What's up with rescue

[Jan]

I am a tad too angry right now to verbalize too much, but I have to add this terrible reality to print.
My neighbors and I rescued a litter of pups from the roadside of a busy 55mph highway, yes, they were to be road kill as they were in the road and crossing it. They were not in the best of shape either and maybe 5, 6 or 7 weeks old.
There were 7, the neighbor quickly got homes for 4. We took the other 3, wormed them, fed them (greatly needed) and went to the only local humane society to have them placed. My All Breed kennel club supports this facility with puppy transports to North shore Animal League, so I didn't think there would be any issues.

We fed them up for a week, wormed them and then took our very healthy robust pups, cute as a button, everyone of them.

Well, we were told the female was '"the right color, but didn't have enough fluff," the one male was "not the right color." They took one male because he was "the right color and was fluffy."

Well, I can understand local issues, but coming from the north, I can say there is not an issue with color or hair fluff related to the adoption rate of a puppy. The people evaluating the pups were also very ignorant on breed type. I was irate and will take this issue up with my kennel club who supports this facility and transports to Long Island. Rescue should be what it means, and this was ridiculous.

I took the 2 remaining pups to my vet had all shots and what not done on my back, to the tune of $138.00 with discounts due to the rescue, and Cara, a local rescue has agreed to take them with us as fosters.

Jan

[dobesign]

I'm sorry you had to go through that! :( Thanks for being there for those little dogbabies. When I was in Texas, I found a little cattledog cross bitch, maybe 6 weeks old, cowering against the concrete median on 635 :eek: (huge highway, fast, scary fast) I jumped out, ran across 4 lanes, praying she wouldn't run. I ended up spaying her, vax, microchip, plus a big bag of food, then gave her to the mother of the local humane society fundraiser ugly dog contest's human. Apparently, the woman who volunteered 20 hours every week wasn't entitled to a senior discount for a dog, so she couldn't afford to adopt one of her own. She has Piglet now, and loves her to bits. :cool: I'm glad that someone like you saved those littles, and that you had the know how to get them place! Hoorah!:D As for the rescue in that circumstance...shaaaaame on you!:mad:
Keep up the good deeds Jan!

[Elaine]

Let me get this straight… this no kill shelter, that our club helps fund, will only save “the cute ones.” So, the puppies these idiots decide are cute deserve to live… and ugly ones? What are you supposed to do with them, put them back on the road. :mad:


And, btw, that guy who owns that bitch (and has allowed her to repeatedly have litters he cares nothing about), needs an attitude adjustment with a 10 foot crescent wrench. :mad:

[Sheila]

Jan thank you for looking after these pups!!!! Not cute enough??? That's ridiculous!!!! Thankfully you found them all placements.
I'm with E#1 about a wrench to the head of the idiot that doesn't get the dam spayed!!!
I've dealt in the past with dobes left by the roadside as people return from cottages. Guess they were amusing while on vacation but they wouldn't have time for them at their homes!! Some people, and I use that word loosely, aren't worth the powder to blow them up!
Another nightmare for me is to get a call about taking an old dobe. How the heck can anyone part with a family member after 8 or 9 years??? Just mind boggling. Sometimes it's very difficult to even be civil.
Sheila

[katdobemom]

Jan thank you for looking after these pups!!!! Not cute enough??? That's ridiculous!!!! Thankfully you found them all placements.
I'm with E#1 about a wrench to the head of the idiot that doesn't get the dam spayed!!!
I've dealt in the past with dobes left by the roadside as people return from cottages. Guess they were amusing while on vacation but they wouldn't have time for them at their homes!! Some people, and I use that word loosely, aren't worth the powder to blow them up!
Another nightmare for me is to get a call about taking an old dobe. How the heck can anyone part with a family member after 8 or 9 years??? Just mind boggling. Sometimes it's very difficult to even be civil.
Sheila



Sheila
I agree. The oldsters are the ones that break my heart.
I do owner intake for DAR&E and just can't believe some of the stories that come outta folks mouths about why they wanna surrender a dog.
Its hard biting your tongue so much.
So confusing for them to suddenly be dumped.

[Jan]

I'm less aggitated now. The little ones are doing well. I am still blown away that these 2 very adoptable and very cute, not ugly pups were rejected simply because one was a wrong color and one though the right color was not fluffy enough. Both are face licking, tail wagging, I'll do anything to love you pups. The ignorance of the facilties staff also has me shaking my head. I only ask myself, where does it go, and what happens to our monies sent in donation, if not to do the right thing.

What happens to the not so cute babies? Is it a simply a choice of very non informed persons likes and dislikes, as I experienced, and why does that say the pup can't be adopted?

