We recently lost our beloved cat, and our hearts are still broken. I couldn't stand our house without a cat, so I begged my husband to go look at kittens. We knew we wanted a shelter cat, so we went to the ARL.
It was a wonderful experience. The volunteers were very helpful. We were holding kittens in the kitten room, but the one we seemed to really like was very nervous. They allowed us to take her into another room, and checked on us numerous times.
They were extremely busy and short-staffed, but efforts were still made to make sure we were able to bond with the kitten. They weren't pushy, and they were very patient.
Once we made our decision to adopt, they whisked us over to the main building. The whole process took about 20 minutes. The staff really cares about the well being of their animals. It's great place!