Kristie Pereira said she's tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her.

Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her.

Exhausted and short on options after consulting two veterinary clinics, Kristie Pereira made the gut-wrenching decision last year to take her desperately ill puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized.

So she was stunned last week to find the dog up for adoption at the same pet rescue organization where she had gotten it.

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Calls to the shelter confirmed that her dog had not been euthanized after veterinarians there didn’t think he needed to be. The shelter instead called Lost Dog & Cat Rescue and turned the puppy back over to them.

The rescue confirmed that Friday in a written statement, giving an extensive timeline showing that its veterinarians found no neurological issues with the dog. After tests diagnosing a liver problem and a $7,000 surgery — paid for through a GoFundMe campaign — the dog was declared healthy.

    • citrusface@lemmy.worldEnglish
      491·
      6 months ago

      This is a bad take my dude. I can assure you this an agonizing choice she needed to make and I’m sure her heart is broken. I’ve worked in rescue for a hot minute - I’ve seen this - it’s not easy at all., for anyone involved.

      • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        I volunteered at a shelter for two years and it’s definitely easy for some people (those that don’t give a fuck about animals): I was volunteering there one day and this guy came in with a happy and healthy looking Samoyed and said “I want to have her put down, she bit my kid”. Luckily the shelter refused to do so.

          • Alto@kbin.social
            26·
            6 months ago

            Not reading the article and being aggressively confidently incorrect is basically this guy’s MO

              • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
                22·
                6 months ago

                She offered exactly that, they refused. Hell, even to begin with she was willing to pay the $12,000 she was originally quoted, but was told there was a very slim chance that it would be successful and that euthanasia was the best course of action. The shelter even coached her into putting the dog down.

                You really should read more before you run your mouth.

                • tsonfeir@lemmy.world
                  125·
                  6 months ago

                  If she was willing to pay, why did she not? The shelter is crap clearly, but the place she took it to to put it down was another place who clearly felt different. It’s a different owner now. It’s up to them.

                  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
                    151·
                    6 months ago

                    I know you’re not going to read the article, but you could at least read the comment you’re replying to, because it contains the answer to your question.

        • citrusface@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          6 months ago

          Correct because she was told by multiple parties to not do the surgery and euthanized. She followed vet, rescue, and shelter recommended advice - then the shelter fixed the dog and she’s offering to pay for the surgery that she didn’t know would save its life.

          Also, I wasn’t trying to be a dick. I apologize for the way I addressed you.

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          17·
          6 months ago

          She didn’t want to pay for tests that she was told were unlikely to do any good anyway. She said she is willing to pay them back for the surgery.

          RTFA.