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[staffylover]

to being miffed at being threatened and having my account closed?

My son fostered a dog through the above, they are a collection of volunteers who help rehome, mainly dogs, but cats and small furries as well. Without informing RHU he rehomed the dog, which is a big no-no...I bollocked him and the rescue got the dog back. People connected to the rescue, NOT RHU, threatened to castrate my son and send animal rights "friends" to see him. My son is an animal lover and at no time abused, harmed or in any way neglected this lovely dog and in the few days he had the dog he bought the dog a new crate new toys and turned her around from being a manic dog to one that was good with other dogs, walked good on the lead/off the lead and knew her basic commands. I loved doing things for the animals for no return. When this rescue got the dog back they told the woman that she had bitten a child, untrue, but on its website it says it is good with children? Any advice?

Oh lovely. I really needed to read distressing details of violence towards animals.

Go away.

You are using this website simply to make possibly libelous allegations about another website. And not content with insulting them you're now insulting Valhalla.

damacles staffylover feels it is relevant and, indeed, had this issue not come about all members of her family would still be there. so on that I disagree.

The subject matter is not just what is enclosed within the title of an op, but the content of the post aswell. To this end the op has brought up both organisations.

Both, however, do need to be dealt with seperately. Yes mods have the right under terms and conditions to do whatever the hell they like. But they don't have the power to stop someone feeling upset about that and looking for answers.

OP came here to air the view that they felt unjustly banned. Most people have explained that they were justly banned. Maybe if the partner had stayed the account would still be live. Who knows, thats between the op and RHU

Its very very disconcerting to me that a rescue has appeared to have threatened someone in a very disgusting fashion. The was no abuse or neglect except that imagined "Might have" or "what if". The reaction was therefore out of proportion to the incident if the threat was made.

This issue is really going round in circles and there's not much more I can add without repeating myself.

staffylover, the mods cannot ban awhole rescue without proof given to them. you cannot give them proof because you have been banned. maybe, as I already said, your partner should have gotten said proof before he/she left.

Overall YANBU for feeling upset but RHU equally ANBU for banning you. Nuff said from me.

i have been alerted to this thread and find it quite funny that the op has bothered to try and get someone on her side,
i am the rescue rep that she is talking about, i have never once threatened her or her son, in fact i was quite polite considering the situation, it was infact another member of rhu (a good friend of mine) who knew op as well and spoke to her stating that her son was lucky that i had spoken to him and not her as she would have really let him have it,

the only matter i bought up with her son was that he said the lady he gave the dog to was going to report her stolen, to which i responded she is already reported stolen by me, is chipped to me and if he wished to take matters further i would prosecute him for stealing my dog.

The situation concerning telling the lady the dog had bitten- this is untrue i said the dog was nipping and mouthing and we wouldnt risk rehoming her with young children, which is standard rescue policy.(the single lady was 5 months pregnant)i am a very experienced assessor the ops son is not he has no right to say a dog will be good with a baby, i have young children and would never place a dog where there is a chance of an 'accident' happening and would never place a dog in a home with a newborn, most rescues dont home to under 5's as toddlers can pull dogs about

re money- no we hadnt spent anything on the dog but had planned to get her speyed at 6 months , also if the ops son was any kind of assesor he would have noticed the hernia which is going to cost the rescue double a normal spey, we work purely on donations and all work voluntarily so this is something we need to budget for.

the facts are as follows:-

the ops son stole my dog

he gave it away to a single pregnant lady in a 9th floor bedsit(i went there it deffo was a bedsit)
with an unsecure balcony via gumtree freebies ad.

the op has been banned from rhu because she knew and did nothing about it.

if anyone wishes to slate me or my rescue then so be it, rhu are aware of the situation and have acted accordingly, i have put this behind me as i got the dog back safe but if the op wishes to take it to the police then she can i love a man in uniform!

hope this clarifies the matter.

Thank you for making sense of it all Louisasmum. I'm now all the more mystified as to how the OP cannot see the neglect in her son's actions or the reason for RHU's decision.

Thank goodness the dog and the lady are fine, it could have all turned out so very differently.

