GEORGEANNS HOMELESS HOUNDS & FOSTER PROGRAM OF FLORIDA INC
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March 4, 2013
Does anyone know about their claims of working off community service by paying them? I heard if you pay 150 they will give you 80 hours of community service . is this legal? Its out in the middle of no where and you are not allowed to bring cell phones or anything like that .. I am to stay for three days working for them for 150 and i get 80 hours community service ...
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Unsure
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
None
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Badly
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
No
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2013
February 28, 2013
I am disgusted that they are not shut down yet. One person posted they adopted out a dog not fixed.........they adopt out puppies not fixed, and they are just contributing to the over population problem. I don't know why anyone would trust them with any animal. They are not a rescue, Georgeann is "known" as a commercial breeder, which is well know in the animal community. For those of you who had a bad experience with them, have the "guts" to file a complaint. Your silence will permit her to continue what they are doing. Speak up for the animals, and help me get this placce shut down!!!!!!!!!
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None
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
No
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Somewhat badly
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
September 13, 2009
1 person found this review helpful
I would not surrender any animal to this non-profit organization. I feel that should have been shut down years ago.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Nothing.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
There is no staff, just the president, and his wife.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
It would just "pocket the money", and do nothing for the animals.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
2 people found this review helpful
December 30, 2012
2 people found this review helpful
Georgeann and George are actually Mike and Sheila Brewer of Pinellas County, FL. The address they use for their "non-profit" is a liquor store in St. Pete. They live in Brooksville, FL on the same and ONLY property where the few animals they actually do have are held. The property is on 2.5 acres. There is not 40 acres like they tell out of state rescues in need of believing they've found refuge for an unwanted animal. There are NO other ranches helping them out to house animals they take in. There is NO onsite veterinarian and they are backyard breeders selling puppies for profit.
These people do not care for any of the animals given to them, it is simply a cash cow. They somehow always "slip through the cracks" of the authorities due to the "good ole boy" system in Hernando County, people who chose to believe their garbage, and found loop-holes in system.
Anyone that has handed over an animal to them, I ask you, have you EVER followed up to see how the animal was doing? Have you ever had proof of the actual foster or adopter??? I doubt it. Why? Because there aren't any. Why? Because they take the cash and "bye bye" goes the animal. One gunshot usually does the trick. Georgeann's (Shiela) friend and big reason she's gotten away with this for so many years just happens to work at the county landfill.
Has anyone seen the property? Interesting how so many animals are handed over to them, transported from all over the country, but none are actually there. Where are they?
To the person who posted about the cat that you wanted to take back and put into a nice foster home...George (Mike) was horrible to you because the cat was already done away with. Guaranteed.
Oh, and they've been known to dump the animals at various high kill shelters too.
It's also interesting that no one in the Tampa Bay area knows much about them but many people out of state do. Why? Because remaining under the radar will allow them to keep up this scam and keep all of the desperate pet owners and out of state rescue people in la la land thinking they found a loving place for the animals they've given up or supposedly placed in good hands.
I also ask you this. If not one single rescue group around has an ounce of space for an animal in need, why and how does Georgeann's Homeless Hounds ALWAYS have the ability to say "yes" ? Do they miraculously have an unending amount of land, available adopters and money in order to care for the hundreds of unwanted animals they take in? The answer is no and will always be no.
One day, the whole truth will come out. I hope I'm there to witness it.
BEWARE!!!
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No
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
May 24, 2012
We have used georgiann's homless hounds foster home to help us place abandoned animals over the past three years. We feel very lucky to have this caring place and people to help with this task. They have alwase responded to our please and help. We are proud to support this orgnization. We encourage others to donate to this wonderfull organazation. They make this world a beter place in this world for all animals!
