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All Rovers Rescue Friends (ARRF)?
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Does anyone know anything about this rescue in Toledo, OH? I put in an application today to adopt this guy:
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/16283209
I was just curious to see if anyone had worked with them before on a volunteer basis or had adopted from them. Thanks!
Re: All Rovers Rescue Friends (ARRF)?
We adopted Sirius from them four years ago. It was our first adoption experience and everything seemed legit. They didn't do a home visit but they did call the references we put on our application.
Also, Sirius' foster mom left the group about a year after we adopted him. They purchase dogs at puppymill auctions as well as take in owner surrenders. There was a lot of debate about this practice, thus the reason why Sirius' foster mom left.
If you don't mind my asking, how was your adoption experience with them?
Wow. While I certainly would not object to adopting a dog that was rescued from a puppy mill situation, I do not want to support a rescue that buys dogs from the puppy mills to make a profit through an "adoption."
No problem!
Like I said, it was our first adoption experience so I had nothing to compare it to. We filled out the application. She called our references then we did a phone interview with his foster mom. Since we would be first time dog owners, I was expecting the phone call to end with us scheduling a home visit. Instead, she said that if we are still interested in adopting him, he was ours. I met her and Sirius at the vet ARRF uses since he was scheduled for his last round of puppy shots a couple days after we were approved.
The argument for this practice seems to be that if we don't buy them, then they will be destroyed or purchase by another miller.
I am not at all familiar with mill rescue so perhaps some of the other posters will chime in with their experience.
Thank you. I guess I will just see how this goes!
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Thank you so much for your response. I was worrying that this might be one of those scenarios where it is really a BYB or mill posing a rescue based on what was mentioned in the PP. I looked at their site and the fact that there are varying ages/special needs made me worry less about that. I am really looking forward to hearing more about Franklin and possibly adopting him from them!
How did your adoption with the schnauzer end up going? I just put in an application for a basset hound puppy. I've never heard of the rescue either, so I was searching for input. Thanks!