animals in their care at any given time, the buildings are clean. On Saturday August 18th I adopted a puppy from the mobil Had my husband clean and spray the backyard. And, so far, we are very happy. I trusted what they told me and took the puppy into my home of which I have a 3 and 5 year old. If you adopt a dog, you made a commitment. I am going to keep filing complaints with the Attorney General until I get some results. Never had an issue. Why is this facility doing this? They lied to me. isn't there a law against this? We picked up the puppy's poop right after she went. Son of a ###. But without doing an individual test on each puppy, it is impossible to determine where the puppy is in its immune status. How can they know anything about any of the dogs? It seems like half of them are sick. They go there more than 4 times a week while volunteers usually go about once a week (at least i do) so I think that they need some kind of special bond with pets in order to work there. the woman was very nasty and after i asked her if they tested them for parvo and other diseases she simply answered back saying "we dont test them for things they are not showing signs of" meanwhile our private vet recommended this as they are life threatening. Once there I began to ask more about Giardia. 3 days later she was throwing up and having bloody diarrhea. Theese animals are in need of care and they tell you this. Whatever vet you visited, I suggest you change from him or her. I also looked closely at her coat and she looked like she had a slight case of mange. Please DO NOT add attachments that contain your or other peoples personal information, if you dont want it to be visible to the public. This will surely increase the credibility of your complaint. Loved and adored, and provided with medical for the rest of its life. Whats the rush to push them back out the door? I wish they did because i would feel ok there. NC: Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989 (within North Carolina) or 919-807-2214 (outside of North Carolina). But since you love dogs so much that they must be kept alive and healthy by all means necessary, I have to ask: How do you justify the potential exposure to life-long illnesses and parasites to the non -NSAL dogs? We adopted a 6 month old kitten named Charley. He has absolutely no presence with employees, volunteers, in the adoption area. All eligibility rules as above apply. Well my story is no different from the one's posted. Restricting the food during periods of vomiting is also necessary and parenternal nutrition (providing nutrients intravenously) may be necessary. MS: The official registration and financial information of North Shore Animal League America may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of States office by calling 1-888-236-6167. Prizewinners will be chosen in August for January through June deadlines; prizewinners will be chosen in February for July through December deadlines. All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2021 and received no later than January 7, 2022, or as otherwise stated in this package. They say that they will call you every morning which they do NOT. All of that material came home with us with each of our four rescued dogs. You learn to deal with it. Donations to a charitable organization are irrevocable gifts. I asked if the puppy could be treated then returned to us I even offered the medicine I had just purchased. But I kept on looking at her.. Our Just taking in hoards of mill dogs and pushing them out the door to uninformed owners is a true disservice to the animal and new owner. Yes unless u get a puppy from a breeded.. NOT A PUPPY MILL then u are looking at that posibility you will inherit a dog that is ill. Prompt treatment by a veterinarian will increase survivability in infected puppies and working with your veterinarian on a vaccination program that is best for your puppy is important. 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. REGISTRATION IN A STATE DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION OF NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA BY THE STATE. Any of you who have written things along these lines SHOULD NOT BE DOG OWNERS! As upsetting as this was, we have been visiting our little pup every single day in hopes of recovery. Well she has PARVO which is incredibly serious and heartbreaking. I also wonder why so many are sick. If a puppy recovers from parvovirus infection, he is immune to reinfection for probably at least twenty months and possibly for life. The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customers satisfaction. High levels of maternal antibodies present in the puppies' bloodstream will block the effectiveness of a vaccine. This is why people buy purebred dogs! You can read that people are walking out with animals that are sick or damaged from a mill existence . Thank you and SHUT up you ungratefull shameless POS'S. Regarding all those other complaints, we noticed that MOST of them said they adopted them from MOBILE units, not straight from North Shore. It seems both dogs, one rescued from tennessee and another from NY, 10 months apart had the same strain of pneumonia. The primary cause of failure of canine parvovirus vaccines is an interfering level of maternal antibody against the parvovirus. The generally recommended protocol is to vaccinate puppies against parvovirus beginning at 6-8 weeks of age, and revaccinating every 3 weeks until the puppy is 16-20 weeks of age. