Geauga Humane Society

We just got our new baby Oreo from
Rescue village a month ago! The staff was excellent with us! They had us bring our other dog up to meet Oreo and to make sure they were a good match. They took time to answer questions for us and gave the dogs lots of time to play! I would
Recommend this rescue to anyone looking for a new fur baby!

Forgot a VERY important part of my previous review– their mission statement claims they are a no kill shelter. However, this is not the case, they euthanize for space if an animal doesn’t get adopted. Again, defeating the entire purpose of running a shelter!

Anyone who has been to animal shelters before will be thoroughly impressed with the Rescue Village facility and operation!
First off the facility is conducive to the adoption experience. The friendly staff at the centralized information desk greets you upon entry and briefs you on the various animal areas and other important information about your visit.
The floorplan was obviously well thought out prior to the building’s construction. Separate holding areas for the cats and dogs and the familiarization rooms join in the middle at the circular information desk and plenty of windows allow staffers to keep an eye on each area/​room. The holding areas are very clean, in great physical condition, and well-​illuminated. The pooches seem comfortable in their roomy pens which have off-​the-​floor cots, toys to play with, and climate-​controlled ventilation from above. Cats, too, have plenty of room to play and «explore» in their separate pens as well and they play chirping bird and nature sounds to relax the cats.
One thing that will absolutely blow you away is the amount of serious community support Rescue Village receives. At every turn, every room, every pen is a plaque commemorating the person or the memory of whom funds were donated. I’ve never seen so many contributors — and how wonderful especially for such a well-​run and worthy cause.
All in all, the shelter pups and kitties that find themselves here have it really good especially since many of them were rescued from jackass kill shelters across Ohio. But Rescue Village’s success truly comes from the good people who volunteer their time and veterinarian and other services, the foster families, and the great residents of Geauga County who have donated, bequeathed, and given in memorium for their cause.
Thank you, Rescue Village, for what you do. You deserve far more than just 5 stars.

Michelle, Chris and I got bored in Novelty, OH one day. So we decided that we would go and visit the animal shelter. We are that serious about animals. Mark thinks they taste great.
So, if it wasn’t for the fact that we drove a Honda Element to Ohio, we just may have ended up coming back to NC with a barkless dog. Yeah Michelle, remember that yellow lab that didn’t have vocal chords? Yeah, the old one? Perfect dog for Dan, silent and old. Not long to live and not a peep. Perfect. I am not sure how well Grandma woulda handled that situation.
So anyways, like I said, if we drove one of the trucks instead of the Element, I woulda been a Cernogorsky with kids, husband, cat, dog and +1 old yellow silent K-​9.
We gave a donation. Money of course. Actually Michelle did and I am not sure if I paid her back. (Note to self on Unilocal – Pay MC back for yellow dog donation.)
Oh yeah, nice facility, new, smelled great. Nice people (probably thought we were weirdos looking for trouble). Will visit on my next trip to Novelty. Next time I will be sure to bring a crate and a truck.

A good sign is when it doesn’t smell like dog.
If a place that is housing that many animals can manage to NOT smell like dog, then it is very well kept.
The volunteers we encountered were nice, the dogs had more space then I’ve seen in other facilities, and the cats had a room where you could go in and interact with them.
I wish we could pet the dogs. But you have to be seriously interested in adopting that particular dog before you interact with them.