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BPO Growl & Howl Forum => Groans, Gripes, Brags & Boasts => : Kermit July 13, 2006, 08:29:58 PM
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My turn to rant!!!!
OK, some of you may remember a recent thread I started about a merle female Dane who needed a home in Tennessee. Her name was Annie and she has Addison's disease, and according to the owner she had overcome cancer earlier this year. He had told me Annie was 5 years old. The reason I found out so much about her is because the owner was returning a rescue dog, Darwin, my first foster dog ever who I loved very much and already went through SO MUCH DRAMA with about 6 months ago when they *almost* returned him to us. >:( They kept Darwin for a year and they just gave him back. Because the man got a new job and is moving. ???
Well, at the advisement of a nearby rescue who spoke to the owner about Annie last week, I stopped trying to help find her a home because supposedly the dog still has a terminal case of cancer and it would have been heartbreaking for a new owner to find out the hard way. I deleted the thread.
Well, tonight I found her on petfinder... listed as a healthy happy 3 YEAR OLD dane...
I AM SO ANGRY AT THAT GUY!!!!! There she is, listed by a humane society (?), and it says you can reach Annie's foster family at blah-blah-blah number and IT'S THE OWNER'S PHONE NUMBER!!!!! And there is the exact same picture that he emailed me.
Poor Annie. I am raving mad. I am about to call him and ask about her as if I want to adopt her, and see what LIES he tells!!!!! >:( >:( >:( But he knows my cell phone number and my voice since I just called him 2 days ago.
I just can't believe this is someone we approved a year ago to adopt Darwin.
GGGGGGRRRRRRRR RRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6641382
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/doghealer/annie.jpg)
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Want me to call?...What do you want me to ask?...Rotten rat bast**ds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
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Want me to call?...What do you want me to ask?...Rotten rat bast**ds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
Oh that would be REALLY interesting wouldn't it....
The first thing you could say is, "oh that's so nice of you to foster a dog who was abandoned by her owners!!!!!"
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Kat just brought me up to date on all the @%^&* people that ya'll are having to deal with today. I like the idea of a BPO mob, or maybe a BPO strike force that goes in and teaches these people "a lesson". Just my two cents worth.
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Want me to call?...What do you want me to ask?...Rotten rat bast**ds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
Oh that would be REALLY interesting wouldn't it....
The first thing you could say is, "oh that's so nice of you to foster a dog who was abandoned by her owners!!!!!"
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It's too late to call tonight but I will tomorrow when I have a spare moment...I am going to gush over how wonderful they are to foster Annie, express great interest in her, & ask if they were able to obtain any of her vet info. >:(
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Kat just brought me up to date on all the @%^&* people that ya'll are having to deal with today. I like the idea of a BPO mob, or maybe a BPO strike force that goes in and teaches these people "a lesson". Just my two cents worth.
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I think that's a fine idea... count me in the BPO strike force, I am ready to LESSON some JERKS!!!!!!
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Gyps... you are my hero. I really wonder what kind of story he will come up with...
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Kat just brought me up to date on all the @%^&* people that ya'll are having to deal with today. I like the idea of a BPO mob, or maybe a BPO strike force that goes in and teaches these people "a lesson". Just my two cents worth.
M- >:(
I think that's a fine idea... count me in the BPO strike force, I am ready to LESSON some JERKS!!!!!!
>:( >:( >:(
Gyps... you are my hero. I really wonder what kind of story he will come up with...
I will definitly call sometime tomorrow...I'll post after I do...Do ya' want me to call him on it when I'm done playing with him? >:(
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This is so underhanded and mean.
I would certainly contact the humane society this person is putting the ad thru. If that doesn't get you anywhere, I might also contact the dane rescue and see if they can speak to the hs on the dog's behalf
I believe it's also illegal to knowingly sell "damaged merchandise" if you will. To knowingly sell a sick animal and pawn it off as being perfectly healthy, I believe there are legal repercussions for that. If not, then there should be.
