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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The best place to find one would be on Pet Finder. ;)
Here's the link: http://www.petfinder.com/

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Please read:

Pet Law.com
"Introducing HSUS"

http://www.pet-law.com/hsus.html

Type in any search engine these two keywords: HSUS Fraud

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