Ramapo-bergen Animal Refuge
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Customer Reviews (21 reviews)
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on Judys Book Jun 30, 2011I went in May with my 11 year old to adopt a dog, and asked them to show me ONLY the ones that are children friendly. They showed us a dog that bonded with my son while we spent an hour in a room playing with it. I asked to... (more)
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on Citysearch Jun 06, 2010I'm a dog lover and always have been, I have a large yard fenced in home and always treated my dos as a family member. I have a good vet ref... (more)
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on Citysearch May 27, 2010My mother and I have been to many shelters before this one and people have to understand how underfunded these shelters are yet how much tim... (more)
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on Citysearch Apr 13, 2010I have to say, I am stunned at some of the mindless comments left below. I have had nothing but excellent experiences with the Ramapo Be... (more)
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on Citysearch Feb 17, 2010When I read other letters on this website, I was shocked to see that my family's experience at Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge in Oakland NJ was... (more)
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on Citysearch Feb 10, 2010This place takes top position in the crazy awards. We are a young family with 2 boys 4 & 7 and our dog of 10 years died recently. Never mi... (more)
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on Citysearch Jul 26, 2009I just went to this shelter on July 26, 2009 after finding a dog online that I was interested in. First, when I arrived at the shelter the e... (more)
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on Citysearch Jul 22, 2009I had an excellent experience, and didn't even bring home a dog! They took my guidelines seriously and only showed me the dogs that might f... (more)
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on Citysearch Jun 17, 2009Same experience as the negative comments below. I didn't have any problems but others did. Definitely a 'holier than thou' attitude with g... (more)
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on Citysearch Jan 09, 2009Why are shelters bursting at the seams? Because some shelter employees and volunteers have their own agenda. I couldn't believe it! I tried ... (more)
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on Citysearch Dec 25, 2008I found a kitten I was interested in on their website. I called to make sure he was still available and went in with my grown daughter to a... (more)
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on Citysearch May 28, 2008Reading all these negative stuff about RBARI can paint a bad picture of the people who work there. It's not only unfair, but wrong. I think ... (more)
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on Citysearch Jan 23, 2008I adopted a wonderful golden lab 2 1/2 years ago. When we took her they told us she was completely healthy but a few days later they notifi... (more)
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on Citysearch Oct 27, 2007RBARI is an amazing place where homeless animals are given a chance to live a happy life. The shelter takes in many of its animals from othe... (more)
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on Citysearch Sep 07, 2007I tried to volunteer at RBARI. Repeated lack of response for over a month from the person coordinating that aspect of the shelter prevented... (more)
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on Citysearch Aug 11, 2007Okay, there are a lot of aweful reviews about RBARI and I am here to shed some POSITIVE light on what the staff at the shelter does. My hus... (more)
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on Citysearch May 15, 2007Enclosed is the following letter I wrote to the Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge: On May 10, 2007, I visited your establishment hoping to adopt a... (more)
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on Citysearch Sep 13, 2006Gotta agree with the other reviews. We wanted to adopt a cat, and they made the whole experience so difficult and unpleasant that we left th... (more)
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on Citysearch Apr 21, 2006Hello, and welcome to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge! Please, won't you take the time to fill out this matchmaking form? Don't worry, thi... (more)
Carol P.
on Judys Book Dec 19, 2005I know these people are out to do a good job of finding homes for abandoned pets but I found that they were not easy people to deal with. If you aren't willing to take what ever they decide you should have and willing to... (more)