Pet Rescue By Judy

I was in a difficult situation when I contacted Pet Rescue by Judy. I had found a dog (West Highland Terrier) and had looked in vain for it's owner. Since I was going through a foreclosure I found an apartment to rent. My landlord said I couldn't keep 3 dogs (I already had 2). I tried to find her a home but time was running out for me. Then I found out she was pregnant. My poodle was not neutered so I though he may have been the daddy. My landlord called me and told me I had to have the dog out in a few days or else he would start an eviction. I went by Judy's and met her personally. She assured me (and my 12 year old daughter) that we could see the dog anytime and we could of course see the puppies. Well, follow the money stupid is the lesson I learned that night. I was holding basically a $3000 dollar donation in my hands. The mother was probably going to fetch an adoption fee of $300 or more and the puppies if they were westiepoos would fetch another $300-400 apiece. I knew this and didn't have a problem with her making money off them cause she rescues animals and has to feed them and stuff. The huge disappointment came though when after we gave her up, my daughter was so sad and we tried to see her again. Like I said Judy PROMISED we could see the dog anytime. HA!!! What a joke. I tried to call, was told by her staff I gave up the dog, had no rights etc...I knew that but we were promised to see the pupples especially if our poodle was the father. She called me back (finally) and told us we could see them after they were born. It never happened. So I called again and was told the poodle wasn't the father..the father was a pit bull. I didn't believe her then and I still don't since she lied to us about seeing the puppies and the mother dog. Her staff was rude, hung up on me, completely unsympathetic, and in my opinion, Judy is a liar who will say anything to get you to give her a pet or a donation or something she wants. Its great to rescue animals, but let's not forget people too. My daughter's little heart was broken by a woman who doesn't know how to tell the truth and who can't keep her promises. SHAME ON YOU JUDY!!! You should know better than to lie to a little girl who just wanted to see puppies of a dog we took care of for nearly 3 months. That's all we asked for when we surrendered her to you. And you said yes...but you lied. I would have serious second thoughts about doing business with someone like her Pros: They are a no kill rescue Cons: That's the only good thing I can say about them. more

Last Saturday, my friends and I visited the Oviedo Petsmart in order for them to adopt a dog. When we got there, we immediately noticed that the puppies were all in circular cages where they could be handled by anyone, and while they had water affixed to their cages, they clearly had no food. Worse than that, the adult dogs were all being kept in separate crates with no food OR water. Come on, this is Florida -- at least give the poor things some water! For an adult dog, the adoption fee was $40, which was supposed to include all of their shots, a free vet visit, microchip, spay/neuter, etc. They also advertise these dogs as ""immediately receiving flea/tick prevention"" once they entered Judy's rescue. The puppies were upward of $200 each, which we found to be a little ridiculous. This was apparently the case with many potential adopters as several passed by the puppies because of the price. My friends decided on an adult dog and upon the ""free"" vet visit, it was discovered that she had NOT had her rabies vaccine (she was almost a year old! WHY WOULD THEY NOT VACCINATE HER?) and had two MASSIVE ticks behind her ear and on her leg! So I guess they don't check the dogs all that well when they come to the rescue. Not only that, but she had NOT been microchipped as advertised. After we paid a $200 vet bill (so much for a ""free"" visit), we bought her some essentials and I took her home to dogsit for a little while. As I bathed her, the water began to turn black -- so no one had even bathed this poor dog in God knows when! I had specifically asked if this dog had been fostered, to which the employee had said, ""Yes, she's been in a foster home."" The foster home didn't bathe her or check her for ticks?! By the way she reacted to the dog bed, it's clear she's been kept in an outside kennel, NOT a foster home! The dog is impossibly sweet and loving, I have no problems with her -- it's this ""rescue"" that's the problem. In order to adopt, you have to fill out a MASSIVE application and if you can't remember every scrap of info or if you've ever sold your dog for ANY reason, they make you feel like crap, but they sell dogs who are dirty, infested, and not properly cared for themselves. Hypocrites! Side note: while we were there, a puppy took a poo on another puppy's head, and several puppies ended up with feces on them. When an employee was asked for a paper towel to clean the dogs, she rolled her eyes and said, ""just take it inside (Petsmart) and wipe it off with something, or use your shirt."" Excuse me? You don't even have something to wipe off the dogs with? And you want me to USE MY SHIRT? Also, the cage we took the dog from was promptly filled with another dog after we left, one that hadn't been there before, so I suspect they were keeping some of the dogs in the transport truck they were using. Pros: dogs easily visible Cons: dogs dirty, infested, not given food/water while on display more

We called on a saturday for hours of operation for sunday and were given the hours of 10-4. When we arrived we were not given any service because they were ""not showing"" until noon. The owner and staff were busy loading animals to go to another location for adoptions. This information would have been nice to receive the day prior. We not only were given the worst customer service possible but given snide remarks like,""I don't care"" from the supposed owner Judy. Judy asked if we had gone to the website and looked at the animals there and we stated yes as well as filling out the information they needed. After realizing we had done our part and they had gotten all the animals rounded up for their transport, we were treated with an attitude and with a lack of sincerity. I understand that no one is perfect in this world, including myself, but if you are in charge of an organization or project that is supposed to be a positive and influencial operation for the community and animals I expected alot more TLC. we were aslo told we needed to bring everyone in the household because they do not do dogs as ""gifts""...and the process was compared to adopting a child. ""You wouldn't adopt a child without both parents there, right?"" we were asked. I rated this buisness as AWFUL because of the owner and her disposition as well as her lack of compassion for those who are not familiar with the process at her facility. If you are too busy or have volunteers that don't give the information needed, how do expect the community to be on the same page? For me personally, I wouldn't give my time or money to a woman who doesn't know how to treat people correctly. It has me wondering where her heart is for the animals. I am so disappointed with our experience, she came highly recommended from a fellow animal lover. I guess I assumed the same love would be in such an establishment. I was wrong unfortunately. :( Pros: no kill rescue is a great opportunity for animals Cons: the customer service and humanity needs alot of work more