Again-congratulation-I can't imagine on living without my hounds. They keep us laughing-I hope that you share with an album-

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Well, the English were the main explorers, so -then there are the Spanish with a million towns with the same name. las Vegas, Nevada-home of the crazy gambler Las Vegas, New Mexico-home of the state mental institution- here in NM, people made it very clear which Las Vegas their relative lived in-LOL-the real religious preferred having a relative in the mental institution to having one living in Sin City. Have you made a page yet? I haven't and I'm a moderator-I have an album-if you want to look at some flop-eared hounds-Hound Chronicles. Take care

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"For whatever silly reason my PC wont edit the page, but ill get on later with pictures. The little yellow lab puppy was covered head to toe by hundreds of fleas and fire ants. We almost lost him. We got him cleaned off, bathed and every single flea is gone. HydroCortisone to stop some of the discomfort since he's too young for any medications. Going to the Vet this morning. His gums were WHITE. But this morning they are PINK again! I think he's gonna make it. We've named him "2nd Chance" Who in God's name would do this to a Puppy? It was next to a Highway....There's a special place in H3LL for people do do this. We went back later to make sure there weren't any more from his liter, none there or in the woods either. Cant wait to get the pictures up. He is ADORABLE!"

Your experience is exactly why I have three abandoned dogs, all having their own stories, but little 2nd Chance (good name, I had a chance) makes me cry. I agree with your sentiments, fate will catch up with these creeps.

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So cute and adorable!! 2 of the pics are featured-so far all of the featured dog pics are of real rescued dogs.

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This is an interesting thread. If a written contract was signed-then you can go to court. Since several people have the same problem and proof of services provided-bills-you should still be able to contact the District Attorney and ask for prosecution for fraud, even the State Attorney general. I'd contact the state tax board too. They wouldn't put this person in jail, but put him through hell-an audit. If he declares this as a tax exempt charity-he would face the possibility of losing a tax free income. This wouldn't mean that the rescue organization would be shut down-just reorganized. It sounds as though he's charging the adoptive families a fortune, besides possibly taking donations. I was turned down by many rescue organizations, when I was trying to find a hound. My son is a disabled vet-too frail for a large hunting type dog-I'm 67-too old to have a large active dog-we live in a city-not good for a hound . Nobody took it in consideration that young people have a high death rate from car wrecks and other risky activities-that young adults usually work long hours and are gone in non-dog activities, etc. I saw a post about 2 feral hounds in a high kill shelter over a 100 miles away. I called and was told to get there in a few hours and they didn't do back ground checks or follow ups. We went for one (1) hound and brought back 2. That was 03-19-08. They heel, etc-even on a coupler-Missy dances with my son. They insinctively knew not to put weight on him and to be careful around him. They have good weight and are muscled up-micro-chipped-have rattlesnake shots, rabies,etc. They've stopped several robberies-even 2 blocks away-they go rabid when they hear breaking glass, neighbors go out and look for the criminals-several other families now have hound mixes. A problem in a background check is that we have 2 vets to give us full care. One is shot and spay-other full care that says our pets don't have shots.

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