What Rescue is and What Rescue is Not

The following information may seem harsh, rude, and perhaps even ignorant. If you plan on pursuing adoption from rescue please continue to read no matter your opinion. The following things are meant as information only. These are not all truths in our rescue, but many of them DO fit, and we want you to be aware of the rescuer’s side of rescue.

We will spell this information out as plainly and distinctly as we can, so that hopefully it cannot be misunderstood or read incorrectly. You may not agree with some of the things said on this page, but please understand that these are the realities of many rescues. This is not to say that it should excuse rude or ignorant behavior, but it lets you have a behind the scenes view.

You may have encountered rescues who didn’t ever reply to your e-mail, never returned your call, never contacted you about your application, wouldn’t let you adopt a dog, wouldn’t let you foster a dog, or a rescue person who was impolite to the point of being rude. As you read the following page you will be given an insight to a rescuers day/week/month, and perhaps you will begin to see why so many rescuers are hardened, snippy, crabby people who don’t seem to be living in the same world as everyone else.

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I/We are issuing a DNR/DNA on Paula Davis from Saving Homeless Animals located in Honaker, VA. The reason for this DNR are as follows;

1. Small dogs being tethered outdoors in the dead of winter with only a plastic dog house for shelter
2. Adopting dogs out after recovering from parvo but not waiting until the 30 day waiting period was over, thus potentially infecting other dogs in the neighborhoods they were adopted too. Dogs recovering from parvo will shed the virus in their stool for 30 days.
3. I have an email from one of my foster home who adopted a dog from her funds where donated to this rescue for the dogs vetting but the only vetting it received was a rabies vaccination. It was only when the adopter got home that she received a phone call stating the dog had lupus and its teeth were bad ” but she needed to pay her electric bill”
4. A friend of mine who is also an ACO inquired about adopting a Shih Tzu a few months back only to be told the adoption fee was 300.00
5. at one point a dog had to be stolen back from an adopter as it was left without food/water a home check was never done prior to the adoption.
6. per her own email to me, male dogs are not allowed in the house because they spray.
7. Actively looking for a pair of Yorkies to breed to “supplement her income” as she is on disability. Which brings me to the next question if she is disable who is caring for these animals?
8. Russell county animal shelter will no longer adopt to this rescue due to failure to provide spay/neuter papers.This is per Krystal the Russell county animal shelter manager 276-889-8098 whom I personally spoke with this am at 1045 am.
9. Atleast one dog that we are aware of being adopted out without even being current on its rabies vaccination.

 Moreover,funds were generously donated  to this “rescue” for the express purpose to purchase kennels for the animals. Later she informed Tish, with Friends of St Francis rescue that they had been taken down and sold. This same rescue was also soliciting donations under the name of The Buchannan County Animal Project and their 501 c3 without their permission. Still another woman who adopted and was happy with the animal she adopted was  asked to return it without explaination, she did  not and instead contacted an atty. later it was learned  that a higher adoption fee had been offered by another adopter wanting the same animal.

 If you need further information or verification please feel free to contact me. Verification isues and 3 adopters. For verification Becky~ bhoadley@gmail.com Trish~ friends_of_stfrancis_rescue@yahoo.com Carol~ ooocarole@gmail.com Kystal~ Russell county animal shelter manager 276-889-8098