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Originally Posted by Hotel4Yorkies  I am saddened by this Diana.  Maybe you misunderstood or I misunderstood. I think there will always be oppostion to going to auctions but the bashing of one specific rescue tears me up. I am working my guts out trying to save one yorkie or other at a time by fostering and then I get on YT to see "our" rescue being bashed. I don't believe for one minute that we are the only rescue going to auctions. And why it had to be on a national forum and not addressed on our local forum is beyond me. But I do want to ask...Where are you two girls from OKYR at every event that we attend, running at night after our regular jobs to rescue, calling references, searching for more foster homes to save one more furbaby, doing home visits, taking to vet, spay/neuter appts., caring for those after surgery, and the list goes on & on? |
I agree completely that I didn't want this thread to be turned into a bash. I said that in my very first post, if you want to go back and read it. I even defended OKYR! I didn't want this to turn into one big thread about us but that happened and it's not my fault. I was not the one who originally posted and while I don't think OKYR should have been mentioned, I don't think the whole thread should be shut down simply because it's controversial.
About my involvement.. it's a long story but I was at every event I could attend. I am not able to foster because I live in an apartment with 3 people and 3 dogs. We do not have the time or room. When the rescue started, I spent a lot of time emailing references. I've taken many dogs to get spayed/neutered and kept them overnight. IN FACT, I was the one who found out all of the information about Second Chance in Norman and started taking dogs there. I've never been contacted to go on a home visit in Norman or I gladly would have. I'm sorry if I can't foster or drive all over the country to pick up dogs. I am a full time student trying to graduate and get into medical school next year. I have no job, thus no money to eat, much less money to drive 300 miles every weekend. I offered to help in other ways, doing administrative stuff, helping with the adoption process but that was taken care of by others. I also tried to establish some sort of organization within the rescue, something that is required by LAW for non-profits but that idea was rejected too. I made the t-shirt design. I helped Kelly with the adoption contract, the original information about the rescue, creating the email and petfinder accounts. The forms you use to post information about rescues? I wrote those. I tried OVER and OVER to help other ways because I knew I couldn't contribute as much without fostering but in turn all I got was my name taken off the Board of Directors even though I helped start the rescue. Yeah, I couldn't contribute as much as people who could foster but nobody ever let me. Now I attend events when I can and check the board for things I can do to help but there never is anything.
Sorry to get so heated and off-topic but I can't just not reply when I'm called out.
Now, let's get back to the original topic of rescues going to auctions. We don't need to discuss any specific rescues any further.