They came over to our house and dropped the kittens off for a test week and we ended up adopting them. The people were for the most part friendly and the kittens were in great condition with no problems at all.