My Nonprofit Reviews
familyfirst5
Review for A Forever-Home Rescue Foundation, Inc., Chantilly, VA, USA
Do your homework before selecting this organization. It would be nice to finally get through and talk with the person in charge. I find it interesting they they don't list any of that information on the website only to say a group of experienced rescuers. Certainly do not have any experience with the process of fixing errors of pets placed in the wrong home environment. Even if they pride themselves on making a good forever home match. They don't even take safety of children into consideration when every attempt has been made to consider the pet and the children by the family. Do your homework... even if you think nothing will go wrong in the process. It's these situations that really brings to light the true nature and intent of an organization. This has a process that needs to be fixed and not at the expense of children or families that have gone beyond trying to make it work...not when harm has been done. It's a difficult decision to have to make and a strong organization would be supportive and there to help make it easier for the families and the pets....not prolong and be difficult.
We regret that you had a bad experience working with AFH. We really do try to make things work out, but it can be difficult. We do not publish phone numbers for our volunteers. Most of our volunteers work full-time jobs, have families, and other obligations in addition to the rescue. All contact with the rescue is initiated through our info@aforeverhome.org email address. When it comes to returning a dog, we always accept returns of dogs adopted through our organization. In fact, that is a condition of adoption and explicitly called out in your contract that you must return the dog to us (see the text of our contract here: http://www.aforeverhome.org/forms/sample-adoption-contract/). There is a process that you must go through when returning your dog. This process ensures that we are able to place the dog into an appropriate foster home when one is available. Returns may not happen immediately because we do not have a facility where dogs are housed, but rather rely on foster care providers. Just as you are concerned for the safety of your family, we are concerned for the safety of ours (our fosters and volunteers). We have to find an appropriate foster before we can bring a dog back into the organization. For a dog with behavioral issues, that may take a while. The rescue is here to help, but please remember that when you adopted the dog, you assumed responsibility for the dog. We will do what we can, when we can, but sometimes that isn't enough to meet your needs. All the best, A Forever Home Rescue Foundation
