05/06/2026
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We would like to remind everyone that any "rescue" that gets animals and is adopting them within 5 days of taking them into their "rescue" is a flipping and these people are the reasons owners have their animals die to diseases these idiots are spreading. Quarantine is a BIG deal.
There are currently 2 remaining/active legitimate rescues in Alberta. DVRR, The ERAS RAFT Program. These other places are pretending to be rescues while endangering the lives of these animals as well as exploiting them for their own personal gains.
Warning signs of these fakes include:
-Breeding rescues.
-Begging for free animals on places like Kijiji.
-No quarantine for the animals.
-Flipping animals within days of receiving them.
-NO QUARANTINE! This is a BIG DEAL!
-Endangering an animal well-being for photos to brag with.
-Accepting any and all animals. A rescue understands capacity levels, and that the more you have, the more the quality of care for everyone goes down.
-Obtaining a ton of species for social media "clout" to post on Instagram, YouTube or Facebook and etc.
-Constantly/frequently soliciting donations for monetary gain without an extreme cause, seeking readily available or inexpensive equipment donations, or requesting donations for basic up keep such as food. A reliable rescue will be able to support and manage itself without reliance on donations, especially a home-based operation.
-Extremely high adoption prices.
-Posting False operational or upkeep costs of the animals in their care.
-Reviews are turned off! This goes for any business, if they have hidden their reviews, what are they trying to hide from the public eye? What do they NOT want you to see?
-Refusing to take any animals with health concerns or illness.
-Zero proof of any animals ever seeing a vet, or delaying a visit due to lack of funds.
-Posts of "sick" animals being euthanized, but no mention of a vet!
-Lack of professionalism. It's not hard to spell things correctly. Our computers and devices all give us the proper spelling. No documentation is a big warning sign along with lack of any effort put into spelling.
-Brand new profiles/pages can be a good hint of warning to do further research into the person.
-Changing of operational name is also a hint to do more research into them.
-No transparency.
-Care of the animals, stuck shed, over or underfeeding, poor husbandry.
This is not by any means a comprehensive list of what these crappy places do to these poor animals to try and pad their pockets in one way or another, but it is an extremely reliable list of flags that every one of the awful people we have called out on our page have done to these poor animals they exploit.
Only when you speak up about these legitimately terrible places do the animals they treat so poorly get justice. It's up to us to speak up, and we will continue to be a voice for these wonderful little animals we fight so hard to protect until the day we stop drawing breath!
Below is a link to the reality behind operating a rescue. It is not glamourous. You do not 'make money'. Support GOOD operations, not these crappy places pretending while exploiting the animals they get.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EQqOcvIQjwNaYradVGT_Iv6eRG9wvX3M_a4RvkOpjgE/edit?usp=sharing
