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31-05-2011, 01:26 PM
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How do I know a rescue is really a rescue?
Sadly we have been hearing from a lot of people re homing animals that they have re homed animals from what they think is a rescue but after speaking to us it is clear they have not.
We have been hearing that people have not been home checked or signed a Homing agreement etc and have handed over £100s of pounds, Sadly it looks like they have been scammed into thinking they are rescuing from a rescue but have actually brought their pets from a back street breeder no doubt  First of all I want to point out that Animal Lifeline UK holds no responsibility for the rescues we work with. I should also point out that there is no government body to regulate rescues and so sadly anyone can call themselves a rescue Registered charities do have to abide by strict rules however rescues that aren't registered don't and can run their rescue however they like. Do not dismiss rescues that aren't registered though as many are just as good as the registered ones they may however not have £5000s or more yearly and therefore unable to register themselves. So what should you be looking at to make sure you are going to a rescue and what should rescues be doing. 1 Home checks Rescues should Home check all possible homes a good rescue will do this to make sure the animals they have in their care goes to the right home for them 2.Fully Vaccinate They should fully vaccinate their animals before they leave the rescue it is very dangerous for both your new animal and existing animals to bring an un vaccinated animal into your home. 3.Neuter They should neuter animals before they leave the rescue and if they don't neuter the animal before they leave they should make you sign a contract to say that you agree to neuter that animal and follow that up to make sure you do. 4.Signing of Homing agreement They should make you sign a homing agreement one of the things that this will say is that you will bring the animal back to the rescue if you can no longer keep it for whatever reason in the future. 5, Adoption fees Although adoption fees vary from rescue to rescue you should have alarm bells ringing if they ask for more than £250 per animal, I would also be wary of rescues that have different adoption fee amounts for different breeds of animals. So what is the best way to complain about a rescue that isn't registered? Well first of always inform the RSPCA, although they may not do anything your call will be logged and if they get enough complaints they will have to investigate, Call your local trading standards they can help if you have paid for something you didn't get i.e you paid the adoption fee for a healthy animal that is sick when you get it.Contact the local county council and you can also contact environmental health if you live near the rescue and it is either coursing noise or smell pollution. Rescuing animals is a very rewarding experience however do take the time to make sure you are going to a rescue and that you don't end up another victim of this horrible scam and end up buying from a back street breeder
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31-05-2011, 06:27 PM
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Re: How do I know a rescue is really a rescue?
Good post and imagine they probably won't do a decent assessment or care that home is a good match either leading further to bad press to rescue's in general.
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31-05-2011, 07:02 PM
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Re: How do I know a rescue is really a rescue?
yes which is very worrying. They seem to be very convincing which does really worry me as I think rescues could get a very bad name and lead to less people wanting to adopt from rescues which would be a complete disaster as so many animals are being handed into rescues everyday and the less people that adopt from them the less animals can be truly saved. Hopefully by pointing out what rescues should be doing this will stop people falling for these scams and people will be able to work out a good rescue from one that is clearly not there for the animals but to line their pockets
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02-06-2011, 10:18 AM
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Re: How do I know a rescue is really a rescue?
I think this would be good as a sticky, perhaps you can ask for it to be added? To remind people it is up to them to check out how each rescue operates before opting to adopt & support them, you have to put a lot of trust in a rescue's judgement/assessments when adopting so shouldn't take on blind faith alone. Just as they shouldn't fully trust everything an adopter tells them & carry out their own home check to be sure.
I guess many people just expect all charities/rescue to be trustworthy and don't vet the organisation as much as they would for a purchase they perceive as having some risks like buying a car.
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