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Kat just brought me up to date on all the @%^&* people that ya'll are having to deal with today. I like the idea of a BPO mob, or maybe a BPO strike force that goes in and teaches these people "a lesson". Just my two cents worth.
M- >:(
I think that's a fine idea... count me in the BPO strike force, I am ready to LESSON some JERKS!!!!!!
>:( >:( >:(
Gyps... you are my hero. I really wonder what kind of story he will come up with...
I will definitly call sometime tomorrow...I'll post after I do...Do ya' want me to call him on it when I'm done playing with him? >:(
I am wrung out & need to get to bed. (See: Went to Grandpa's funeral & it turned into a rescue situation" on the general board) I will check this thread in the morning.
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I will definitly call sometime tomorrow...I'll post after I do...Do ya' want me to call him on it when I'm done playing with him? >:(
I don't know, what do you think? ??? I'm so mad right now I just don't even know what to do! I can't believe we trusted him with Darwin!!!!! :'(
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Well I informed the TN rescue group who was originally going to take Annie that she is on petfinder now. The lady said she has heard too many conflicting stories about this dog already and nothing is adding up... I think she is going to call the shelter in the morning and let them in on the cancer story. So then the shelter will know that they are dealing with a dishonest man, one way or another.
I don't know what the "truth" is at this point, but 6 months ago when the guy was first threatening to return Darwin to us, he told me that Annie was dying of cancer. I wish I still had the emails.
I just hope somehow Annie ends up in a nice new home... away from this weirdo...
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OMG! This guy needs to be skinned alive! I so wish I was close enough to go bail her out, have her checked out by a competent vet, and if it is what is in her best interest (if the cancer story is in fact the truth) have her pts. If not- the owner would be shot in the "brains" (no, not in the head) and tied by his toenails from a tall tall tree and left to suffer.
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Kat just brought me up to date on all the @%^&* people that ya'll are having to deal with today. I like the idea of a BPO mob, or maybe a BPO strike force that goes in and teaches these people "a lesson". Just my two cents worth.
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A strike force a la "The Shield" if you ask me! (no rules, just results)
What an @ss! How about a "sock party"??
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DIDO!!!
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Here is what I know as of now... all the local rescues have been informed about this guy and his lies. He is being exposed, I'm not sure if anyone has called the shelter yet but I will in a minute and try to find out what is going on. Of course the rescue group I work with is FURIOUS and we feel awful that this is someone we trusted with our sweet boy Darwin. Darwin, who has come back into rescue cowering and afraid, and in worse shape than he was when we last saw him. :'(
This is like a nightmare!!!!
As for calling the jerk, by now he knows he's busted... I believe he will be receiving an entourage of nasty emails and phonecalls...
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Maybe the BPO 'hitsquad' should have his email address.....
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Here is what I know as of now... all the local rescues have been informed about this guy and his lies. He is being exposed, I'm not sure if anyone has called the shelter yet but I will in a minute and try to find out what is going on. Of course the rescue group I work with is FURIOUS and we feel awful that this is someone we trusted with our sweet boy Darwin. Darwin, who has come back into rescue cowering and afraid, and in worse shape than he was when we last saw him. :'(
This is like a nightmare!!!!
As for calling the jerk, by now he knows he's busted... I believe he will be receiving an entourage of nasty emails and phonecalls...
I did try twice more & a recording told me that the access code was denied?...Whatever that means...It is probably on my end...Let us know when you hear something..k? :)
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OK, update time. I feel like I am in the TWILIGHT ZONE. I just talked to a really sweet lady at the shelter who said she must have typed Annie's age wrong by accident. She also said that they have Annie's medical records and know all about her cancer, and she said that Annie has been cleared by a vet, and is found to have no cancer now. I called in sort of a fury and the lady was SO nice to me, it was almost creepy.
