This is a nightmare
The absolute worst situation has happened concerning Jedi.
I feel like this is a serious nightmare.
Well as you all know we left Jedi to be put to sleep on Tuesday with the Grand Prairie Animal Services. Jon signed all the papers, said that we did not want him adopted out but that he was in pain and under advice from our vet, we should put him to sleep.
They said ok, and that it would be taken care of that day. That was one of the hardest days of my adult life and I cried like someone who had lost a close friend.
Fast forward 2 days. The last few nights these stray cats in our neighborhood have been fighting, mating whatever. They are making a whole lot of noise in the middle of the night. So I decided to call the animal service to get them picked up so they would stop waking me up. I looked up the number on the website and while I was waiting on hold, I saw the adoptable pets section and clicked on it. After looking through a few pages, I thought, oh look, they have a yorkie. I click on the picture only to read that this Yorkie is MY DOG!
I immediately freak out. This is what I saw.
I call Jon who was just finishing up with work, and he goes up there.
Well apparently, when you come in and bring a dog in and say you want it to be euthanized immediately, it is a red flag. So they keep the dog for observation and let a local rescue group look at him and if they feel like surgery can help him, they do it and then adopt him out.
Well they decided to let the Rescue Group take a look at my dog. We do not know what the rescue group has decided, but basically he is still alive and I can not get him back. When Jon signed the euthenization papers, he signed away all rights to the dog. So Jedi is not technically my dog anymore, he belongs to the City of Grand Prairie.
Jon goes in there and flips his lid at them demanding the dog back. They say no way and that we obviously did not want the dog. He said that the dog was in pain, and they felt like he was not (Then why does he only use 3 legs when he walks and his legs are turned out). She said that if they decide Jedi should not be euthanized, it is their policy to not adopt him back to his original owners, because how do they know we will not just go ahead and have him put down again!
This is ridiculous!!! The only reason why we took him there was because we were told he was in pain, he was only going to get worse and we decided to put him out of his misery now instead of prolonging it. And now these people are questioning my love for a dog that I have had for NINE YEARS!!!
I called back and the lady was very rude, and only started being nicer when I broke down on the phone. She said I could call back tomorrow to see what the vet said and see if they were going to place him up for adoption or put him to sleep.
Jon called her boss and he said he would make some phone calls and see if the dog could be returned to us… II I am very doubtful of all of this.
Tiff called and talked to the director and they said they have been playing with him and they do not think he should be put down, but we should consider amputation, which I think is crueler than euthanizing him because then it would put all the pressure on his other knee, so then what, we amputate both legs??!! The director basically told Tiffani there was no way I could get him back, even if her boss tried to make it happen. Rude woman once again.
So now there is a very good chance my dog will be adopted out to some random family and I will never see him again.
This is a complete nightmare. I have been sobbing. How can this happen!!! They told Jon they would put him down that afternoon, and now he is still alive after 2 days.
My one thing was I did not want them to put him in a kennel, because he hates kennels and I did not want him to be scared before he was put to sleep. And now he has been in a kennel for 2 days with strange dogs, smells, people and I may never see him again.
I do not know what to do… I feel so helpless…
The bottom line is that they lied to us. They said they would put him down that afternoon and then they did not. Now he is possibly going to be adopted out to another family. I think we should all call up there and complain and say they need to give him back to me. If they feel like he should not be put to sleep, then by all means, I will be happy to keep him with me. I do not want him to die, I just thought based on a vets recommendation that i was doing the humane thing.
If you want to complain, email them at animaldispatch@gptx.org
You need to press 4 to actually speak with a live person.
I am so upset... I feel like this is a nightmare. My poor dog is sitting in some kennel a
I feel like this is a serious nightmare.
Well as you all know we left Jedi to be put to sleep on Tuesday with the Grand Prairie Animal Services. Jon signed all the papers, said that we did not want him adopted out but that he was in pain and under advice from our vet, we should put him to sleep.
They said ok, and that it would be taken care of that day. That was one of the hardest days of my adult life and I cried like someone who had lost a close friend.
Fast forward 2 days. The last few nights these stray cats in our neighborhood have been fighting, mating whatever. They are making a whole lot of noise in the middle of the night. So I decided to call the animal service to get them picked up so they would stop waking me up. I looked up the number on the website and while I was waiting on hold, I saw the adoptable pets section and clicked on it. After looking through a few pages, I thought, oh look, they have a yorkie. I click on the picture only to read that this Yorkie is MY DOG!
I immediately freak out. This is what I saw.
I call Jon who was just finishing up with work, and he goes up there.
Well apparently, when you come in and bring a dog in and say you want it to be euthanized immediately, it is a red flag. So they keep the dog for observation and let a local rescue group look at him and if they feel like surgery can help him, they do it and then adopt him out.
Well they decided to let the Rescue Group take a look at my dog. We do not know what the rescue group has decided, but basically he is still alive and I can not get him back. When Jon signed the euthenization papers, he signed away all rights to the dog. So Jedi is not technically my dog anymore, he belongs to the City of Grand Prairie.
Jon goes in there and flips his lid at them demanding the dog back. They say no way and that we obviously did not want the dog. He said that the dog was in pain, and they felt like he was not (Then why does he only use 3 legs when he walks and his legs are turned out). She said that if they decide Jedi should not be euthanized, it is their policy to not adopt him back to his original owners, because how do they know we will not just go ahead and have him put down again!
