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| - While browsing through Pet Valu, my husband & I met the sweetest little dog. She immediately took to us, and we spent almost an hour speaking to the woman that is providing the foster home. We were asked to complete an online application to begin the adoption process.
I patiently waited for a response, since the woman fostering the dog told us that she works two jobs. On the sixth day with no response, I sent a Facebook message. Two days later, we were informed that our application was being denied because we do not provide heartworm medication to our current dog. Our current dog has special needs, and we provide her with quality veterinarian care. We do not want to introduce her to unnecessary chemicals. Absolutely nothing on the FurKid rescue website or their Facebook page explains the necessity for this, or the requirement of this. Furthermore, the rescue claims be committed to educating the public on the needs of rescue dogs.
Unfortunately Fur Kid Rescue made no attempt to contact us to provide education, or arrange to come and meet the pets that are a part of our loving home. Our application would have been ignored had we not followed up.
It's worth noting that the dog that we applied to adopt is a senior, small breed dog with a weight issue. The foster owner did admit that the dog spends a significant amount of time in a crate while she is at work, so it has contributed to her weight gain. What's heartbreaking is that our would be fur baby is going to continue to spend hours a day in a crate, when she could've been introduced into a loving home that has the resources to provide everything that she needs in her golden years.
FurKid Rescue--There are devoted, open-minded pet owners that can provide an exceptional forever home. Please take the extra minute to reach out, educate, and have a meaningful conversation about FurKid expectations and needs of the pet. Update your website/social media to reflect adoption requirements. Communicate, we are listening!
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