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Originally Posted by megansmomma  ....That seems very suspicious to me that they ANY rescue would send a dog to a new owner with any of these conditions. Sounds more like a mill posing as a rescue. Seems to be the newest mill scam out there. If what you are saying is true you need to expose them so that others will learn from your experience. Believe me there are plenty of great rescues out there that take excellent care of ALL of their dogs. Makes me very angry to hear stories like yours. It gives all a bad rap  |
I had not heard about this scam. How awful!
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Originally Posted by megansmomma For some reason people assume that because a dog was unwanted by their original owner or is a cast off that is should be easy to take them in. IMO it should be even harder because they have already been tossed aside and the rescue just wants to make sure they are taken very good care of and will never need another home ever again in their lifetime. Why is that such a bad thing?  |
I really don't think that people feel rescue animals are "mark downs". As nice as the rescue is, the dog is going to be happier placed in a loving home where he has space to move around and humans of his very own. Every time a rescue turns down a viable candidate, they potentially deny their dogs a nice life.
Additionally, that means that the rescue can't take in more animals, and of course, it can turn people off the rescue idea entirely. With so many animals euthanized every year, the cycle of pet ownership simply cannot stop at the shelter. These animals need and deserve new homes.
I'm not saying that rescues should throw dogs at anyone who comes in the door, but dogs do not process "abandonment" the way people do. A dog can have several owners in its lifetime and be blissfully happy with all of them.
I volunteer at a shelter, and while almost all of the placements are successful, a few dogs are returned. Even these dogs do eventually find their "forever" homes. It's nice to be in a place with so many happy endings.