08/28/2026
In light of recent events and us being made aware of actions that are frowned upon by AAC, Fatboy is now safely back in our care! ❤️
Fatboy was adopted from us Tuesday during our waived adoption fee event. Staff members were made aware of him being posted to social media for rehoming as well as requesting a rehoming fee.
We originally had LOTS of inquiries about adopting Fatboy; we screened adopters to the best of our ability to ensure he went to the best home for HIS needs, unfortunately we can’t always be right. English Bulldogs are cute, but they’re not a breed that everyone is prepared for, they’re an expensive dog to own and we wanted him placed in a English Bulldog savvy home that could also provide proper care for the medical issues he has going on.
If we could send every “special” breed that comes in to rescue, we 100% would; us taking that avenue prevents us and our animals from being taken advantage of and ensures them going to the absolute best home for each individual need. People see a high dollar breed and will adopt with the intent to sadly flip them or will simply take on more than expected being unfamiliar with the breed, and some of these “special” breeds are financial pits. - if you’ve ever adopted (or tried to adopt) from a rescue then you know how long and drawn out the process can be considering they do home checks, require vet references, etc. Shoot, I would send every dog to rescue if I could! They’re amazing and save so many lives for us.
Will we run into an issue like this again? Likely.
Can we prevent it? Unfortunately not. Will we do everything we can to correct it? Absolutely.
At the end of the day, Fatboy is back in our custody and is in good hands! Fatboy is NOT up for general adoption as we are exploring all options, to include rescue. However, if you wanna stop by and slip him a treat, he won’t say no! 😋🦴
In the meantime, we have so many other wonderful dogs in need of a loving, furever home! 🫶🏼🏡
Thank you to everyone who brought this matter to our attention and also our city animal control for stepping in and helping get our guy back! ☺️