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request. We had had Mercy tested right before she passed and found out the strain of pneumonia so we could treat it! Without these organizations the hundreds of animals u see and complain about will be euthanized. i knew this was kennel cough. max was very lethargic on friday and we took both straight to our vet near our house before we even took them home. The president John Stevenson makes an obscene amount of money - nearly half a million a year. however it got to the point that i couldn't dare to see them like this anymore, plus they would not take their medications. Well thank god my vet still had the meds for Mercy. Its a complete dis-service to the animal. Exposure to ultraviolet light and sodium hypochlorite (a 1:32 dilution of household bleach - cup bleach to 1 gallon of water) can inactivate parvovirus. I adopted a 3-month pup from NSAL 3 years ago, yes he was sick and NSAL was completely upfront about what he had. Well that same day I called North Shore, I explained that the puppy was very sick and there was no way I could keep her especially not around my children. The people at NSAL are volunteers, not dog DNA specialists. the dorectors are running it to the ground! she should do a little research and find out what's really going on behind the scenes! the both of them had horrible days and nights, green coming out of their noses. Under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys fees, other than entrants actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. My first experience at North Shore was the worst because my fianc and I were treated like crap. max was going into constant breathing spasms and it was scary. however, the vet from NSAL or whatever the animal hosp. However, there are multiple allegations that the Are we going to risk getting sick ourselves. She agreed to send someone to pick up the puppy. nsal also allows non licensed vet techs in the pet health center to vaccinate owned pets! 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. There are no guaranties for a healthy puppy no matter where you get it from. We also noticed she had what seem to be mites on her ears and by her incision (spayed) on her stomach. What are the symptoms of parvovirus infection? Of course this is only in areas away from public view. We had Charley for 10 days and my fianc started having some allergic reactions to her so not knowing what to do we brought her back and said she was perfect but it was just allergies. 15% of employees would I can tell you that a large percentage of adopters never come back to get this done which of course further worsens the pet overpopulation problem. I explained this and asked if they had a sister shelter that I could take her to, I was placed on hold then disconnected. Web[Senate Hearing 106-71] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] S. Hrg. No need to blame everything on the organization for your arrogant ignorance. Webanguage, Literacy, and Learning in STEM Education brings together a range of applied linguistic researchers and projects that address the interface among language studies, science, engineering, and education. Hay Katie, you make a lot of assumptions in your totally judgmental post. they are all about the numbers, making a fast buck & ripping of the unsuspecting american public. They told me the ACC helps find animals homes! Adoption from a shelter is always a risk - you don't know the dog's history and neither does the shelter. There is always some issue with the puppies. OH and also notice, not one single complaint and Best Friends has been around longer and the SECOND largest shelter, doing the right thing puts them on top of NSAL in what I"m seeing. Submit a complaint and get your issue resolved. Dogs in shelters are under enormous stress, and when you adopt from any shelter there is a 100% chance that your pet will be sick when you get it or fall sick shortly thereafter. I was offered a room to spend the night there because we knew we were arriving late. 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. Whenever you get a pet from anywhere there is always a chance that it will have health problems. That means vetted mentally or physically long before it is considered for adoption. Commercially prepared vaccines are safe and do not cause disease. If you are up for a mystery pup that maaaaaay be sick (they will treat it for free at their vet facility) than NSAL may be for you. I mentioned to the employees that she looked like a pit bull. North Shore Animal League America - HOWEVER how can you give a family a puppy to adopt who isn't even healthy in the first place theres no way tehse puppies got pneumonia IN A WEEK without it being present or incubating in them on friday when i adopted them. Thats just bull. A prize from their sweepstakes. There should be a law against adopting out sick puppies and telling people they have pet insurance when they do not. When we got her home and gave her a bath, she shook all the time and was afraid of everything, took her to our vet she was so sick with so many different things took over a year to get her healthy, she has permanent lung damage from neglect on NSAL part. So please stop bashing the blue shirted employees because a lot of them work because they love what they do. Get directions view our pets. anyways, the vet we saw obviously was an idiot because he said olivers throat and tonsils were swallen, and max was fine so they were good to go home. The age at which puppies can effectively be immunized is proportional to the titer of the mother and the effectiveness of transfer of maternal antibody within those first 24 hours. Sweepstakes void wherever prohibited by law. The founder is obsessed with rescuing dogs from shelters - even though NYC metro area has essentially no adoptable dogs needing "rescuing" So they bring up sick puppies from southern shelters (and the shelters better produce the desired puppy type or they are cut off from NSAL funds). 