Archie Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Imagine, you are transporting a dog to another transporter, or a new fosterer, or new owner for that matter and..... your gut tells you this is bad news, there is something not right, that the dog might not get the treatment it deserves, might be used for breeding or sold for profit. You are just really unhappy with the whole situation. You feel that the truth is quiet different from what has been told. What would you do? Follow you heart or go through with what you were asked to do and deliver the dog, or seek alternatives? Don't know how to put a poll on here so this is the closest I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hi, and welcome to the forum. Interesting first post Personally, if I had concerns, I'd speak to the rescue involved and let them make any decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rotties Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I once took a dog to a breed rescue and didnt leave it, stuffed him right back in my van and drove off, then afte 5 miles rang the rescue and told them what I had done, by then his kennel was occupied and I had my first foster He was here for a few weeks and then got a fab home and I dont regret doing it at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 How does your gut get the feeling something isn't right before you get there if all you have to go on is what the rescue told you? Not really getting how the situation can arise as described, do you mean after you get to the hand over point and meet the people you are supposed to hand over to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegk68 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Firstly follow your heart secondly try your best to rationalise the situation, collect your thoughts and be clear why you feel the way you do and then lastly, come up with an alternative solution for the Rescue I think that's what I would do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootsmazza Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I think this situation is extremey rare because every rescue organisation makes its checks and has the facts, but if your gut tells you when you arrive it isn't right you leave - with the animal. Any reputable organisation will take your view into account and make double checks. Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I can't help feeling this is an overspill from another forum because I know something happened elsewhere the other day. If I'm wrong and this is hypothetical then I would go with my gut feeling and contact the rescue who had asked me to transport the dog for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I can't help feeling this is an overspill from another forum Let's hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) I can't help feeling this is an overspill from another forum because I know something happened elsewhere the other day. If I'm wrong and this is hypothetical then I would go with my gut feeling and contact the rescue who had asked me to transport the dog for them. Let's hope not Wendy it was on another forum. Edited February 10, 2009 by Wendbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Wendy it was on another forum. Ah, ok Well lets just hope that the OP was hoping for answers based on our members response to a hypothetical situation as we all know its not good form to discuss issues relating to another board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ok Just giving you the nods up if that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 It may be worth pointing out the little legal fact that the dog doesn't belong to the transporter and if they decide to divert it elsewhere other than returning it to the original rescue or owner then they are in fact comitting a criminal offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I might leave with the dog if I felt it would be in immediate physical danger if I didn't (not sure how the law stands on that, but ISTR that one is supposed to take reasonable action to prevent a crime being committed, so if the animal was in danger I'm not sure the legal position would be clear-cut). Otherwise I'd call the rescue, but I wouldn't necessarily expect them to take a decision to remove the dog there and then on my say-so: I think it would be reasonable for them to need a bit of time to sort out an alternative destination and check things out, and I don't have the setup to provide a holding area for random dogs indefinitely. No idea what the other discussion has been, but it's an interesting dilemma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melp Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I would only transport for a rescue that I knew had done homechecks and were happy to have the dog placed in that particular environment. The dog belongs to them not to me and if the rescue is happy for that dog to go, then I would deliver it. I would however contact the original rescue and tell them of my concerns. What I would not do is take the dog to another rescue UNLESS the original rescue advised me to do so. That is theft. If I was really unhappy with the rescue in the first plcae, I wouldn't offer to transport for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranirottie Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I don't know what has happened on another forum (probably the one I am banned from) but the situation shouldn't arise if the rescue have done their checks properly but if it did I would contact the rescue before i did anything else. Nobody/no rescue is perfect so mistakes can happen , it would be down to the transporter to report what her reservations were to the rescue but it is down to the rescue and owners of the dog to make the decision.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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