Villalobos Rescue Center Pets in the Hood Inc

Im apot owner from hot springs arkansas and watch u all the time bit ur team do so much that is wrong like im watching right now shamrock u have the kid run by while ur feeding the dog food rhats not a good way of finding the dogs reactions to kids plus when adopters come ur daughters over take the dog than getting a relationship to the adopter u give treats where they foxus on ur kid not adopter hopefully u will restucture ur methods but i appaude u all keep it up chris b from spa city good luck to u all

Hoping to adopt in the near future. Great people. Genuinely care for and love these animals. They are straight forward with how they operate and post expenses on-line. This organization needs your help. These dogs need to be saved. If this organization did not exist, these dogs would have no hope. Please disregard the haters out there. Do your research. Educate yourself. Follow your heart. Please donate.

i have part pit bull blind i would like a pit bull thats deaf

I have loved watching Pitbulls and Parolees for a couple of years, and can't comment about the validity or lack thereof of the charity. But I do have a couple of comments.

First, toward a reviewer who was angry that Villalobos does not cover transportation costs, according to the reviewer, of a 20 lb dog. This review was absurd. It is just as expensive to transport a 20lb dog as one who is 120lbs. I noticed the adopter lives on disability income, as do I, yet she was able to afford to travel to Villalobos to choose a dog. It's absurd to expect any charity to pay to get a dog to you whether by packing it into and airplane cargo (which they don't do) or driving the dog themselves to check the new home for acceptability for adoption. It costs money to travel, stay in motels, gas, food for the employees and dogs, just basic costs would be undaunting for a charity to absorb. I do, however, think there should be a more cost effective way to get the dogs to new homes, such as coordinating multiple transports for dogs going to homes in the general area or even the same state If traveling far. The "One at a time" method seems wasteful to me. Perhaps, limiting the distance is more reasonable. Or even teaming up with other rescues to act as regional centers so there would be no transport cross country. It's just an idea. However, If a person can't afford all adoption costs, they'll never be able to afford the high cost of pet care. It's a big mistake that some make when they obtain a pet through any means. I've seen SO many people placing pets in shelters or rehoming because they can't pay pet deposits, vet care, spay/neuter, shots, food and other costs that should be for the entire life of the pet, not just while they're little and cute. For those, like me on limited incomes, there ARE local charities who offer help for some of these expenses and I'm grateful for all the help I've received, but try to give back when and however I can. For the vast majority of potential adopters, try your local shelters and rescues. Pets of all sorts need foster and permanent homes in every part of the country and all over the world. If someone wants to only adopt from a famous or televised group, I question the motivation.

For the reviewers who suggested there are shady things going on, such as properties for family members or inappropriate travel and others, I tell everyone to research a charity before donating, PERIOD. Everyone has a right to question and ask for transparency. In this day and age there are many scams trying to reach into our pockets and if we discover one, we should report it to the proper authorities. If ANY charity or business is threatening anyone for freely expressing themselves about concerns, then report that as well. Those behaviors must stop, and HONEST comment for public awareness is our social responsibility. Shame on any individual, group, business or charity who threatens anyone as well as same to those making disparaging remarks when not true or out of anger or revenge.

Finally, in regards to Villalobos, my big concern came about while I was making a donation to another dog rescue that I've come to love and have been so pleased with not only all thier good works, but thier full transparency as to monies, costs, expenses, including administrative. Guidestar is a great resourse for getting in depth tax information, names of employees, board members and charity missions. I was very disappointed when no such information for Villalobos was available, so I made a choice to not donate. This doesn't mean they don't do good work, but I tell everyone to research any group you want to donate to unless it doesn't matter to you. Because my income is limited, I prefer to choose places I can validate. But I don't need them to throw accolades my way nor do I need a t-shirt or some other gift for my donation. That cost can be better spent. If people need that, they're giving for the wrong reasons.

The bottom line is Do what you CAN do, and do what you can afford. Give where it makes sense to you.

I see their IRS forms online from 2013 on, so I'm unsure why a person would write that their last IRS form was in 2008. Perhaps he wrote that in 2008? I just wanted to clarify that for the internet sounding board here.
Went to New Orleans and visited Villalobos to donate & dog walk as a volunteer. I am a dog walker in NJ who found great discrimination against Pits, so I catered to them and have many clients tell me stories of negligent, uninformed discrimination.
So I figured I'd travel to Villalobos and help out if i could. I have never met such dedicated people in my life, and I now support my local Pit Bull Rescues as a result of the team here.

My daughters and I visited Villalobos in NOLA to drop off some donations. We were greeted immediately, signed in and given a tour by both volunteers and staff. Everyone was incredible friendly and open. I was amazed and impressed with the cleanliness and organization of the kennels and facility. In the middle of summer with 100= dogs there was not one dirty kennel or dog and not a SINGLE dog smell. Each dog area was immaculate.

PLEASE consider making a donation!!!

I have recently had reason to interact with this organization. I had become a fan through watching their series, "Pitbulls and Parolees" so after watching for awhile I ordered some merchandise; specifically some sunglasses. Although there was a slight glitch in getting them, I did get them and all was made right about the mix up. I have my sunglasses now which I enjoy wearing when I take my dog outside. They fit very well and block out our high altitude sun quite nicely.

I am now on good terms with this organization. So much so that recently when they had an influx of puppies and had other unforeseen circumstances a plea for help went out to the general public. I answered this call by purchasing and having shipped to their facility in New Orleans, LA a few items on their wish list.

Although I traced the shipments step-by-step from my end, it turned out that it was unnecessary because Becky contacted me via email the moment the articles arrived.

So I thank you, Becky, for the updates.

Mariah, a big thanks to you for making things right about my sunglasses.

Tia keep up the good work.

Greetings to all.

I've been involved as a volunteer for over five years and feel I know this group and their achievements very well. Their mission is pit bulls, a breed that is in the greatest need of human compassion and rescue. No breed is treated worse and has less voices speaking up about it, and thank dog for Villalobos Rescue and other groups who do not give up even when they can't save them all, they save the ones they can. VRC is not just about taking dogs in, they have a comprehensive adoption program, screen adopters carefully and match them with dogs that fit their lifestyle. Adopted dogs are given support and resources for their lifetime, if the adopters can't keep them then VRC always takes the dogs back.

VRC is also about changing the stars for the people who care for these dogs, another "disposable" group in society, the parolees. These guys are able to get their second chance at VRC and work with the dogs where they are judged only on their work, not the color of their skin or the number of tattooes they might have. The parolees learn compassion and love as they build strong relationships with the dogs and each other, it's just sad there are not more programs available because the need is huge.

I don't volunteer my time without knowing it is making a difference and Villalobos Rescue Center makes a difference, every single day, and even when they can't save every dog it certainly matters to the dogs that do enter their doors.

This nonprofit is a wonderful group of dedicated people who go beyond the call of duty to help dogs and sometimes even cats. They live and breathe for these animals. The breed they choose to help is a breed that is terribly misunderstood. They also help rehabilitate parolees which is also a group of people who are terribly misunderstood.

This group has always had an "A" on their kennel inspections. They have had a valid kennel license in Los Angeles County for 17 YEARS.

The are the gold standard when it comes to helping animals and the care they provide.

In California, they are one of ONLY two groups who rehabilitate people who have been in prison. There may be new groups who help, but to my knowledge, they are few and far between. This is despite getting NO government funding to run their programs.