several weeks ago, i discovered petfinder, a clearing house for rescue animals, under various private entity names. i have already written about one agency---"4 paws 4 life." in specifically looking for a small, older dog, i encountered about 6 more.these women representatives do not contact by phone, demand forever long forms including property tax records, drivers license photos, proof of a guardian should the adopter pass away. they seem to be thorough; rather, they are invasive and unnecessary.the forms are guided by the facilities' own preferences for a animal behavior and life style. this includes my financial commitment to a pet, and how much am i willing to spend on pet emergencies. the fees range up to $800 per rescue animal. these are not akc pets, but rescue animals.the shelters, nor the women representatives, do not return phone calls, generally. everything is in writing; pay in full up front; a pet can be adopted by another after the original payment in full has been made---but before the pet is picked up---a refund or an exchange pet may be available. there is clear understanding that once the pet leaves the premises, no further expense or responsibility is that of the seller---yet, these same forms demand all sorts of answers re: future financial, personal, and care data.often, the pets are sold unseen, by vendors who live in other cities---"the back end of the operation," as one girl put it. there is little or no contact between the pet-shelter caregivers, and the sellers. i found 1 pet pictured on 2 sites. another pet, still available, was removed from my personal search site---i was dropped after being offered the dog as a possibility.asking questions of a vendor is a clear signal to drop the potential customer.these women do not feel explanations are necessary for rejection; the same is the case for an entire pet site. "you are not a fit," is a standard rejection, if at all. one site dropped me because i did not list a guardian for my possible death---i called my neighbors, they said they would, i gave all data; the response was, i was still not a fit. no reason cited.the women themselves are younger, uppity, rude, and not terribly bright. theyre a type: entitled. this is important, as attitude is in play, throughout. men do not respond like this type of female.one site offered online meet and greet. i inquired how the aninal would respond online. the reply was that the animals did not matter. others do not have meet and greet at all: no place, the shelter claims. i have been dropped from several sites, without explanation. challenging the decision, asking why, goes nowhere. the phone numbers generally are not for return calls.several sites ask for photos of the home's interior, the yard, the fencing. the entire gauge is not about pet suitability, but money.crates, where the pet sleeps, where the pet stay in the home, are used as weapons re eligibility.several pets are bonded couples. i purchased 1 dog as an individual, for $695, who came in off a transport from new mexico. when the dog arrived, he had a partner: surprise. my choice was a refund, or add the other dog for half price. this, after waiting for the pet.several sites do not list the photos/names, of bonded pets as couples, or explain the circumstances. it either scams pet searchers, or abuses the animals by separating them.there is no way to reach petfinder. information is often skewed or missing. weights, ages, facts, are not infrequently in error. one girl told me a year old dog was an adult; even the petfinder site explains this discrepancy. lies are standard re: petfinder and its vendors.wherever i go, i ask about pefinders, and the responses are the same: crooks, scam, waste of time. the advice is to go to publicly/government funded facilities for pet adoption; stay away from online vendors; and to report them at once to the ftc, fbi, bbb, etc. these folks are crooks. petfinder vendors are typical of animal trafficking; petfinder, by not accrediting its vendors, is the same.i have the names, written applications, responses---if any---of the individual shelters; the girls' names are on the written correspondences---if any. because i dealt with several petfinder entities that service the denver/colorado area, all of which were questionable, my concern is with petfinders as a whole. it is not reputable.it taunts purina, nestles, discovery communications as its ownerships. more's the pity.this site and its members need to be investigated; the site owners, and the customers of the entities who have been bullied and bamboozled by these women vendors.
