![]() We have a huge surplus of purebred dogs in FL. Simple solutions often lead to complicated problems. Many new volunteers are amazed at how unsimple things really are. We look out for that dog for the rest of it's life. There are cooperative situations between states, but as Claudia pointed out, we always take full responsibility for each dog we adopt out. We are governed by moral standards as well as legal standards. Even with our high standards, we do a better turnover than humane societies, etc. I would rather keep a foster forever than send it to a "probably okay" home. Rescue is different from humane societies in that we are much choosier. The application process is not so much the problem as the widespread disposable society mindset. Humane societies adopt to anyone that drives down there. Gee, maybe one of the other rescues would like to have him? LOLĮvery rescue organization, humane society, and AC I have contact with have seen soaring numbers this year. If I don't get home quickly enough, he lifts his leg and pees through his kennel onto my carpet. His kidneys are going bad so he can only hold his bladder for about four hours at a time. I'm fostering a dog who has possession aggression issues and doesn't get along well with other dogs. How obnoxious would that be for us to ship one of our dogs to Florida and displace a homeless dog there? (That's a rhetorical question.) Suppose someone in Florida was interested in one of our dogs and insisted that they didn't want to wait for a good match to come into Florida Boxer Rescue. As Ashlie stated earlier, rescues have established policies over years and years of doing rescue and there are reasons why those policies are in place. There are many, many reasons why it is best to adopt from the organization closest to you. We adhere to the American Boxer Rescue Association Code of Ethics which states that each rescue shall endeavor to place dogs in its own geographic area. We recently had a dog returned that I never in a million years thought would be returned. No one ever thinks they will return a dog, but it happens. If there is absolutely no rescue in your area and you find one outside your area that will work with you, just be prepared that if you have to return the dog, you will probably need to drive all the way back to that rescue. If you want to add a family member, you won't mind waiting until the right match comes along. Definitely do your research first and make sure the rescue is a reputable one. If someone wants to adopt a Boxer and there is a rescue that covers their area, they should apply with that rescue. It is unfair to suggest that our organization (or any other, for that matter) is being closed-minded for failing to ship dogs out of state. I'm not sure why I should persist in trying to explain it, but our rescue, for example is already covering hundreds of square miles. I know you probably mean well with all of your suggestions about how rescues can govern themselves better and establish better policies, but the "walk a mile" addage applies here.
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