I can understand issues with older dogs or dogs that have other issues, not that they deserve any less help, but I understand that hard choices may have to be made due to the difficulty in adopting those poor souls. But itty bitty babies with out any issues, sorry I loose it there. I am changing where I donate and how I donate from this experience. AND I want to hear from my kennel club who support this facility, are they in it for the feel good, or real rescue, real help.

We have made an appointment to spay the mother of these pups, but have not been able to find her. Her condition was so poor when we took the pups, we were feeding her and supplementing her to bring her condition up to do the procedure at the end of October. The owner told us to take her too (after 5 years of having her, the bastard) We had a week of feeding her up as she lives outside, and haven't seen her since. We knock on his door and he does not answer. So we are extremely concerned for her to say the least. I am fortunate in this, as the 3 residents on my road are all in this with me, all pitching in and all looking for mommy and trying to grab the so called owner.

On another note, Cara, the rescue that will help us, has the puppies scheduled for a photo shoot this Saturday at the Blessing of the Animals, being blessed ofcourse! Now being in the bible belt, that should get some people interested in them!!

Jan

[Athy]

What happens to the not so cute babies?

Hi Jan. Having worked in Doberman rescue for over a decade, I know that large numbers of the the not so cute and even the cute babies die every day. Rescue groups simply cannot keep up the pace with the numbers of unwanted animals. Unfortunately, young ones, old ones, cute ones, homely ones, all kinds, die every day.

Shelter personnel and rescue groups have to make horrible decisions every day as to which animals to save and which we must pass. There aren't enough foster homes or facilities or money for the needs.

I know that we can't keep pace with just the Dobermans in our geographic region. I can't imagine how horrible it must be to work in an all-breed rescue or shelter or even a breed specific group dedicated to Labradors or Rottweilers for example. For a long time, a local Rottie rescue group wasn't taking any dog over 1 year of age. I don't know if that's still the case but they simply couldn't place a dog because there were so many unwanted Rottie puppies glutting the shelters.

It's an awful situation and sadly, it's going to get worse as our economy worsens. People are going bankrupt, losing their homes and jobs. The animals are the first things to go :(

Athy

[Jan]

I completely understand the issues with breed specific rescues. Available homes are of the people wanting that breed. Already you are all starting from a smaller pool of homes than from the general public at large.

My issue with this facility is quite different. They advertise and mislead the public on what they do for donations. Our club helps with the transport to north shore animal league, and the person I dealt with was not pleased I knew that. They told me on the phone to bring all in, and lied to me several times. Told me they had room for one, after they saw color and fluff, and the longer I kept the silly girl talking the less she remembered of what she said to me when I first came in. I asked point blank, if the female had more fluff and the rejected male was of the right color would you be taking them and the silly thing said yes. I again pressed about the transport and was then told they only send the black and white ones there. Total bull.

They have hard cases depicted on their site to gain donations, and not one of them would be accepted into their facility.

If they must change their story several times while you are sitting there, and mislead you on what is available to them, something is very wrong. This was not about hard choices. AND the reason I am so angry.

Jan

[Jan]

I also wanted to add. The Moore County Animal Shelter, yes a kill facility, does transport of puppies to the north shore animal league, and has families from the northeast driving down all the way to NC to adopt puppies.

Yes they have lots of families driving all the way to NC cause there is nothing to adopt in their area. Thats a mind blower in itself!!! From New Hampshire down.

I can not use their help due to being 2 miles from the county line, but I do support them in food and what not. AND they will take any puppy knowing that they will not be put down, cause it will be adopted or sent to north shore. You have to be in their county though, or the pups rescued from the county.

They have extrordinary adoption rates and will tell you how many people come from the northeast to adopt due to the lack of dogs in their area to adopt. Driving all that way for a dog.!

They have no agenda, they work hard for the dogs. They have an aggressive spay/n program. They have a 5 dollar rabbies vac available anytime you drive up for county residents.

Nothing can be perfect, but they do what one expects to help and place dogs, without any lies, they actually kill themselves to adopt out dogs, and work hard at it. Amazing isn't it.

Jan

[Athy]

Nothing can be perfect, but they do what one expects to help and place dogs, without any lies, they actually kill themselves to adopt out dogs, and work hard at it. Amazing isn't it.


Well, I think it's admirable if not amazing :) All I was trying to point out was that most shelters do work very hard but unfortunately are asked to operate on shoestring budgets. I have great sympathy and admiration for them as well. I don't know how they can continue to work and see so many unwanted cats and dogs euthanized each day.

Best of luck with your pups, Jan.

[Jan]

A very happy note. The two rescue pups have been adopted!!! They are going to their home tomorrow. A nice ending for two very sweet pups!
AND a thank you to E2, who took this picture when she was visiting from Canada!
Jan

[Elaine2]

:DYaaayyyy, that's great news Jan. And I can vouch that these pups ARE cute!!
What a bonus that they get to stay together. They sure love each other.
E2