Animal Rescue Nazi's

[Piller]

I just had a surreal experience with trying to adopt a Westie puppy.  I went to an animal rescue shelter to adopt a 3 month old.  I paid $500.  After a few days of shitting everywhere, and laying in his own shit, chewing everything up (including my ducati inspection paper, making me get a new inspection), I decided to take him back.  They said no return policy.  So I just posted him up on craigslist to sell him.  The lady called back pregnant doging and screaming about how she's going to get it confiscated and bring the police to come get him, she found the ad.  Apparantly there was a term in the contract I signed that said I can't resell the dog. 

So I took the ad down and called everyone back who inquired about the dog the day before.  I lowered the price down to $250.  The shelter lady had someone call me and pose as a buyer.  She came with an older dude who I knew right away looked like a cop.  He was, and they took the dog with her cursing and yelling.  I was very low key and laid back.  The cop said he wished I would have put up a fight so he could fight me, that I'm an asshole POS, etc.  I pointed out that I just gave him a bath, with the shampoo AND CONDITIONER.  The dog was treated very well, etc.

So she gets to resell the dog for another $500, making a $1k profit on him, and I don't even get my money back.  Do I have legal recourse here?  Surely this can't be right.  I tried disupting the charges with my bank, they'll call me within a couple days to tell me their results.

[SacDuc]

### you for thinking you could actually handle that responsibity. I mean wow, three whole days you spent with the dog. And I'm just sure you spent hours with it making it comfortable and doing basic training things with it, right? You already had it signed up for training classes and you've read tons of books about how to deal with a rescue dog, right? Pets aren't cutesy little snuggle muffins there solely for your amusement. The adoption agency should not only keep your $500 they should have rolled you in the parking lot for whatever else you had on you before sicking a rabid pitbull on you. What the hell is the matter with you!?!?!

Don't breed. Ever.

sac


/has three rescue dogs


edited to remove the name calling
//one was completely feral and found on the streets of Compton
///the cop was right

[somegirl]

I just had a surreal experience with trying to adopt a Westie puppy.  I went to an animal rescue shelter to adopt a 3 month old.  I paid $500.  After a few days of shitting everywhere, and laying in his own shit, chewing everything up (including my ducati inspection paper, making me get a new inspection), I decided to take him back.

That's what puppies do, especially ones that have been in a shelter.

[Triple J]

That's what puppies do, especially ones that have been in a shelter.

Exactly.

[SacDuc]

That's what puppies do, especially ones that have been in a shelter.

I gotta say I'm happy to be out of the pooping on the floor days. My formerly feral dog now rings a bell to be let out. No barking, no scratching at the door. By far the best thing I've taught him. My other dog Bogart never caught on to the bell trick so he just headbutts the sliding glass door.  He's lucky he's cute.

sac

[Piller]

actually, I read every bit of material they gave, and I did call two places to inquire about training.  Dog training facilities apparantly don't typically housebreak dogs.  I watched a DVD put out by science diet on how to train and housebreak the dog (with the GF complaining the entire time wanting to watch a movie).  In the week we've had him, he's had three baths because he likes to shit during the night and sleep in it.

We did spend hours trying to housebreak him.  Which, we would have accomplished eventually.  Another very important point is he wouldn't stop jumping all over her two year old no matter how much he was disciplined for it.  He scratched the kids face, etc. At the least, they should have taken him back and given the money back - perhaps a small fee for their time.  No loss to them, no loss to me.  As it is, they get $500, the dog, and another $500 when they sell him.

So he was very well taken care of.  He eventually would have been housebroken, but the bottom line is we just didn't want to deal with a puppy who was too rambunctious, jumped all over her two year old.  At least I should be able to find a home for the dog I paid for without some Nazi hunting me down.  I would never have been able to find another home for the dog if I wanted to.

[SacDuc]

YOU ONLY STUCK WITH IT FOR A WEEK!! That tells the whole story right there. Please do not get another dog. Ever.

. . .the bottom line is we just didn't want to deal with a puppy who was too rambunctious, jumped all over her two year old. . .

Then why the hell did you get a dog in the first place!?!?! And you violated your contract, hence you lose your money and the dog. Which is good because you deserve neither.

sac

[Triple J]

Dude...please don't get another dog, especially a puppy. They take time to properly train, and that's something you obviously don't want to invest. They can also be frustrating, but you have to accept that and deal with it in a positive manner with training.

edit...I misunderstood.

At least I should be able to find a home for the dog I paid for without some Nazi hunting me down.  I would never have been able to find another home for the dog if I wanted to.

Huh?  

[ducpainter]

Hey Sac...

I know you're upset, but calling Piller names is against the rules.

Please edit your posts or I'll have to do something that will make you hate me again.

[somegirl]

As it is, they get $500, the dog, and another $500 when they sell him.

Animal rescue shelters are non-profit.  The money from adoption fees partially offsets all the expenses they have for veterinary care, food, facilities, etc.

I will agree that you should have gotten some of your money back though. I'm also surprised they had a no return policy. Most rescues I've seen make you return the dog to them if you decide you don't want it. They are interested in finding a good, long-term home for the animal.

It sounds like his contract required returning the puppy to them.  It just didn't require them refunding his money.

[Triple J]

It sounds like his contract required returning the puppy to them.  It just didn't require them refunding his money.

Ya...I'm being a little slow today.  

[Piller]

So what if a person makes a mistake and wants to take something back, they should get a some kind of refund within a certain time frame.  As dumb as I might have been for not expecting what I should have expected, it doesn't change the fact that I couldn't give away or sell something I bought which I couldn't get a refund for.  

[Triple J]

I would think you should have received at least a partial refund...although I do not know the finances of the rescue. $500 for a rescue seems high...but it depends on the market and their expenses.

They don't want you to sell of give the dog away because it most likely would end up in a shitty home that way.

[somegirl]

So what if a person makes a mistake and wants to take something back, they should get a some kind of refund within a certain time frame.  As dumb as I might have been for not expecting what I should have expected, it doesn't change the fact that I couldn't give away or sell something I bought which I couldn't get a refund for.  

But it was an adoption, not a purchase, and you signed a contract.

[Piller]

Dude...please don't get another dog, especially a puppy. They take time to properly train, and that's something you obviously don't want to invest. They can also be frustrating, but you have to accept that and deal with it in a positive manner with training.

edit...I misunderstood.

Huh?  

I was fully prepared to help train, feed, bathe, and walk the dog.  The thing is - I learned I'd be the only one participating, especially cleaning up after him.  I'd come home to him locked in the bedroom with poop everwhere.  She's the one who wanted the dog, and it became clear that I'd be the only one caring for it.  If I couldn't return it, then at least I should be able to sell it and get some of my $500 back.  I'd never have imagined that the shelter would still have some kind of custody of the dog even though I bought it.  The certaintly didn't warn me about it.  Sure I guess I signed something with that in there, but they just put paper after paper in front of me to sign - paraphrasing the agrement with "oh this is just for blah blah, sign here".  "This one is to say you won't abuse the dog, sign here..."

I took very good care of the dog I purchased.  I love dogs, and I rescued a dog and cat before.