Unfortunately, this rescue uses bully tactics, and while I'm sure mean the animals well, they treat humans trying to help very poorly. It's meant that they've alienated entire groups of people who may want to adopt from them. There are so many other rescues out there who treat animals and people with kindness, and aren't bullies or mean.
I have not adopted from Russell Rescue but we have volunteered during their Saturday PetSmart days and I follow them on Facebook. These people have a true love for the animals and want to see every animal placed in the best home. We applied to foster or adopt, but then another opportunity came along before we received any sort of response on our application. However, we still enjoy taking our dogs to see theirs on Saturdays.