"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."