My Nonprofit Reviews

October 15, 2023
Lost Paws Rescue located in the state of New Jersey. I volunteered to foster a puppy through their rescue from an posting on Facebook. The puppy was dropped off by one of their volunteers on October 8, 2023. She presented a foster paper for me to sign, which I did and she took with her without giving me a copy. On Friday, October 13, 2023, I expressed the desire to adopt the puppy as we had grown very attached in his time here with me. It was concerning to me that there was no support given for the puppy such as food or puppy pads for potty training. When asked about what food he had been eating, she did not know, and no health history was given. No guidance what-so-ever was provided. This needs to change. After bringing him upstairs, I realized that his collar was so tight as I could not fit two fingers through it. He was also extremely thirsty and hungry as well as having diarrhea the entire time I had him. As a professional organization, it is their responsibility to provide me with a copy of the contract and any information I would need in fostering or adopting an animal, which they did not do. Furthermore, no guidance or resources were provided in case of a medical emergency.

Unfortunately, I had not thought to look into the reputation of this rescue until the night before. There are over 78 reviews on Yelp, most of them bad, and two complaints with the BBB. I am traumatized from this rescue, and I am concerned that they take in strays and unwanted animals to make a profit by using caring people who are willing to foster them for free. While this does result in adoptions of both sick and non sick animals, this is unethical and needs to be stopped. At the very least, there needs to be transparency and communication within their rescue to provide proper care for their animals. Sadly, the adoption of the puppy did not take place with me because of confrontation on their shady practices.

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