I recently adopted a precious, furry bundle of joy from this amazing organization, and it was a great experience!! I am really impressed with their thorough adoption process, and the time taken by Sunny, Shelly, and the rest of the staff to make sure that good matches are made! I don't think people realize how traumatic it is for fur-babies to be returned to the shelter, or passed around to multiple homes when people decide that it just isn't working out. After email & phone communication, and a visit to the facility, I left with a new addition to my family feeling confident, and fully supported by AVNM. Sunny even sent us off with a bag of fresh elk to supplement our journey into fresh feeding! This facility is cute, clean, well maintained, and run by extremely caring & knowledgeable individuals! Adoption fees are on par with most rescue organizations in my area.



I urge people to check out AVNM for themselves before making a judgment based on negative reviews. If I had relied on reviews alone, I wouldn't have my sweet Holly. It is my personal opinion that the majority of dissatisfaction I've read about online is the result of a general misunderstanding of the mission and philosophies of AVNM. I think Sunny, and the staff at AVNM are absolutely WONDERFUL! It was very obvious to me how much love they have for the lives they save! I highly, and enthusiastically recommend AVNM!