James Brust

Review of The Animal Foundation

Do not ever, ever, ever surrender an animal here.

Do not ever, ever, ever surrender an animal here.

A few years ago we were in a tough bind, and as much as we loved our dog we thought he would have a better chance in a new home. He didn't have any behavior problems, so we thought he'd have a good chance here.

Wrong. They killed him because he had a (very treatable) skin problem.

So often I wish I could go back and reverse what happened. I wish I'd known what they were going to do. They did warn us that they were not a no-kill shelter, but they could have been a lot more direct and honest about his chances. I wish they had been more honest, so we could have said "Nope!" and turned around and FIGURED SOMETHING ELSE OUT. I just have to warn everybody else away from this place and hope for the best.

DO NOT EVER SURRENDER YOUR ANIMAL HERE. It might as well be a death sentence. Please, figure something else out.

Apollo, we love you. We're very sorry.