06/13/2026
Let's clear a few things up!
A person by the name of “Liz Perella” made a very accusatory, solely opinionated post about our rescue just a bit ago. Since then, she has deleted and reposted the same post many times to a bunch of community pages trying to make a point that apparently only she felt were “facts”… Yet she never posted any proof of accusations. I however, posted receipts, bills, correct information, etc., to every comment she tried to make. I asked her multiple times to call me so we can chat and I can send her answers and proof of everything she is asking about but instead she chose to block me so I can’t defend the truth to our community.
So let’s talk about it…
The accusation that we pull medical cases to "tug at heartstrings" and "open wallets" is not only offensive...it's insulting. Especially considering I don’t even post a lot of the dogs we do pull and help save, not to mention the community dogs I spay/neuter, the time I spend helping Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan county animal controls and humane societies day in and day out... Everyone knows I will drop what I'm doing and help the animals that need it.
Do you know why we post the dogs that we do ask for donations for? Because they need help. Surgeries, diagnostics, medications, food, training, and rehabilitation cost money. Because the public deserves to know where donations are going and the lives they're helping save.
We have before & after pictures before we transfer our dogs anywhere and we also have vet bills to prove that these dogs are being fully vetted by us. And let's be completely honest...how in the actual eff do you think these dogs are getting better while in our care... do you think we have a free rescue vet fairy that vets all of our dogs for free!? 😂🤦♀️ Vetting is EXPENSIVE and we take mostly MEDICAL CASES!
Let's also address the claim about dogs being transferred to other organizations. Rescue is about doing what's best for the animal..not feeding someone's ego. If a trusted partner rescue or humane society can place a dog into a loving home more quickly or provide resources that benefit that individual dog, that's responsible collaboration, not failure.
The idea that pulling a dog, FULLY VETTING SAID DOG, and then transferring it to a placement partner so I can continue to take other emergency dogs, is somehow deceptive, is absurd. The mission is to save lives—not collect trophies. I also do home checks, follow ups, and keep in contact with people who have adopted our dogs once they have been transferred to our local humane society. We have an amazing relationship with our Humane Society and we have pulled MANY emergency dogs from them but in return they take the dogs once they are fully healthy so I can continue to make room for others. We collect donations, we pay vet bills which often time exceed donations from our posts, we transfer dogs back to the HS once they are healthy, they get the adoption fee to help other dogs in our community. It’s a HUGE revolving door and it’s been working DAMN GOOD for us and the dogs recently!!!
Those who spend their time inventing conspiracy theories from behind a keyboard are welcome to trade places with me. Pull emergency dog after emergency dog, setting your alarm every 2-3 hours to get up and feed them, check them while they are getting fluids, sit in ER vet offices until 2 a.m., watch a neglected dog fight for its life, and then you can sit there and explain why asking for donations to cover that care is somehow wrong…
THIS IS NOT A PAYING JOB FOR ME. I WORK FULL TIME. I rescue dogs because I love to. I often times spend a lot of my own money for “extras” for dogs that aren’t even mine because I want them to have more.
I will continue to take the hard cases. I will continue to be transparent about their needs. I will continue to partner with reputable organizations when it's in a dog's best interest. And I will ignore any on-going attempts to tear down the people actually doing the work.
If your energy is spent attacking my rescue instead of helping animals, perhaps it's time to reconsider where your priorities lie. Our focus will remain exactly where it belongs: saving lives, one dog at a time!
How many dogs are you saving, fostering, donating to, transporting, donating time and love by taking them on doggie day outs and walking them, etc...?
If you can do better then DO BETTER!!! Why aren't you running your own rescue and saving more dogs!?...
Liz Perella why didn't you call me after I politely asked you to so I could explain your own ignorance to you? Instead you chose to bash us. 🙄🤦♀️ Get a life Lady!
