Peaceable Kingdom

My wife and I first fostered a little chihuahua named mr Gibbs. We then adopted him and renamed him Jethro. Unfortunately we had Jethro for about 16 months. He suddenly and quickly developed cancer in his jaw. We did all we could do for him. He rallied to stay with us through the holidays. His favorite spot was under our Christmas tree. We did not want him to suffer so on January 21^st 2016 our beloved little guy lost his battle with cancer. We miss him terribly and he will always be in our hearts and thoughts. The fostering and adoption process was a very pleasant experience. They were very kind and caring. The fact that our dog got cancer and passed so quickly was no fault of theirs. We will wait till springtime and return to peaceable kingdom to hopefully find and adopt 2 dogs this time. Keep up the good work and we will see you in spring. Thank You. Bill & Patti. S.

My husband and I adopted three cats from Peaceable Kingdom this past spring, and the experience could not have been more wonderful. Initially, we wanted to adopt one cat to give the 13-​year old senior cat we have at home a little friend. When you go into the cat room, you’re surrounded by adorable buddies meowing at you so we were like, «hmm, ok, I guess we could bring home two?» We fell in love with another cat who had a pending adoption, so we chose two adorable cats that we thought would work great in our home. Everything went really smoothly with the adoption process. The people at PK absolutely love and care for the animals with such genuine affection. We ended up getting a call about a week later saying the cat we fell in love with didn’t get adopted, so of course we brought him home too. We’re so grateful to PK for bringing these little loves into our life. They’re wonderful people to deal with and I hope if you’re looking for a new friend, you’ll go see them. It’s heartbreaking seeing all these animals that need homes so if you have room in your life for a new family member, I hope you’ll remember to check them out!

I have recently used Peacable Kingdom for several services in their vet clinic: neuter, flea/​tick treatment, dental cleaning/​extractions, and some routine vaccines. All have been very reasonably priced, especially the dental work, which was very well done. Expect your dog to be there all day long, as the clinic seems to be quite crowded. The vets have also spent time afterwards explaining any supplied medicine and answering questions.

We recently adopted a senior dog with medical issues from Peaceable Kingdom. The staff was kind and helpful and the adoption process was easy considering we were going home with a living, breathing, sentient being. Since we are out of state, we filed out an adoption application and emailed it over to the adoption coordinator who was very knowledgeable and helpful. We were in contact with the adoption coordinator several times until we were able to make the trip to the shelter.
This is a shelter that runs solely on volunteer work and donations. It is not fancy, the «staff» is not professionally trained in running a shelter. These are people who care about animals and are dedicating their free time to helping them get homes. They are doing the best they can with what they have and I am very thankful that they took in our new baby, got her some medical help, and helped us adopt her.
If they won’t adopt to you, it’s probably because they don’t think you would be the best adopter — this is how they prevent adoption failures. If they are «mean» it’s probably because they’re exhausted from running around an adoption event all day; don’t take it personally. The horrors that animal rescuers have seen and heard make them very protective and they work very hard not to let a dog or cat ever come back into the rescue «system.» They are looking for forever homes, and since they don’t have crystal balls, they have to go with their best judgement.
It’s about the animals, not your comfort, happiness, or experience. If you want them to do a better job, consider donating money or supplies so they have the energy to focus on the other stuff.

Incredibly inappropriate. Suzy reviewed our adoption application in front of a room full of people, criticized our life, and made some very inappropriate assumptions that she vocalized publicly. The whole process was humiliating, and I still don’t understand what her problem was with us. I would highly recommend against interacting with people at this shelter. There are lots of dogs who need homes around the Lehigh Valley; this place doesn’t seem to be focused on putting dogs with appropriate homes as much as it should and doesn’t train staff.

Lovely, caring group of people! Please donate cash, pet food and toys, cleaning supplies, towels, blankets, harnesses and leashes to help them! We did!