Forgottenones.ca

They may do great work but their attitude is so poor and disrespectful that I just can't give them 4 or 5 stars. -- When one of my two cats passed away, I thought it would be a nice thing to foster a senior, in part to keep my surviving senior company. The Rescue had a beautiful female senior which I fostered for a few weeks. The Rescue would retain ownership but they told me she'd be with me for life. So I let my guard down and loved her, and she loved me. The previous foster fed her junk, let her get fat, let her get greasy-dirty, and ignored at least two medical conditions. I worked my butt off to get this baby feeling better. There was, however, still a problem: she hardly ate anything, which was confusing because she came to me so fat. The Rescue picked her up to take her to their vet (which is perfectly fine). They asked me if I had a carrier. I lent them mine, a brand new one in pristine condition. Turns out this fur-baby required surgery and needed to stay with someone who was close to the vet for pre-surgery exams, surgery, and post-surgery exams. I fully understand that. Did the Rescue tell me she wasn't coming back, and that she needed to be with another foster near the vet for all those pre and post exams? No. I had to guess. Did they keep their word about the location of my new carrier and that it would be waiting for me at the location they said, for pick-up? No. They had no problem getting to me when she needed her medicine, or when I needed new syringes, but they didn't know how they would get my carrier to me. Pathetic. They also used my carrier for travel that I didn't authorize, so not only were they not going to return it and expected me to go get it, but they actually expected me to chase it down to a different facility. Fed up with them, I told them to keep it. I then changed my mind and told them I wanted it returned. They didn't answer my email. So I wrote again and they said they'd return it. Cold as ice but I did finally get it, and pretty quickly, imagine that. If not for me, that sweet cat would still be filthy, they wouldn't know about an excellent and very economical cat groomer, she still wouldn't have her medicine, they wouldn't know she needed a vet, and this cat might well have died. This Rescue is rude, arrogant, and ungrateful. -- Note: All fur-babies are worthy of rescue. Just know that if you foster for these people, don't lend your belongings to them, and don't expect any respect or appreciation. Whether your efforts are the most basic or go over and above, they will inconvenience you, and *may* give you a cheap 'thanks' which ignores all your efforts and even that you helped their rescue animals for years to come.