Goodbye

[Deleted User] · October 2014

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ohannabelle · October 2014

pinkrevenge said:

Well that was a trip, eh?

I'll let you guys in on some good news: in the last harassing call, the president said that thanks to me, they will no longer be taking in any cats ever again. I'm supposed to feel really bad about that, but...

Because this would never have happened with a dog, damnit!

Seriously? How...just where is the logic in this statement? Are these people even a little rational?

paperpusher · October 2014

Any updates on this yet about whether she got her cat back?

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wrigleyville · October 2014

I'm so worried about the cat right now. I hope the fake owners don't just put it outside or something equally stupid. Poor kitty.

If I were the police, I'd tap on the window to get its attention. If my cats heard noise at the window (just a light noise, nothing scary), they'd come in the room to investigate.

I'm going to go hug my kitties right now.

southernbelle0915 · October 2014

I feel so bad for the Dexter's real owner. What a shady operation happy trails is..... I still stand by reporting them to the BBB. So do the new owners have any idea what's going on? Maybe I missed that part, but it seems like any reasonable person would give the cat back...

novella1186 · October 2014

This whole thing is BANANAS. What is wrong with people?

BrandNewJ · October 2014

This story gives me chills. I hope Dexter is okay. I pray he gets home soon

BreMR · October 2014

Wow, I live in a suburb of St. Paul so this is pretty local to me. I will definitely be passing along this information about this rescue. I hope they get banned from taking more animals in!! They should NOT get away with this.

I really hope Dexter is found!!

Jen4948 · October 2014

What a shocking and horrible story. I hope Dexter is reunited soon with his rightful owner.

If I were in your or the owner's position I'd sue the organization, its president and the foster along with the steps you've taken.

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novella1186 · October 2014

@pinkrevenge I think YOU were the beginning of their end, and that is beyond awesome. Even though this whole thing has been a mess, and I'm sure you did not enjoy it, you did a damn good thing.

sophhabobopha · October 2014

I'm super late to this, but what the fuck ):

LakeR2014 · October 2014

@pinkrevenge I was away all weekend but was thinking of Dexter - any word?

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abbyj700 · October 2014

Holy. Wow.

As someone who volunteers at a shelter - this is just CRAZY pants!

Most fosters at this time of year are packed full of cats and kittens in their homes and we have cat rooms and crates with way too many cats at the shelter! The odds that this cat was adopted in a matter of days would be pretty amazing. And a foster who wouldn't WANT one more cat gone so they can take in one more from a physical shelter to foster? Or one less cat there to have to care for? Seriously - we have people who have like 2 of their own cats and are fostering 2 sets of kittens in extra bedrooms with their mothers until they are old enough to be adopted. "Kitten season" as we call it just ended - and that means TONS of cats who need some love!

ETA - that my point is any normal fostering group / shelter would be delighted at a call about a cat who's only just there temporarily and has a forever home already to go home to!

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lovesclimbing · October 2014

lovesclimbing said:

Totally email the press with all this. As a member of the media, if I worked in your town, I would look into this.

So I realize I'm way late (haven't been on in a couple days.) I live in a pretty small city. So whether the media is interested or not probably largely depends on how big your city is. We have one animal shelter and EVERYBODY adopts from there. We did an entire story plus a photo when their sign got vandalized.

ETA: totally quoted the wrong thing. I meant to quote one of @pinkrevenge's posts about the media not jumping all over it fast.

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beethery · October 2014

pinkrevenge said:

Well just yesterday a big news story came out about another rescue (that focuses on dogs) that is in hot water for doing the exact same thing to two other people.

Take a wild guess who was bashing the news and anyone who agreed with it in the comments. Go on, you'll never guess who was in there, telling the community at large that they suck and they're stupid and animals will DIE without the amazing work THEY do.

I might be coming to the area on an ass-kicking mission.

SmileDamnit · October 2014

Shocking! Maybe if they spent less time trying to the judgment God for all stray &/or lost pets and spent MORE time trying to reunite said stray &/or lost pets, they'd stop getting themselves and their pathetic "rescues" smeared across the news.

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