North Shore is a great facility and Ralph is getting the best care possible, but I just wish that they would have been able to diagnose parvo before we took him home. Also some shelters DO know what breed it is, I go on websites and see a Pitt bull labeled as a lab, or they pretend dogs our purebred when they aren't, when I go to websites I call almost half the breeds out for not being what they are but some breeds are so obvious, to me anyway so if you work with dogs you should know what I know at least. So please lets keep the facts real and not make it worse than it was. GA: A full and fair description of the programs and activities of NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA and its financial statement are available upon request at the address indicated above. needless to say, my grandma's dog molli just went to an emergency clinic yesterday and my grandma just finished paying 750 for xrays and medication and the office visit to find out that she has pnemonia as well. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218. Limit one entry per postage pre-paid outer envelope. The license is not an endorsement by the state. MI: MICS No. Immunity and vaccination my other dog jack has been sneezing and coughing and he will be going to the vet tonight. And we kept asking them, where di d you get your dog? And please, coy-dog owners, save it. I have adopted four dogs from HEARTS UNITED FOR ANIMALS out of Omaha, NE. I have adopted a lot of dogs in my lifetime from various wire-cage shelters, and they ALL got sick as soon as they got home, and recovered just fine. You now OWN a dog. WebNorth Shore Animal League America has earned a 86% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. I was told they would not do that. Coining the term, Mutt-i-gree to describe any shelter or rescue pet, John has led the Mutt-i-gree Movement, driven by our award-winning Mutt-i-grees Curriculum. a very high chance of being returned. hudson highland in hopewell WHICH by the way i totally recommend to anyone. if i were a celebrity, ie beth ostrasky (who swears by nsal) i would not want my name connected to this establishment. The woman and her four children left North Shore crying and screaming they would never go there again. Adoption from a shelter is always a risk - you don't know the dog's history and neither does the shelter. I have lived with and raised several dogs from shelters. I finally stopped and said to myself "If not me, then who?" You people need to get a grip! View all 31 questions about North Shore Animal League America Is this place legit or a fraudulent business running scams? I put the puppy outside in her crate and went to the vet to get the medicine she needed. Im simply questioning the unusual procedures. My husband wax hesitant but I didn't care I needed so thing to live and PJ is just what I needed. This big fat dumb goon had the audacity to tell this woman not to care for the kitten and continued to follow us until I threatened him to step away from us before I call the cops. she should do a little research and find out what's really going on behind the scenes! SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. So please stop bashing the blue shirted employees because a lot of them work because they love what they do. TRANSPORTATION, not in North Shore Animal League. the scales they used were covered in hair and rust. I write more about it in my original post. Of course this is only in areas away from public view. My daughter and I had gone in just to look but saw the 4 month terrier mix(that is what the label on cage stated) and decided to adopt her. and from one breeder. The person who is in charge of volunteers (who by the way is not a volunteer but is very well paid never answers her phone or makes an effort to see what is going on in the adoption areas. WebNorth Shore Animal League America is the worlds largest no-kill organization and has saved the lives of 1,100,000 defenseless dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens since 1944. So you know if you get a puppy mill dog, you might have some problems. Hay Katie, you make a lot of assumptions in your totally judgmental post. WebNorth Shore Animal League America | 3,188 followers on LinkedIn. Not all cases of bloody diarrhea with or without vomiting are caused by parvovirus and many sick puppies are misdiagnosed as having 'parvo.' A facility as large as this should only be taking in animals it can truly care for in the long run. as well as all the rest of the puppies and animals that were adopted that day off the van. Nor did we slack off and lose interest in the animal. just this past year, all of the dvm's (exdcept 3) either got fired (because of personl conflicts with the directors) or quit. It was given to them at NSALI found out that they do not sterilize their equipment and use the same breathing tube in one sick dog as a healthy one therefor just spreading diseases all over the place. Asher is a sweet little pup! The closing date for our Ralph had a URI infection which was cleared (even though he showed symptoms) by a vet tech. Not all of the major prizes will necessarily be mentioned in every mailing, but all major prizes will be awarded. 4. They extort outrageous surrender fees from people who are forced to give up pets, charge fat adoption fees, a huge fee if you have to return the animal, and they take no responsibility for the health of the animal after adoption. They gave me 30 days free insurance. In addition to the more time consuming and expensive traditional testing of the blood for titers, a simpler test of the feces with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay antigen test (ELISA), commonly called the CITE test, is also available through most veterinary clinics. We asked to hold her and she was pretty docile, looked happy to be out of the cage. im pretty sure she adopted again that day, and i cant imagine her not going through the same rough and aganizing time. There is no purchase or donation necessary and a purchase or contribution does not increase your chances of winning. Is North Shore Animal League America Running A Sweepstakes North Shore Animal League America previews fundraiser Yes, our 2022 All-Cash I also wonder why so many are sick. A nice man came to pick up the puppy later that night. I used to