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| - I'm all for what the Animal Rescue League does. My parents just adopted the most precious 5 year old dog from the ARL, but the management here REALLY needs to pull it together. The volunteers and staff are great, but there are just a lot of issues.
First, my parents love their little seven pound dog, but getting a small dog here is exceptionally difficult. You need to be prepared to go in at opening and take the dog home that day. They will only place a 24 hours hold on the animal, and many people coming in here want small dogs. There was a LOT of heartbreak before finally landing a dog.
Second, there seems to be a lot of oversights. My parents' dog wasn't properly vaccinated, which is really concerning. The poor baby had really severe kennel cough as well, and he was sick for well over two weeks after adoption. They had balls and things in the playrooms that the dogs share, which spreads disease. :(
I think with some proper training and/or change, this place could fulfill its mission even better. The good news is that after looking at their 990s, they seem to have successful financial management so this is easily possible. Well... unless you count the fact that they haven't turned a 990 in the IRS in 2 years according to GuideStar.
Maybe they just need some stronger management.
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