Mohawk Hudson Humane Society Reviews

-Racism from staff members -No advocacy when rude people came to adopt animals -Coworkers lying about others slacking off on the job -Very low pay and wages under $1.00 every year -EXTREMELY toxic work environment -Inadequate training -Coworkers talking behind each other’s backs -Supervisors saying I was not good at my job behind my back -Not hiring enough employees -Not making the right decisions about the animals -Having playgroups with dogs who were supposed to be on a 10 DAY RABIES HOLD -Lack of accountability -No respect for each other -Euthanizing animals for space -Euthanizing animals that have complex behavioral issues -Not being able to say no to adopters who clearly do not have the animal’s best interest at heart -Not being able to say no to adopters who are rude to staff members -Not having a safety plan in place when dealing with rude and possibly dangerous adopters (adoption counselors are alone with potential adopters for most of the time, they are unable to discreetly ask for help if a situation happens) -Other shelters in the area not in-taking as many animals so if a cruelty/hoarding case happens in the capital district, 95% of the time all the animals will come to Mohawk Hudson ON TOP OF their current population which is close to or at capacity most of the time. -You will find out how cruel people can be, not just the animal abusers Stay away from this shelter if you value your physical health, mental/emotional health, peace, time, worth, financial stability, trust in others and sanity.

They straight up, bold faced LIED to me in my interview saying "we only euthanize if court ordered or medically necessary." Constantly short staffed because they refuse to pay a livable wage, which results in little to no dog adoptions, which leads to 'making room' AKA euthanizing animals for reasons that don't make sense(dog reactive dog euthanized for attacking a stuffed animal, jumpy mouthy puppy euthanized for a bite that "barely broke skin"). ACAs qualify for low income wellness at their own clinic because they pay them so little. They expect you to come in on your days off for quarterly cleaning and training purposes. Management is toxic and is known for firing people for speaking up. They "give you so much time off" but will fire you if you use it saying even if it was approved time off it "doesn't adhere to their attendance policy." Management refuses to listen to any input or suggestions and immediately take personal offense even when they ask "how to make your job better."