I have fostered several dogs and adopted one from To The Rescue . They are a very reputable rescue and they are constantly rescuing/saving dogs and cats. The owner is constantly working to save animals from High Kill shelters and find loving homes for the animals .
To the Rescue has done amazing work for animals in high kill shelters. They take animals from the top of the danger list and pull them from shelters. After the animals are pulled, they are placed in loving foster homes or forever homes located all over the DC/VA/MD region. To the rescue’s volunteers and fosters put their heart and soul into helping these fur babies find their forever homes. They do whatever it takes to provide a safe/comfortable place for them.
I have volunteered for To The Rescue and also adopted 2 cats! They are a small, but impactful organization. All volunteers have other jobs, and work hard to save many cats and dogs lives!
DO NOT USE THIS RESCUE! I’m pretty sure they deleted my google review. They are the most unprofessional rescue I have ever seen. I sent in an application to adopt saber but when I brought my dog up to the petco he didn’t really get along with her so I asked to see “Cupcake.” Here are my problems with this rescue:
1.they never asked to see records for my dog. The “manager” claimed that someone called my vet to verify records but I have confirmation from my vet that that never happened.
2. The cat they gave me literally had ring worm all over his body and they didn’t know so therefore I didn’t know and had the cat around my dog for a day and a half.
3. They offered to give me medication for the ringworm, but after setting a time to meet, the volunteer didn’t show at the petco, called me, and literally had me go into the adoption center and rifle through their stuff by myself until I found what I needed.
4. I had the cat in quarantine and noticed black stuff in his ears. Took him to the vet, found out he had residual ear mites and was a BOY and not a female like I had been told.
5.when I called the “manager” about all this she told me “ringworm gets treated the same way whether you go to a vet or not” and “ringworm goes away whether you treat it or now” mind you, ringworm can be painful, cause cracked skin and that skin can become infected with bacteria if not treated. When I suggested that the rescue get a vet to work with she scoffed and said “that’s not how it works.” There are plenty of shelters and rescues that work with vets so that is how it works.
6.when the volunteer did not show up to give me the medication she asked me if I could keep the cat (well no one is here so who am I going to give him to???) I said yes then she proceeded to hound me about paying the adoption fee and telling me that there are other applicants for the cat (did you tell those applicants that the cat has ringworm and ear mites residuals??)
7.I’ve also been told that this rescue has been kicked out of a previous petco.
8.they clearly don’t care about animals because if they did, they wouldn’t have a cat for adoption without being vetted first.
9.the “manager” also told me “we’ve never had an animal with ringworm before.” Then why did you have antifungal medication prescribed for Sammy that you gave me???AND ITS EXPIRED!!!
DO NOT DO BUSINESS IF YOU VALUE THE LIVES OF THE ANIMALS THEY CLAIM TO RESCUE. There's far more that goes on behind the scenes at this place than I could remotely begin to put here, but here's some highlights to consider:
They're running a mill operation, bringing in dogs and cats to turn a quick profit, many of which are coincidentally of the same litters (how could several full litters be left for rescue on a weekly basis?)
They do not provide or seek medical care for any of the animals and they have no issue adopting out severely sick animals with zero regret or remorse.
They're burying animals that die in their kennels and condos right outside their locations. Last I checked, deceased animals from a "non-profit" are supposed to be disposed of and documented with a veterinary clinic.
They are not spaying/neutering the animals (which is required of them) and are lying to potential adopters. Recently, a cat was provided an ultrasound due to a severe URI and UTI and was found to have not been spayed, which was another lie from these people.
They take in as many animals as possible so they can turn them around for profit and not for the betterment of the animals. They will 100% gamble the life of 30% of their stock if it means the remainder will bring in an extra dollar.
They are selling the donated food right back to the public providing the charitable donations. On top of that, they are not staffing their location(s) regularly to ensure the animals are cared for and supervised.
There's more than this going on here and it's truly disgusting. The "owners" of this operation are profiting off the lives of these animals regardless of their health, rolling around in their brand new luxury vehicles and fighting the people who only seek to improve the lives of these animals. Should Hell be absolute, there is a very special set of seats reserved for these people.
As both and adopter from To The Rescue, Inc. and volunteer I can honestly say this is one of the best rescues I’ve experienced. Brittany is superwoman to these animals and goes out of her way to ensure them safe and loving homes. I recommend this rescue to everyone I encounter.
To the Rescue is a great organization. They find homes for animals in shelters across several states and use a network of fosters to get the animals out of the shelters until they can get them into forever homes. I've seen many, many cats and dogs given a second chance through them.
I adopted my dog Elena from TTR. She was a rescue from a kill shelter in NC.
She is the light of my life and I thank TTR so much for their help!
To The Rescue is a small non profit working hard to save the lives of cats and dogs from kill shelters.
The volunteers each have their own lives and jobs and work tirelessly after their work days to help animals.