I adopted a Boerboel from Rising Phoenix Mastiff Rescue in Yakima, WA on Monday, September 3, 2012. When we met him, we were asked to meet the people with him in a closed down restaraunt parking lot. When we got there, the woman had a few dogs with her. I witnessed her slap a boxer mix puppy in the face and tell her to shut up because she was barking. She was just excited. Needless to say, this made me raise my eyebrows. When our dog finally got there, we noticed he was limping. When we asked why, we were told that is just how he walks. Also, his eyes were oozing and we asked about that as well. We were told that he was allergic to the smoke from the fires in the area. They told us that he was 3-5 years old, he was listed as a young dog and had puppy pictures on his ad on Petfinder. He was a sweet boy so we decided to take him home.
By the time we got home, we noticed that his limp had gotten worse. By the second day, his paw was swollen and red and oozing. We contacted the "rescue" and they told us he was well cared for and that there was nothing wrong with him when he left. He is now having to be sedated and have his paw cared for, along with a course of antibiotics because of the infection. He can hardly walk. They refuse to take responsibility. All his paws are in horrible shape, his nails are broken past the quick, his canine teeth are all broken off, he has earmites and fresh scabs from dog bites. When I confronted the owner with this, she got nasty with me and told me to get off my stool and try to do her job.
We took or boy to the vet and had him scanned for a microchip since she gave us conflicting information on whether or not he had one and would not send any information. We called Home Again to get what information we could. We found out that he is not 3-5 years old but more than 8! He was born in July of 2004.
This woman had him since at least December of 2011. She said she had no way of knowing how old he was. We found out in 10 minutes. Also, she would never give me her name. I had to find out through a third party.
There are MANY MANY complaints about this place on ZooToo, RipOffReport, BBB, the sheriff and the Humane Society. You can google them and find a ridiculous amount.
The issues that our sweet boy has were all due to neglect. They could have all been avoided or easily treated. Instead, they were ignored and he is a hurting, sick boy right now. We are now having to fork out money for vet bills that should have been taken care of by Rising Phoenix. They also lied about his age and health and charged us a ridiculous $350 for an old, sick dog.
I just want to warn people about this terrible place. We have lodged complaints with the BBB, the sheriff, Humane Society, RipOffReport, Petfinder and here. There is an open investigation with the sheriffs department into them. If you have had a bad experience...REPORT THEM!!! Stay away from Rising Phoenix Mastiff Rescue in Yakima, WA!!!!
We love our boy and are glad we got him away from that horrible place!!!
By the time we got home, we noticed that his limp had gotten worse. By the second day, his paw was swollen and red and oozing. We contacted the "rescue" and they told us he was well cared for and that there was nothing wrong with him when he left. He is now having to be sedated and have his paw cared for, along with a course of antibiotics because of the infection. He can hardly walk. They refuse to take responsibility. All his paws are in horrible shape, his nails are broken past the quick, his canine teeth are all broken off, he has earmites and fresh scabs from dog bites. When I confronted the owner with this, she got nasty with me and told me to get off my stool and try to do her job.
We took or boy to the vet and had him scanned for a microchip since she gave us conflicting information on whether or not he had one and would not send any information. We called Home Again to get what information we could. We found out that he is not 3-5 years old but more than 8! He was born in July of 2004.
This woman had him since at least December of 2011. She said she had no way of knowing how old he was. We found out in 10 minutes. Also, she would never give me her name. I had to find out through a third party.
There are MANY MANY complaints about this place on ZooToo, RipOffReport, BBB, the sheriff and the Humane Society. You can google them and find a ridiculous amount.
The issues that our sweet boy has were all due to neglect. They could have all been avoided or easily treated. Instead, they were ignored and he is a hurting, sick boy right now. We are now having to fork out money for vet bills that should have been taken care of by Rising Phoenix. They also lied about his age and health and charged us a ridiculous $350 for an old, sick dog.
I just want to warn people about this terrible place. We have lodged complaints with the BBB, the sheriff, Humane Society, RipOffReport, Petfinder and here. There is an open investigation with the sheriffs department into them. If you have had a bad experience...REPORT THEM!!! Stay away from Rising Phoenix Mastiff Rescue in Yakima, WA!!!!
We love our boy and are glad we got him away from that horrible place!!!
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BTW, what is your first name?