SPCA International Reviews Summary

Category: Animal protection organization

Address: 242 W 30th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Phone: +12122447722

Rating: 4.8
based on 118 reviews.

Financial Assistance for Pet Transport

Pros:

  • "This organization reviewed my situation and help me cover some of the cost associated with pet transport."
  • "Thank you so much for the help with getting our dogs to Australia."
  • "They approved me for a grant for help transport my dog to Korea as I am in the military and the quote to ship my dog is around $5,400 they helped take some of the burden off and I am grateful!"
  • "SPCA International’s military pets program made a HUGE difference! The exorbitant expense of moving our 1 dog and 2 cats to and back from England would have been significantly harder had it not been for their financial support."
  • "I needed help moving my pups from Maryland to Hawaii and new it would cost a fortune. It did! However SCPA helped this active duty Soldier with a grant that arrived on Christmas Eve when I needed it, what a blessing!"
  • "So glad that we found this organization!! We were worried that we wouldn’t be able to afford shipping our pets from Alaska to the U.K. but thankfully were approved for a grant by this org which helped us out A LOT."
  • "SPCA International helped me cover some of the cost of shipping my Beagle/Pug mix from Guam to Virginia."

Cons:

  • "The cost of moving pets overseas has risen over the years where it use to be a few hundred dollars to move one pet it now costs a few thousand dollars."
  • "Moreover, the cost to ship him independently was unbelievably expensive."
  • "Despite what many people believe, the military does not pay for your entire move and members are left to cover sometimes thousands of dollars in costs."
  • "We had some bumps in the road, the cost made it to $20,000, Raissa got so sick that we didn’t think she was going to live."

Support During Crises

Pros:

  • "They have supported us in difficult situations such as hurricanes that have caused so much damage."
  • "Thanks to them, during the peak of Covid pandemic we were able to continue providing life-saving medical treatment."
  • "With their help, we covered the medical cost for more than 30 animals in Armenia and saved many lives."
  • "We are very happy with SPCA International, they never leave us alone in the difficult times, particularly during the natural and un-natural disasters."
  • "SPCA´s grants have been fundamental to continue our work in Venezuela in such challenging times."
  • "Our rescue in the Dominican Republic was so extremely excited to be working for the first time with SPCA International."
  • "The pandemic hit us and we were no longer able to set up offsite spay/neuter clinics."

Cons:

  • "WEB: SPCA International raised close to $27 million to help animals, but spent nearly all of that money on fund-raising expenses paid to a direct-mail company."
  • "SPCAI. is one of the worst charities that exists to help animals. Please people do some research when they ask for donations."
  • "This low rated charity has bad mouthed Kabul Small Animal Rescue, stopped their director Charlotte from entering their facility in Vancouver."

Customer Service and Communication

Pros:

  • "In addition to their grants, they have always been extremely professional, approachable and friendly to deal with."
  • "The process was extremely easy, those I dealt with answered my questions with ease."
  • "Nothing but great communication and customer service throughout the entire process."
  • "They made the application process easy and were ready to answer questions when we needed."
  • "The process was very easy, the communication from SPCA was amazing."
  • "Although it was a lengthy process, they continued to communicate with me the entire way."
  • "Great help for down the stress in the PCS with dog process. The application was easy and smooth and they always answer the question on concern in good time."

Cons:

  • "I was supposed to return in the winter (November)... That plan crumbled when my return date was changed to May."
  • "We left in the middle of summer and had to foster her for 5 months due to high temperatures and trouble finding housing."

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