This is ridiculous!!! The only reason why we took him there was because we were told he was in pain, he was only going to get worse and we decided to put him out of his misery now instead of prolonging it. And now these people are questioning my love for a dog that I have had for NINE YEARS!!!
I called back and the lady was very rude, and only started being nicer when I broke down on the phone. She said I could call back tomorrow to see what the vet said and see if they were going to place him up for adoption or put him to sleep.
Jon called her boss and he said he would make some phone calls and see if the dog could be returned to us… II I am very doubtful of all of this.
Tiff called and talked to the director and they said they have been playing with him and they do not think he should be put down, but we should consider amputation, which I think is crueler than euthanizing him because then it would put all the pressure on his other knee, so then what, we amputate both legs??!! The director basically told Tiffani there was no way I could get him back, even if her boss tried to make it happen. Rude woman once again.
So now there is a very good chance my dog will be adopted out to some random family and I will never see him again.
This is a complete nightmare. I have been sobbing. How can this happen!!! They told Jon they would put him down that afternoon, and now he is still alive after 2 days.
My one thing was I did not want them to put him in a kennel, because he hates kennels and I did not want him to be scared before he was put to sleep. And now he has been in a kennel for 2 days with strange dogs, smells, people and I may never see him again.
I do not know what to do… I feel so helpless…
The bottom line is that they lied to us. They said they would put him down that afternoon and then they did not. Now he is possibly going to be adopted out to another family. I think we should all call up there and complain and say they need to give him back to me. If they feel like he should not be put to sleep, then by all means, I will be happy to keep him with me. I do not want him to die, I just thought based on a vets recommendation that i was doing the humane thing.
If you want to complain, email them at animaldispatch@gptx.org
You need to press 4 to actually speak with a live person.
I am so upset... I feel like this is a nightmare. My poor dog is sitting in some kennel a
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posted by Des at
Thursday, April 03, 2008
14 Comments:
That is SO AWFUL. I already called but they were closed. I'll try again tomorrow.
Geez that is terrible and makes me mad! Have you called your vet? Maybe your vet can call them and explain the situation, or you could get a copy of the vet's records. Maybe you can also try something like animal protection services or some type of organization that works for the protection of animals. That is terrible of them to do that.
why don't one of your friends try to adopt him and then give him to you.....
they wont know if you know them.
what about getting the news to investigate that way it might pressure them into doing the right thing which is to give you your dog back if they don't plan on putting him down....I feel so bad for you!
Erin M
I agree---contact one of the local news stations! That's ridiculous!
Des, I am so sorry, you should not have to go thru this, I will go down and adopt Jedi and give him back to you. Just say the word. Those no good (*&(*^^%^&$^*_)(+_)_^&%$$#@.
Poor little Jedi to be in a crate and away from his momma.
that really is the biggest nightmare! It's like the Oprah 2 days ago when this family thought their daughter had died in a car wreck, but her body got switched with another and after having the funeral and suffering for 5 weeks they find out she is alive- I can't imagine!
holy cow. i'm without words.
UMMM I AM JUST GOING TO SAY THEY DO NOT NOT NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND THE BLOG CAPABILITIES YOU HAVE.
ALREADY PEOPLE HAVE CALLED YOU ARE GETTING HIM BACK DEE
I PROMISE...
LOOK!
AT all the people that have banded around you! you are loved! and Jedi, smelly like old eggs as he is, is loved too! no freakinway
I WILL rent a tent and stake out the shelter!
you know too many people lets all leave messages tonight..i have called too many times EVERYONE LEAVE A MESSAGE!!!
wow
omg
i actually read that whole thing
and that is rediculious
i can't believe some people would actually do such a thing
i totally agree with getting the local news involved and soon
and in the mean time having some friend adopt him out or something
you need to totally stay on top of it though!!!
i would also sew the company for lieing and what not...
i am so sorry des that is horrible
<33brittany
It's 4:00 in the morning, and I can't even sleep because of it. I wish they would have told Jon that they wouldn't do it that day. Then Jon would have taken him back home. I'm just so upset about this. I've called and talked to them and also emailed. The email address is animaldispatch@gptx.org.
It's just outrageous, and Des, I'm so sorry.
i would see if there is an attorney that you might know through someone who would be willing to call on your behalf. I think that would be very effective.
I would also contact the news and give them links to your blogs about jedi, and also the local paper and city paper.
Get as many names as you can of management there, ask for a copy of the papers jon signed, get the name of who was there when he signed papers and also make sure jon's story is vault like strong, then inform those blankety-blanks that your attorney will be contacting them. I'm serious when i say this is lawsuit quality garbage.
Pull out the big guns des. You can do it.
Poor jedi. This is heartbreaking.
We are with you!
also contact the better business bureau and make a formal complaint - it's tedious, but it works. It's also another way to pressure the animal shelter.
Des.. I was just rereading your blog on when Jon took Jedi in to be put down and you say that "they wouldn't let Jon go back there, as people break down and freak out"... This sounds really suspect to me. Everyone I've known that has put down their animal has been in there with their pet until they were gone, watching the whole procedure, being by their pet's side. The fact the wouldn't let Jon do that tells me that maybe their intention was to NOT put him down at all, like they already knew they were not going to do it. Do they make money adopting out animals?
Mel
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