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Originally Posted by Gennies  Please, don't just take the fact that they are a 501 k non-profit as proof that they are lagit. The "rescue" I got Barley from (K9lifesavers) sounds a lot like what this group is saying to you. They were also a 501 k non-profit. They told me over the phone that Barley would be fully vetted and micro-chipped. When I picked him up they didn't have his vet record for me and he was in horrible shape. I let the rescue know that he was sick and no microchip was found during the scan at my vet's office. They said that person I spoke with was a volunteer and gave me the wrong information. They didn't stand behind her mistake and pay Barley's medical bills. A true rescue group wouldn't have sent him home with these problems.
I posted on here about this before. If you like I'll find the link to it so you can read about what I experienced let me know and I'll find it for you. He's wonderfully healthy now, but has aggression issues. A true rescue would be there for the adopter, but Barley's isn't.
My advise to you is if you are set on this dog then look at this adoption as if you're going to the shelter and getting it from the shelter, as you are still rescuing it.
BUT if you want to support a true rescue then I'd look into this petmatchmaker closer. I haven't heard of them before, but I'm concerned for you as they sound a lot like the "rescue" that Barley came from. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to chat more about these things. Gen. |
Sadly, this is true. While it is a tool to measure with, you still cannot be 100% positive they are legit. Having a 501c3 merely means that the IRS has granted them non-profit status. I am sad to say that some rescues are not reputable.
Some things that struck me as odd about them......
They seem to do a lot of mass shipping of dogs, both air and ground. Below is from their website regarding ground transportation:
PETS LLC, a transport service consisting of an air-conditioned horse-trailer travels from Little Rock, Arkansas travels to New England almost weekly. (Excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years weekends and some other weekends throughout the year.) We also use transport from Got Orphans located in Arkansas and Road Dogs out of Jackson, Tennessee.
They say their "fosters" are located in shelters and foster homes throughout the US. Why would anyone need THEM to get a dog from a shelter for them?
Those are only a couple of things....I am sure if I took the time to peruse the site, I woud find some more red flags.
They could be legit, but I have never heard of them....and for being such a supposed large organization, it seems to me someone would have heard of them.
The red flags I mentioned above is enough for me that I would not use them.