Animal Friends Rescue Project

We provide comprehensive adoption services for rescued dogs and cats, including medical screening, behavioral assessments, and adoption counseling. Our process ensures proper pet-owner matching through detailed applications and home checks. Adoptable animals receive vaccinations, spay/neuter procedures, and microchipping before placement.

Our foster network offers temporary care for animals needing special attention, including neonatal kittens, post-surgery recovery cases, and socialization support. We provide foster families with supplies, medical guidance, and behavioral resources to prepare animals for permanent adoption.

We implement targeted spay/neuter programs to combat pet overpopulation through community education and low-cost clinic partnerships. Our initiatives focus on underserved populations and shelter animal sterilization to reduce euthanasia rates and improve animal welfare outcomes.

Our educational outreach programs teach responsible pet ownership, animal behavior understanding, and humane treatment practices. We conduct workshops at schools, community centers, and through online resources to promote lifelong human-animal bonds and prevent pet abandonment.

We offer diverse volunteer roles including animal handling, transport coordination, event planning, and administrative support. Volunteers receive training in animal care protocols, shelter operations, and community engagement strategies to support our rescue mission effectively.

We provide dog and cat adoptions with medical screening, behavioral assessments, and post-adoption support. All adopted animals receive vaccinations, spay/neuter procedures, and microchipping.

Complete our online application, attend orientation training, and prepare your home for temporary animal care. We provide necessary supplies and medical support for foster animals.

We offer animal care, transport coordination, event planning, and administrative roles. Volunteers receive specialized training and work flexible schedules to support rescue operations.

Donations fund medical treatments, spay/neuter programs, shelter partnerships, and community education initiatives that directly support our animal rescue mission.

Yes, we conduct workshops on responsible pet ownership, animal behavior, and humane treatment at local schools and community centers to prevent pet abandonment.

I am trying to reach out to anyone who used to work or volunteer for animal friends rescue project in Pacific Grove California and who quit or left because of Darla Barnes Smith. I can be reached at 8:05-368-5180

I adopted my dog from AFRP in October 2020. The process was very smooth and I did not experience a lot of communication issues that others have stated. Before I reached out to AFRP, I had contacted several other rescues / shelters about dogs that they had for adoption and I never heard back from most of those. While AFRP's process (application, pre-screen, meet & greet, and home visit) seems lengthy and maybe a bit arduous, I feel it is necessary to make sure the animal is going to a good home and will be well cared for.

They worst thing for the animal is to have it returned. I have never worked for or volunteered for AFRP. I have volunteered at two other shelters in the Bay Area and have seen a lot of animals returned because it wasn't the right fit. I felt AFRP spent the time to get to know me and my situation so that wouldn't happen. They also checked in with several me in the weeks after the adoption to make sure things were going well.

I adopted a kitten recently and it was overall a great experience. Initially the first 2 kittens I applied for were not available (other people applied first) but I'm glad I ended up with our kitten, she is a great. In the reviews some people mentioned having problems, but I didn't at all (and I have never worked/volunteered for the organization). I would recommend bringing cash or check to pay for the adoption fee because there is a decent surcharge for card. The adoption coordinator Sarah was great and responsive and a big thanks to whoever my kittens foster parents were, she is fun, brave, and has a big personality.

Another terrific agency offering adoption of wonderful pets. Some of which maybe older. The people who run this agency are very helpful and friendly. This agency is definitely a blessing and worth checking out if someone is interested in finding a good pet.

I simply can't believe that the foster mom's give false promises of adoption after meeting me and then email to say that they are going to pass. She said she was going to go with the other family that had applied to adopt the puppy. However Weeks later the dog is still available for adoption according to their website. From what I've read all the one star reviews mirror my personal experience and a lot of the five-star reviews are just people who work there period or are from a long time ago when the staff used to be decent and actually call you back.

Saw an adoptable dog on their website that seemed to be a perfect fit for our family. Immediately put in the online application and called the next day to set up an appointment. Firstly, there is no contact number that puts you through to a live person, only a voice-mail. Secondly, I called twice, several days apart, and have yet to receive a call back. I understand that there may be multiple applications per dog, but they should still respond to potential adopters. Fortunately, we were able to visit and adopt a wonderful dog from the Monterey SPCA. I don't recommend this place because they seem unable or unwilling to properly communicate.