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Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
2 people found this review helpful
May 13, 2012
2 people found this review helpful
I volunteer at Georgeannes homeless hounds and it is an outstanding experience. All of the animals on this ranch are treated with great kindness and are very loveable. I would say George and Georgeanne are experts in helping and aiding dogs, they would not lie about any dog having a virus like Parvo. If a dog really did have Parvo then i believe they would have taken the necessary actions to isolate the litter and make sure it did not spread to any other animals. Fortunately none of the dogs ever had Parvo so they did not have to go to this extreme measures and do not need to be hassled by it.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
1 person found this review helpful
May 11, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
Georgeanne's Homeless Hounds is one of the greatest nonprofits I have volunteered at, even though it is the only place I've been to that deals with animals I firmly believe that they exceed expectations. I regularly volunteer there on the weekends and I find it a very compelling place for animals to come and go from. I have personally handled all of the dogs and I can assure you that none of the dogs have Parvo or any other infectious disease. Georgeanne's is a great place to adopt or donate a dog to and I am expecting to adopt a dog for myself within a couple of weeks. I cannot wait till I get another chance to return and spend the day helping out the ranch do what they do best, taking care of animals!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
April 25, 2012
Reading the majority of the reviews on Georgine's ranch, I am dumbfounded by the amount of lies posted. First of all, Parvo, being +80% fatal, is a virus that would infect and kill nearly all the animals in contact of the canine. However this is not the case; as for the other 15 adult dogs and numerous variety of puppies ( puppies of which have a weaker immune system than adult dogs) are all fine and happy. It is obvious for those of us that have the ability to think to conclude that if ONE SINGLE DOG was infected with parvo while at Georgine's ranch there would be an epidemic followed by a graveyard of canine corpses. Aside from the parvo issue, my experiences at the ranch have been nothing but the epitome of a learning experience and incorporated by happy, HEALTHY and friendly dogs. Over the years of knowing Georgine and spending over 200+ hours of community service on her ranch, I think it would be quite evident to me if there was any case of animal abuse or neglect. In fact, there has been atleast 2 occasions where Georgine has personally saved my dog's life (along with a ferret). Purely by the amount of effort Georgine exerts from sun up to sun down on her ranch just to keep these animals out of the gas chamber is a clear example of how much love she has for each and everyone of her animals. In conclusion, if Georgine were to have never started her rescue I know that my animals she has saved and nursed back to health would have died along with the many homeless hounds or dogs with minor aggression issues presented to her. In my eyes, and those of my family, she is a hero and savior to countless animals all around the Hernando-Citrus area.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
June 13, 2011
Ever since I met george anne in 8th grade she has mentored me in becoming a dog owner. I own a curr-pit mix named Freya, which I had just recently adopted from the spca before contacting george anne. She was 10 weeks old and needed all of her puppy shots/heart worm medication/flea medication, which george anne intstructed me on where and how to get. I was also taught how to properly train freya while she was still a puppy. By the age of 3 months freya was house-broken entirely, and listened to the commands; come, sit, lay down, and stay. I am proud to say that 3 years later I could not ask for a better dog.
Aside from my dog interactions with george anne, I have volunteered over 100 hours of time on her ranch and have never seen a hint of animal abuse or neglect. George anne is the last hope for many animals, her (NON PROFIT, DONATION DEPENDENT, 0 HELP FROM THE STATE DUE TO HER RULE OF NO EUTHENIZATION) organization saves countless numbers of deemed for death due to minor agression issues.
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Teen court, my household
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
nothing
April 25, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
Homeless Hounds is a great place too adopt a puppy. They take extremely good care of their animals and love every last one of them. Its a shame too see negative comments being directed at this shelter when they work so hard too keep their pups healthy.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
June 15, 2011
A few months ago, I was giving an opportunity to give a helping hand at Homeless-Hounds. Homeless Hounds is a couple of hard-working people, that do anything and EVERYTHING for their animals. How can anyone sit on their butts and think of false allegations to put against them? Especially to that extreme level. They love and care for their animals incredibly and always make sure every last one of them is taken care of. Some of the animals on her ranch were going to be put to death, instead of having their lives taken away they were able to stay on this ranch and given a chance too go to a good home. I loved the fact I was able to volunteer here, every last animal was happy, sweet, and friendly. And its not just the animals it's Georgeann as well. She's such a strong woman that truly loves her animals, and would never cause harm to anyone of them. She was even nice of enough to let my dog receive his shots for free when I couldn't afford them.
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When I volunteered.
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No changes needed. Their perfect.
April 25, 2012
Not only do i volunteer at homeless hounds on a regular basis but i have adopted 2 puppies there and both have been healthy and continue to be healthy today as adults. george and georganne have always been nothing but helpful and caring to any of the animals i brought there and have even given my dog shots for free when i was unable to pay for them and my dogs were in need. As far as all of these alleged Parvo reports go it seems to me to all be done by one angry customer and possibly their friends. I have seen and played with all of georgannes puppies and they ARE NOT sick. These people spend their lives taking in and care of animals who are in need, spending their time and love on animals others would and have thrown away, that some people would be so slanderous to these good people is beyond me and can only stem from greed and misunderstanding.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
3 people found this review helpful
April 25, 2012
3 people found this review helpful
I don't feel that a rescue should be allowed to post on there own rescue so if you are not the rescue and feel different contact me and I would be more then happy to provide you with proof. And for your information THE VET HAS already contacted many people including the county (WHICH BY THE WAY THEY HAVE NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS AND STORIES LIKE THIS THROUGH THE STATE WHICH IS WHY THE NEWS IS TAKING THE STORY) and if you look up more info online it states that in the beginning of February there was an outbreak at there "supposed" ranch. The place should be shut down for 7 months and inches of ground scraped up and the entire place cleansed! ALSO these people are registered as a non profit organization which is why they don't have to legally provide a clean bill of health however they ARE CHARGING $300 dollars per dog! So yes There is a large concern for the neglect of animals but also the STALING from people which is what they are doing. So if you werent Homeless hounds then you would actually have some kind of compassion for what is going on. Yes they seemed like great people and I trusted them completely until I LOST MY FAMILY MEMBER a 7 week old puppy... I am not stupid so dont treat me like I am!
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No
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Badly
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
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