I've just seen a photo of the dog concerned on RHU - she's a beauty and I wish I could have her myself. I hope that she finds a loving, suitable forever home very soon.

i hope so too she is currently in kennels costing £7.50 per day, and is going mad shes too young to be locked up,

i would have her home with my lot(4 dogs 3 kids 6 4 and 5months) but as i said on previous message i would not risk her with young children as she is mouthing and nipping :)

Although my daughters are rescue volunteers and beyond the young stage I'd have to win the lottery before I could offer her a home. :(

I have three large dogs here (Lab and GSD of my own and a foster GSD) and I don't think the landlord will give the go-ahead for another, sadly. So, keep your fingers crossed for me!

Thank you louisamum for the clarification. The reaction the op is complaining re RHU makes more sense to me now.
Obviously whether or not the threat was made remains between you two to deal with.

i dont have a landlord to contend with by my oh would certainly have something to say about it :)

i have an american bulldog 2 greyhounds and a jrtx

dont think i havent tried sneaking more in, i have!

i had forgotten the matter i can understand why the op is upset but felt the need to respond as her posts are slanderous to myself and the reason rhu have acted is to stop anything like this happening again. she was fully aware of the situation and didnt tell me.

I haven't the OH to worry about, I divorced him years ago... how about I put your OH in my rented house, that way we're sorted?!

You've an eclectic mix there - I'm particularly envious of you having the AmBull.

louisasmum

Thank you very much for joining MN and clearing this mess up.

The son STOLE your dog. FFS. Then rehomed it via gumtree and to a pregnant lady in a bedsit.

Jesus Fucking Christ! I've heard it all now.

staffylover I hope you have all the clarification you need now.

You disgust me, your son is a disgrace to the Rescue world and I pray to a higher power that none of you ever get your hands on a dog ever again.

I feel so sorry for this puppy, after all 6 months old is a puppy, actually I have one myself and know how hard it is and I am not pregnant. And now she is in kennels, my heart breaks. IF I didnt have a 2yr old and 6month old GSD (s) I would bloody take her myself.

FFS I am now SO again.

sounds like a plan!!!

my ambull is an absolute gem, i am a failed fosterer with him but couldnt help it the homes coming through for him were dodgy to say the least, he is not what people seem to think an am bull is like hes a total goon , he does guard me when out in the dark or if someone knocks the door but he is first and formost a family dog although a bit heavy when he tries to sit on my lap (he weighs 48 kilos)

louisasmum, I think you have posted rationally and calmly and with great dignity.
I hope this whole thread disappears now.
Good luck with your animal rescue.

Sorry, I've just resurected it

Kreecher, you haven't done a bad thing there. As Louisasmum says, it's costing her rescue £7.50 a day to keep this little pup in kennels and the poor mite would be happier in a permanent, loving home.

So, if anyone is thinking of owning a dog and would like to be considered as adopters for this 5 month old puppy I'm sure Louisasmum would be very glad to receive a pm from them. I've no doubt that she'd be equally grateful to receive any offers of financial help for her rescue too as we all do what we do for nothing and have to raise funds to keep these dogs alive ourselves.

As I understand it the dog concerned appears to have no issues at all (although Louisasmum will give a fuller assessment of course) and her only fault is that she is young and has been given up into rescue by a family who didn't deserve her.

Louisa have messaged you. May be able to find you a foster home.

Great stuff, LuckySalem. :)

Phew! Valhalla, did you receive the IM I sent you?

Afraid not, Kreecher (though there are some from other people and I hadn't noticed - best I respond and apologise).

Sometimes people spell my user name the right way which is why messages don't reach me - I namechanged from ValhaLLa ages ago and couldn't get back to that name for some odd reason once I'd done with the one-off namechange and so had to settle for being the badly-spelled VaLLhala ever since (IYSWIM). :)

Oh well, I'll send another. Nothing conspirational (? a word? just about cats.

Just to add to Vallhalas post, if anyone thinks they can foster, or even homecheck or adopt a dog...take part in any fundraising the RHU is the place to go. There are always appeals for all over the country, if you don't have funds to donate there are often appeals for items to use as prizes in fundraising raffles etc :)

Not just for one rescue, but supporting many. Dogs, cats and small furries.

vaLLhaLLa

I have sent you a couple of PM's and think to your one L name. oh balls.

louisasmum - i will pm you

Since when does a rescue allow one of their dogs to be offered ftgh on gumtree?

I'm actually quite lost now....A quite a few occasions, on RHU, you had asked if fostering was possible for poundies....so was that not you?