Since I got off the phone with her she updated the petfinder profile and it now says the correct age. Was it really a typo? I wonder. Either this lady believes everything she is saying or else she is pals with Annie's owner. All I know is that I am very very confused. :-[
Oh and she told me Annie is still at home with the owner, and the petfinder page is more of a "courtesy listing". And they are looking for a foster who can take over when the owner moves next week.
I want to believe that everything is ok but I am just so confused. :( ??? :(
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Hmmm... if she has been cleared by a vet, the other rescue would have taken her, so what is really going on here? Great Creatures Rescue would have taken her in a heartbeat if the cancer was truly gone.
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Hmmm... if she has been cleared by a vet, the other rescue would have taken her, so what is really going on here? Great Creatures Rescue would have taken her in a heartbeat if the cancer was truly gone.
Yeah that's what I was thinking. ???
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Here's the Darwin update:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/doghealer/darwinishappy.jpg)
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I called the petfinder number for Annie, cause this has really been bugging me. I was calling to verify the meds she's on and the amount because if what they have is correct then those "tiny little pills" cost $608 a month! They gave me a number for her owner but he's moving today apparently and all I got was the machine. I was hoping it would have been a typo or something!
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I called the petfinder number for Annie, cause this has really been bugging me. I was calling to verify the meds she's on and the amount because if what they have is correct then those "tiny little pills" cost $608 a month! They gave me a number for her owner but he's moving today apparently and all I got was the machine. I was hoping it would have been a typo or something!
Holy cow!!! :o It has become more and more obvious why this man has given up Darwin and why he's giving up Annie. It is so sad. I guess he's done though, he's moving and he will wash his hands of the dogs who he supposedly loved so much, and he can start his new life! >:( Funny thing, he's keeping his other smaller dogs! >:(
Darwin came back to us with a terrible urinary tract infection which I can't imagine how long he has had. >:( And he is scared to death of hardwood floors now, which he never was before! Luckily he remembers me and Will and he is doing pretty well, all things considered. I wonder where Annie is going to be kept now that the owner is leaving??? And I wonder who will be paying for those meds??? :'( :'( :'(
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That's why I was calling to find out, I was hoping it was a mis-print. If the meds were do-able I had decided I would take her. I have a friend in Nashville that will be coming to Mobile in two weeks and could have brought her or I would have taken a day and driven up. But, I definitely can't do $600+. :'( And now, who knows where she is. It's very sad, that't for sure.
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That's why I was calling to find out, I was hoping it was a mis-print. If the meds were do-able I had decided I would take her. I have a friend in Nashville that will be coming to Mobile in two weeks and could have brought her or I would have taken a day and driven up. But, I definitely can't do $600+. :'( And now, who knows where she is. It's very sad, that't for sure.
Here is the info that the owner emailed to me:
In regards to Annie condition, I just got her prescription for her Addisson's
disease refilled back in APRIL / MAY and it is good for the next years worth of
pills. I currently order her drugs online from www.DOCTORSOLV E.COM they are the
cheapest I have found, and I order 1000 pills at time,which is almost a 3 months
supply. she takes 12 pills each morning, they are tiny little pills like the
size of birth control pills, each pill is .1mg .
That's from the last email he sent me, when we were still on better terms... :(
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Maybe I'll try the number again. Those prices definitely are cheaper!
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Well, I left a voice mail, so now I guess I'll wait and see.
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Ok, he called me back. If I get her meds from that site it comes to like 70 a month, which is definitely do-able. My heart breaks when I think of this dog, and I just think she needs a good/safe/happy place for the rest of her life. Do I do it??
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Ok, he called me back. If I get her meds from that site it comes to like 70 a month, which is definitely do-able. My heart breaks when I think of this dog, and I just think she needs a good/safe/happy place for the rest of her life. Do I do it??
I would certainly feel better if she was with you!!!!!!! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help out... I am available for the next week and a half before I am moving out of Nashville!
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I know someone who lives in Nashville and she will be coming down here but not until the 11th. If nothing else I could drive up sometime next week and get her. I told him I'd call him back tomorrow. He said she can stay at his house, alone, and his friend will check on her and feed her etc.