[romefloydhumanesocietychairs] Re: Fwd: ARF Foster
- From: Bridget <dogluva2717@xxxxxxx>
- To: romefloydhumanesocietychairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:08:00 -0400
exactly! there are tons of dogs in shelters everywhere! if anyone in rfhs was
gonna "rescue" a dog it should come from a shelter, not another rescue that has
already "rescued" it
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Jeanie Waddell <jeanie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Just so everyone is clear, I wasn't forwarding this message suggesting we step
>in and help. Just so you all know, I have already TRIED to do that for several
>ARF fosters bc I felt sorry for both foster and dog and none were successful.
>I still have several replies from Greta saying she was "addressing it" and of
>course it went nowhere (well several they just euthanized if you consider that
>addressing the issue).
>
>I was merely giving the HS a glimpse of the knowledge I have had for 2 years.
>This is why when Greta found out I was going to take over HS rescue and apply
>for a DOA shelter license and approached me to do it for ARF instead of RFHS,
>I nicely said "thank you but I will do RFHS but will help ARF in any way I
>can". It was after that when I realized that ARF was trying to save every
>single dog (not pulled by another rescue) out of FCAC and every OTI who didn't
>contact the HS. No rescue anywhere around here has the physical and financial
>capabilities to take on and save every In Need Floyd Co animal and FCAC Death
>Row Animal. Period. It's not possible. Any attempts would fail and with ARF it
>became all their fosters in their care (and farmed out everywhere paying for
>board) who were not being taken care of. Some were fixed (thank you RFHS even
>though certain people still do not admit this) but none were on flea or HW
>preventative and things of that nature. Most fell into what Dick described
>earlier which is typical when there are another 20-40 EVERY WEEK that are
>about to die. It's sad. There is never a break...
>
>When I worked with Gail (Posey Shelter), we dealt with the same thing. We
>would try to save as many as we could every week. I remember us pulling as
>many as 53 one week. Did they still euthanize that week? Yup! There's just no
>way to save them all...
>
>So I learned the hard way to deal with the pain and do what is WITHIN my
>power...be the best rescue I can be. Make sure the animals under my care are
>always completely vetted, on monthly HW and flea prevention, housebroken/crate
>trained/leads/knows basic commands and everything else that makes them highly
>adoptable. I spend hours on photo shoots for every dog in my care to attempt
>to get 3 great pictures for PetFinder. I write great bios describing how
>wonderful the dog is (now that we put all this work into him and made him
>highly adoptable). I have thousands of dollars of damaged "insert item here"
>bc I have to be the person to train the chewing, pottying, digging, etc out of
>the dog. People don't adopt problem dogs (not the kind of adopters I seek out)
>so our house/property is constantly being destroyed by these dogs while they
>learn proper manners.
>
>I know the numbers that I can save are small in comparison to some rescues who
>are either transferring them all to someone else, sticking them all in
>boarding or who have tons of fosters...however I do what I can with what I
>have (Molly fosters 2 and I have all the rest). Quality of care and quality of
>adopters (is that dog really being placed in a forever home or is it just a
>place where they may give that dog up due to "insert reason here" in the
>future)...those 2 qualities speak volume to me. I can honestly say I have
>placed hundreds of dogs and very few came back...and the few who did, I
>immediately took them back in and made every attempt to place them better next
>time. RFHS fosters are in no way a revolving door where pets are being adopted
>out but returned at some point. With the exception of the ones I transferred
>to Atlanta Humane Society, a highly reputable organization, I personally hand
>pick and see where these dogs end up. There is never a question of what
>actually happens to them.
>
>So to get back to topic, I do not want to have anything to do with ARF -
>especially taking over ARF dogs who they are responsible for. Allison Watters
>and Nancy Knight have already came forward and said that Claws & Paws will pay
>for treatment and I have already spoken with Traci about the most inexpensive
>vet to use. Whether the dog will live through treatment after having 2 years
>of neglect (HW does significant damage to heart and lungs), I do not know. I
>pulled a dog from AC a month ago and she died on me one week after treatment
>and this dog is much worse than her.
>
>I feel that ARF has had every opportunity to take proper care of these
>animals. By their own word, they have announced massive amounts of money their
>fundraisers have pulled in. If I didn't have the fosters or financial ability
>to take proper care of the ones already in my program, I would never pull
>more. It's a hard lesson that every rescue person has to learn the hard
>way...what your limitations are. I just want to make everyone aware that we
>need to steer clear of this group. It's not something we want to be a part of
>in any way.
>
>Hope that helps to clarify.
>
>Jeanie Waddell
>Rome Floyd Humane Society
>Rescue and Adoption Chairman
>770-842-5306
>
>
>> On Mar 11, 2014, at 9:12 PM, Bridget <dogluva2717@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> arf has gotten plenty of money and donations, they should do the right thing
>> and pay for the heartworm treatment, I am sure candice wouldnt mind keeping
>> him as a foster, but he needs to be treated and arf should pay, it is not
>> rfhs responsiblility to pick up arf slack, if they claim to be suck a great
>> rescue, then they should get the dog to the vet
>> Sent from my MetroPCS Android Device
>>
>> BWTerry2575@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> That's why Thursday's meeting is important; Dick after discussions I
>>> believe you may need to consider contacting the Dept. of AG to see how we
>>> may
>>> help. It could be these foster's would be willing to continue for a brief
>>> time if we were fostering these animals and actively trying to find them
>>> homes. benny
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 3/11/2014 1:36:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> utahlove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>
>>>
>>> What can we do when the dogs are in the custody of ARF? We are powerless
>>> to regulate what they do or do not do. That is the responsibility of the
>>> Dept. of Ag.
>>>
>>>
>>> Elaine
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: "BWTerry2575@xxxxxxx" <BWTerry2575@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: romefloydhumanesocietychairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 1:07 PM
>>> Subject: [romefloydhumanesocietychairs] Re: Fwd: ARF Foster
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This situation and that of the other ARF fosters needs to be discussed;
>>> there must be something we can and should do. benny
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 3/11/2014 12:47:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> jeanie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>
>>> I just wanted to forward this to all of you. THIS is what I deal with
>>> constantly. ARF is anything but a rescue. They do NOT take care of dogs and
>>> I,
>>> as an animal lover and a RFHS member want nothing to do with them. I am
>>> only forwarding to board members bc there are times in meetings when their
>>> name comes up as "a rescue" and "how great they are"...just wanted everyone
>>> to
>>> truly see what this group does...and this is common.
>>>
>>> Jeanie Waddell
>>> Rome Floyd Humane Society
>>> Rescue and Adoption Chairman
>>> 770-842-5306
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Traci Ball <_traci.7068591319@gmail.com_
>>> (mailto:traci.7068591319@xxxxxxxxx) >
>>> Date: March 11, 2014 at 11:10:12 AM EDT
>>> To: "Allison Watters, (_allisonwatters@bellsouth.net_
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