My Nonprofit Reviews

I would not recommend The Joshua fund. I was approved a few years ago but ended up not adopting a dog. My only dog at that time was 16 she suddenly needed me more, so I chose not to adopt at that time. She passed at the age of 18 years 10 months in June of this year. September I reached out to them letting them know I was interested in dog, I saw on their website. I then received an email letting me know they had received mine but since it had been over a year I needed to fill out a whole new application. Mind you they still had my old file on me nothing had changed except that I only work 3 days now for myself and can make a schedule to fit around the animals. They wanted 3 more references, Vet #, copy of my license, copy of taxes, more pictures of my house, inside, outside, front yard, backyard, pictures of where they would be kept when I'm not home and where would they be sleeping, pretty much where they were going to take a dump. They had all of the same info in my filled I was frustrated at that time knowing they had all that info on me and pictures. So I started all over, the process was talking to two different people many back and forth. The worst was being interrogated or maybe I was on trial wasn't quite sure, every question you can imagine. It was so stressful my head was spinning. I thought to my self I'm no applying to the CIA. Then the phone call I hope they were telling me good news but instead they informed me the dog I was applying for had another family that was applying for her. I'm thinking this whole time I had a very good chance to adopt her. I remember being asked since she's 75 lb would I be able to handle her walking. Now I'm no spring chicken but I can handle my sister's 140 lb lab on a leash I so was upset knowing that I can lose her to another family that does not live in the United States. Few days later I called the worker back asking why would someone that does not live in States, have first choice? Their answer was they have adopted from us before but it was still up in the air, well I had been approved before. I still had hope. The next step was getting approved and waiting for the worker to call me. Never personally received a phone call from her as promised. I received an email. The email basically said they could not approve me at this time, but they hoped I would continue to find a rescue dog to give it a loving home. Are you kidding me... I was going to give her a loving home. There definitely was some reason, they did not want me to have her, was it because I confronted them about the other family looking at her? Whether they didn't like me or something I said, does not make a unfit adopter. Im more than devoted to all my animals. With all the heartache and stress I never want someone else to have to feel they are not worthy of adopting. I never thought I would ever say this since I have adopted several animals over the years but now I know why there are many animal sitting in a shelter it's not just being unwanted by their owners, seized from their owners or abandoned. I guess my track record of having a cat that lived to be 17 and my dog almost 19 isn't that a good track record for them...how the hell do you think they stayed alive that long. I can tell you it was not because I neglected their health, exercise or not nurturing them. Beware please they have some beautiful labs/mixes, do not get your heart set on one or think you are next in line.