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Last Paw Rescue has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Last Paw Rescue

      2105 Hollister Ave Tomah, WI 54660-2803

    • Last Paw Rescue

      N6245 M, County Rd J Westfield, WI 53964

    • Last Paw Rescue

      213 W Monowau St Tomah, WI 54660-2556

    Business ProfileforLast Paw Rescue

    Animal Shelter
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    3 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Last Paw Rescue has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Last Paw Rescue

        2105 Hollister Ave Tomah, WI 54660-2803

      • Last Paw Rescue

        N6245 M, County Rd J Westfield, WI 53964

      • Last Paw Rescue

        213 W Monowau St Tomah, WI 54660-2556

      Location of This Business
      2105 Hollister Ave, Tomah, WI 54660-2803
      BBB File Opened:
      6/21/2018
      Years in Business:
      11
      Business Started:
      12/24/2012
      Alternate Business Name
      • Last Paw Rescue, Inc.
      Business Management
      • Kathleen M. Cipriani, Founder
      • Kimberly Abbs, Partner
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Kathleen M. Cipriani, Founder
      • Kimberly Abbs, Partner

      Customer Contact

      • Kathleen M. Cipriani, Founder
      • Kimberly Abbs, Partner

      Customer Complaints

      3 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      08/26/2022

      Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Unresolved
      In April 2022, I adopted a dog from Last Paw Rescue in *********. I paid $350 + $100 deposit for neuter. The rescue records show my dog was given rabies vaccine, but they did not provide a certificate. My town requires a license for dogs and to get the license, I need to pay a fee and provide a rabies certificate. The problem is that ******** is not returning my emails, calls, or ****************** messages. I have not been able to obtain a license because of this and the town has called me and will be issuing a fine. The problem is still unresolved. If ******** does not provide the certificate, then I'll have to pay for another vaccine. Either case, I will have to pay a fine. I understand that ******** is a volunteer organization, but no responding or following up is unprofessional and they are costing me money now.
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      4 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Connie K

      1 star

      12/04/2022

      This "Rescue" needs to be shut down - I adopted a puppy from them in April of 2022. They said he was a Jack Russell Terrier. When I finally met him, he was subdued so probably given cough medicine or some sort of tranzelizer as he was lethargic, but he was clearly a large breed puppy. I adopted him thinking a black lab is a nice dog. I told them via messages I could not have a pitpull or any of the bully breeds. They were certain he wasn't. He is 30% German Shepherd and 30% pitpull. I had his DNA tested. He also has extreme separation anxiety. I have reached out multiple times to return this dog with no response or very rude messages saying I got this dog when he was 8 weeks old and I ruined him. He was 4 months old at least when I got him and the foster mother told me that he acted that way when she had him and she thought it was cute. His vaccinations were not current. This has been so traumatic for me throughout and they refuse to respond. I feel so bad for this animal but I am at a point I no longer know what to do. I guess I will reach out to an attorney for help as their adoption contract says the dogs have to be returned to them but how can we do that when they don't respond? They don't care about the animals they claim to rescue. They want to make money and that is all. The animals suffer. Why continue to go down south to get more dogs when you can't address the dogs you have already taken in? I have never experienced any organization so unprofesional and so unethical. I would encourage anyone looking at their web page to read their reviews; they are scammers.

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