Honestly, a valid rescue should not be adopting out sick puppies or dogs to anyone. A rescue should have the dogs they take in vet checked before they go handing out puppies and dogs to the public. If your puppy was sick there is a good chance that the whole compound is now sick and should be closed down until all the animals are well. Kennel cough is very contagious and it particularly harmful to puppies and dogs that are in a debilitated condition.Some rescues have various people working there and some may be better than others at their jobs. Perhaps they need a good training program for their people and a vet to check out these dogs and make sure they are healthy and vaccinated before they let them go to a new home.
Years ago our family adopted an adorable little puppy from a "rescue." We soon found out the little thing had distemper. We got it to the vet the same day we adopted it and despite all efforts it died a miserable death. Not a happy experience. The rescue offered to give us another puppy or our money back. Needless to say we wanted our money back. The place should have been shut down until the situation was under control. Our next experience was with a shelter and also ended badly. We purchased a purebred dog after that though my heart had always been in rescue. With children we just could not take anymore chances of heartbreak.
A poorly run rescue can do more harm than good in some cases. |