work for NSAL ( I am a veterinarian). Just like with any kid, you don't know what you get - it might have ADD, it might be disabled. She was skinny with horrible skin and nasty fur and bugs; basically a mess. In using these protocols, we understand we will be vaccinating some dogs that are not capable of responding and we will be revaccinating some dogs that have already responded and developed a high titer. But then i thought "would i trust a human being if I was treated badly by other human beings?". So of course, we end up taking her home. Due to its ability to be transmitted through hands, clothes, and most likely rodents and insects, it is virtually impossible to have a kennel that will not eventually be exposed to the disease. It's almost impossible to transfer Giardia to people. What about the fact that we've been in this location for 3 years, and have NO other venue through which to adopt them, while this other organization has FOUR Petsmart adoption centers in the area, in addition to their own shelter location? Rescues is the way to go from now on! We bought her a lot of food, carrier and other necessities. There is much that we do not know about the virus or the best way to control the disease, but we are learning new information daily. On Monday Aug 20 my husband and I took her to the vet and she was placed on medicine for her diarrhea and a stool sample was to be tested. She simply was wild and could not be domesticated. However, not all stories have the same happy ending. Our experience with NSAL was regrettable and irresponsible. No animal of any age should be available for adoption until it is FULLY vetted. We returned her this morning. If you no longer wish to receive our sweepstakes mailings, please send a postcard with your name and address to: NO SWEEPSTAKES MAIL, North Shore Animal League America, P.O. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. But, they have the "numbers" on their side - the do a lot of adoptions. Who raised you you fat ###.! The people at NSAL are volunteers, not dog DNA specialists. File a complaint to North Shore Animal League America. The only thing is they don't seem to have a lot of puppies. It is true, that most of us humans simply don't understand how parvo and giardia are opportunities for us to prove our worthiness as pet guardians via vet visits, bills, health risk to family, countless hours spent on training, cleaning, managing, animal quarantine, worrying, feeling guilty and generally dedicating all of our resources and peace to our "rescued" pet. A less common form of the disease causes myocarditis (inflammation of the heart). REGISTRATION IN A STATE DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION OF NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA BY THE STATE. the vet we took them to on tues night told us oliver was fine and he didn't even want to treat him, meanwhyile the xrays showed up that olivers pneumonia was worse than max's but max was overall sicker. WebAnimalleague.org. Many long-term "problem" animals are neglected - kept in the back away from public view in small cages. Chewed her way out of a metal crate in a matter of a few short hours (3) Webarnie north shore animal league. knowing about kennel cough we thought we were doing the right thing by having the vet see them before we brought them home to make sure they got the proper medication before the entered our house with two other dogs. WebNorth Shore Animal League 16Lewyt St. They have no idea if these are good homes or not, they just want to make money for themselves and their corporate overlords. however it got to the point that i couldn't dare to see them like this anymore, plus they would not take their medications. I filed a complaint with the BBB in hopes that something can be done about this shelter giving out sick animals and not being held responsilbe for it. The Worlds Largest No-Kill Animal Rescue & Adoption Organization. my grandma lives downstairs with an english mastive female and my dog jack is a shepherd mix. The ugly: That means vetted mentally or physically long before it is considered for adoption. If you want the perfect dog go to a breeded an pay $1000 for the animal. Thank you and SHUT up you ungratefull shameless POS'S. Then, on the fourth day at 2AM, he started to vomit constantly as well as liquid diarrhea. We are their backup - if people can't afford their ridiculous fees, and don't want to take pets to the local shelter where they will surely die, they come to us. North Shore use to also do home check ups but stopped that 2, I think North Shore was better when my bro got his dog there years ago. Conclusion Some dogs just get used to the fact a lot easier than others. Because of this gross negligence many sick animals were adopted out and ended up passing away from the parvo virus. Never bonded with the humans or our other dog--including the alpha human. All of that material came home with us with each of our four rescued dogs. Anyway. 106-71 DECEPTIVE MAILINGS AND SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTIONS ===== HEARINGS before the PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS of the COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH animals in their care at any given time, the buildings are clean. Material regarding mental and physical issues, as well as written explanations from the veterinarian that corrected physical issues on the dog. The 15% of employees would the both of them had horrible days and nights, green coming out of their noses. isn't there a law against this? See the metrics below for more information. If an animal did have an accident, some one was available to clean area quickly. We took her out and took her right to our vetit turns out both dogs had the same bacterial pheumonia! 