A month ago, I associated humane societies with the dirty, loud, and depressing pounds I had visited when I was a child. The Arizona Humane Society has completely turned this perspective upside down. A couple weeks ago, my husband and I drove quite the distance to check out the cats they had for adoption (I had already been to several pet stores). I was immediately impressed with how clean and beautiful this establishment was. It is easy to navigate and the staff is unbelievably helpful and friendly. We asked to see a few cats, and when we saw "the one" we totally fell in love. Her name was Smokey, but we have since renamed her Sherlock. She has extra toes. And she is a firecracker! The staff stayed past closing hours to help us fill out paperwork so we could take her home that day, which shows me how much they care that these precious animals get adopted. When it is time for us to get a dog, this will be the first place we go. The process couldn't have been smoother, and the staff gave us excellent pointers on how to introduce her to our new house. We will be back!