Endings

Today I ended my relationship with a dog rescue organization that I had volunteered for for some time. I sent a letter to the board, explaining my reasons, and I hope that they will take some of my comments to heart. Since we got Kaylee from them, and I believe in their mission, it's very hard, but I just couldn't work with them any more.

While the organization (which I will not name) has the best interests of the dogs at heart, I do not think that they are spending the donations that they receive wisely. While I would (and have) spend just about any amount of money on my dogs' vet bills, unfortunately, it's different in rescue work. In rescue, triage is important to save the greatest number of dogs. I think that spending large amounts of money on futile treatment for borderline cases is not the best way to be a steward of donated money. Nor is it the best way to save the greatest number of animals. It's harsh, but that's just the way it is.

And there's some other stuff, including raw diets for foster dogs and the use of untested and unproven alternative therapies on foster dogs that I just couldn't countenance. Do what you want with your own dogs, but foster dogs aren't yours - they're someone else's. They just haven't met them yet.

So, I'm kind of bummed. But I'm going to use my time off over the holidays to find a new group to work with. Start fresh. That's what the new year's all about, right?

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