415.698 WHAT A CROCK NSAL is! I'm sorry if you don't see things as I see it but I still believe that NSAL is a great organization and more people are satisfied than upset. Despite our highly informed and experienced dog rearing skills, this dog: By using quality vaccines and an aggressive vaccination protocol, we can make this window of susceptibility as small as possible. There is currently some discussion that there may be other strains that are beginning to emerge and have yet to be formally identified. What is happening here in definitely not in the animals best interest. All they care about is money - the "sales" that on-the-spot, irresponsible adoptions bring in. We decided to adopt her. Complaining about helping animals Theres absolutely no cost or In every case of the four rescues we went through, each dog had a file that contained invoices from the veterinary practice stating what service the dog required, what was done and what meds were dispensed for the dog. WebNorth Shore Animal League America is the world's largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization. I finally stopped and said to myself "If not me, then who?" 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? 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. If anyone comes across this copper coat, soulful green-eyed dog ask the right questions as to her health and if she is healthy adopt her please. 3. I also would not donate a single cent to the organization until some serious philosophical/organizational changes are made. as well as all the rest of the puppies and animals that were adopted that day off the van. She is also super affectionate. hudson highland in hopewell WHICH by the way i totally recommend to anyone. Bottom line? Besides the issues with infectious disease, NSAL allows unlicensed people to draw blood and put IVs into sick animals. Some are transitioning to online and adoptions by appointment, and North Shore Animal League America on Long Island has made adjustments to its application Acute parvovirus enteritis can be seen in dogs of any breed, sex, or age. My husband wax hesitant but I didn't care I needed so thing to live and PJ is just what I needed. A complete physical exam and additional laboratory tests such as a CBC and chemistry panel help to determine the severity of the disease. You should be ashamed of yourself, NSAL is a disaster, just compare to Best Friends.org. It's absolutely heartbreaking to see families come into the medical center with animals suffering from pneumonia, intestinal parasites, distemper or parvo. With each visit to HUA, the buildings were in excellent shape. They either love you, like you, or they don't. Don't just take it back to a shelter or have it be put down. The woman who took Lilly out of the crate she was stuffed into with another dog, was impatient and mean to several of the dogs (shame on her, I should have gotten her name) unfortunately Lilly was filthy dirty had feces all over her. 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. The normal incubation period (time from exposure to the virus to the time when signs of disease appear) is from 7-14 days. Asked December 22, 2018 2 answers Answered July 1, 2020 Scam for using people as punching bags gossiping back stabbing cut throat work place Answered August 15, 2019 Not a scam. The most common form of the disease is the intestinal form known as enteritis. 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. I donated regularly to them, but will no longer, I know there are some good well meaning people there, but J. John Stevenson with a salary of $360, 000 a year does not deserve my hard earned money 82% of what NSAL takes in goes to him. I will never adopt another dog from them ever again! Volunteers are available to handle transfers for large numbers of animals from and to other states all the time. In fact, the paperwork they gave me had only "Coccidia " checked off, none of the worm choices were checked off. Mercy was 10 months old when she died from a bacterial pneumonia. mr. lewyt is probably spinning in his grave wondering what the he** happened to his rescue shelter?! Dogs are expensive and they need by far more than just some cheap can food. Intravenous administration of a balanced electrolyte solution is preferred, but in less severe cases, subcutaneous or oral fluids may be used. Unless your dog is small, young and "cute" (e.g., not a pit bull), your dog will most likely not be accepted back after the 30-day return policy is up. Limit one entry per postage pre-paid outer envelope. to families in the united states, a dog isn't just a pet, to most its a part of their family. So, really? 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. But keep in mind if they closed that organization down then most likely all those wonderful animals could be put down. If an animal did have an accident, some one was available to clean area quickly. The disease will progress very rapidly and death can occur as early as two days after the onset of the disease. It is a legit charity. If you have family please check with all the adults to make sure everybody wants to foster. 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