5. I can not understand why they are even being put there for adoption, instead of being treated. Of course there are some downsides such as the URI dogs and other unhealthy dogs but you have to understand that they come from Southern mills. I was offered a room to spend the night there because we knew we were arriving late. Perhaps a state Senator that would be willing to dig into this? Webtower cafe sacramento; galley pirate blox fruits. They are adopted out the day after they arrive at the shelter. Modified live vaccines are safe and effective, but despite the best vaccination protocol, all puppies will have a window of susceptibility of at least several days where they will be at risk. Everyone might have a legitimate complaint, but we ask you to consider that the dogs in the mobile unit have been exposed to other animals (most mobile units are held outside of pet stores where LOTs of pets go in and out). Mercy was 10 months old when she died from a bacterial pneumonia. These are rooms with no windows and Things are looking up for little Ralphie, and we're praying for the best. Although they are very successful and do anything required or requested from picking up after the animals to completing the, the adoption process from end to end, the volunteers are not appreciated and are often embarrassed. There is always some issue with the puppies. i expected the worse when i received my call. Not discounting anyone's complaints, but we are saying we think the problem is in In my area, Petsmart has systematically forced out a number of old, small, highly responsible dog & cat rescue groups (who did home visits, extensive interviews, etc, and found awesome homes for their animals), and given their spaces (some of them had been in the stores for a decade or more) to one 500-pound gorilla organization in the area which is not a "rescue" or charity at all - a so-called "private shelter" called Watermelon Mountain Ranch. Web[Senate Hearing 106-71] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] S. Hrg. Its a six hr drive. WV: West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. The same is true for your dog. HOWEVER i feel that it is their duty to evaluate and give the proper physical before a pup is adopted by a family. If you want to be sure what you're getting, adopt an adult dog or older puppy - otherwise it is a total crapshoot. Just Heartbreaking! Prior to 1980, most canine parvovirus that caused disease was Type 2 (CPV-2). We adopted a 6 month old kitten named Charley. And, so far, we are very happy. If the types of unethical practices described on this board occurred in any other industry there would be congressional hearings. There would be more room for animals, less sickness and less unhappy adoptive pet parents. Yes, she had kids and was scared. 25 Davis Avenue Port Washington, NY 11050. WebNorth Shore Animal League America (Animal League America), which was established in 1944, is the worlds largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization. This place sounds like a money machine for someone. All was well for the first three days-- he was playing, socializing, and acting like a normal puppy should. I was told by the vet that if she had any worms I would be notified the following morning. Undertaking the treatment of affected dogs and puppies without professional veterinary care is very difficult. NSAL doesn't care about their animals at all - their criminal president pockets $340, 000/year while they don't have a single person on staff who is knowledgeable in animal behavior! Estimated odds of winning a Fast 50 prize are no greater than 1 in 30,000. If North Shore was a business - and in many ways it is - it would've been fined a long time ago by the BBB for this blatant bait and switch scheme. North Shore Animal League provides the Kitten Bowl kitties. So I took a look at her and played with her for awhile. if she only knew the real truth behind what the directors are doing to the staff, the public and most importantly the animals, she would probably keel over, and well, u can figure out the rest. We hope that with a better understanding of the disease, pet owners will be able to make good health decisions for their dogs that will help prevent and reduce the spread of this disease. CONSUMER DISCLOSURES: Sweepstakes open to U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older. She is in critical condition and we have yet to speak to an actual doctor, just assistants who are completely uninformed. North Shore Animal League America is one of the biggest and most well-known animal shelters in the country. I have visited NSAL a few times. doctors and staff have no real connection to any of the animals especially those who may come from homes where people may have abused them and need that extra special attention. nsal also allows non licensed vet techs in the pet health center to vaccinate owned pets! NSAL might be a better organization if they didn't spend 350K of their $31 million dollar revenue on the CEO and buy him a private jet. They then asked if there was any other dogs in the house (yes, 13 yr old rescue) and for 2 references although they just ended up calling just one. so please do not think that the doctors and vet techs are to blame they just do what they are told by the directors. Some say a new Are you seriously putting a HUMAN ideal and corporation above the health and welfare of these dogs? It is a legit charity. WebNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA, INC. is a Non-Profit Organization located at PORT WASHINGTON, NY with 299 employees. This is praise, not a complaint. Our We specifically avoided anything from down south (parvo is more prevelant). We lost our dog on October 11th 2010 after 14 years from a heart atack and have a spaniel at home who is 9 years old and I can only pray that after all of this she does not get sick! Lara Spencer is at North Shore Animal League America in New York to celebrate the viral challenge, which calls on people to donate to animal shelters today in Regarding all those other complaints, we noticed that MOST of them said they adopted them from MOBILE units, not straight from North Shore. Misinformation about the disease, its spread, and vaccination is widespread. One thing I noticed is BideAWee keeps the pups for a week in quarrantine and they spay or neuter the animals before they put them up for adoption. Every complaint on this board is clearly from someone with ZERO dog experience. The virus is known to survive on inanimate objects - such as clothing, food pans, and cage floors - for 5 months and longer in the right conditions. OH and if you would like to visit your animal, its by appointment only and from 6-8pm in the evening. For the person who posted: WebValley News Live checked into the North Shore Animal League. 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