Let Them Live Rescue

She gave MY dog away. Gave a deposit to allow me to pick up the dog another day as a Xmas gift to my partner. Made several attempts to contact by email and phone with no success. They made no attempt to contact me and on the day I was supposed to pick up the dog an email was sent to me informing me they’d placed the dog to another home! NO CONTACT WHAT SO EVER. This is a terrible way to run a business much less a pet adoption.

Do NOT adopt an animal from this rescue.
I adopted a puppy from this shelter a few days ago (late May, 2011), and the puppy has parvovirus. This is a very contagious, fatal virus in dogs and cats.
The «rescuer,» Amy Verder, refuses to accept the diagnosis from my vet. Even worse, she knew the little pup had been exposed to parvovirus, did not quarantine the litter, did not have them tested, told me my puppy was healthy and would send vet papers, did not send me vet papers, and sent the little thing to me across state lines. She continues to «rescue» animals and adopt them out. She is not sterilizing her facility.
She arranged a «transporter» to bring the puppy to me. I requested the transporter business contact information, and she would not provide it. Turns out, the transporter was just one of her friends. At 11 pm this «transporter» shows up on my doorstep with a sick little puppy, bloated with worms, skin and bones, and suffering from parvovirus.
The transporter handed me an envelope and said there were vet papers inside. She handed me a diarrhea and vomit soaked blanket and told me I could keep it. Gee, thanks. Before I could even open the envelope the woman left. Inside was simply a «certificate of examination,» which noted that the puppy had been exposed to parvovirus. Amy did NOT notify me of this fact before I received the animal, and when I had inquired about the health, she had actually told me there were «no health concerns.»
She is at the vet right now, and likely will not make it. My options were to spend between $ 900-​$ 2000 dollars treating her or euthanize her. I couldn’t choose the latter… although I did not expect this or choose this situation, I am all this little dog has right now.
But Amy’s facility needs to be investigated and shut down. There is nowhere to post a review on
or report this nonsense. I am trying to contact the appropriate authorities to have her place investigated. In the mean time, do not any animals from this facility.
Update: After a week and a half and well over $ 1,000 in vet care, my puppy has survived. She is doing well and finally has some fat on her bones. At 9 weeks old, she was about the size of a 3 – 4 week old for her breed type. But now she’s getting big :)
I called the vet in Kentucky that issued the certificate — he thinks the certificate was not written for my dog because the dates do not match (between the certificate and the date Amy told me the examination was performed) and the weights between my puppy (upon arrival) and a couple days prior with the cert. exam do not make sense.
Additionally, Amy was supposed to provide me with records of vaccinations. The vet in Kentucky said he did not provide any. Amy then emailed me a photocopy of some vaccination cards. There is no indication on the cards when the vaccines were issued and no indication as to which dog. When a person gives an animal vaccines themselves, they are supposed to take the upc sticker off the vaccination tube and place it on the records. You will not get that with Amy at «Let Them Live Rescue.» My vet is now treating my puppy as if she has had no vaccinations, because as far as records go, she has had none.
I strongly urge you to go to your local humane society.