“””the “rescue” people should have checked out the new home””
I understand that one of the limitations for Iggy’s placement was *no small or young children*.
County animal welfare centers are NOT the same as rescue centers. Rescue centers have *no kill* policies. This means that old,ugly,problem unadoptable dogs are taken care of for as long as they live; their food, vet care and overhead are covered by the adoption fees and all the screening services determined to be appropriate. The shelters do not want *revolving doors* they want the best permanent home for their rescues. Ellen should have paid more attention to the shelter’s mission and the contract.
Molly came from a county rescue center that is a No Kill center. Not all county run centers kill animals anymore. Molly was 8 months old when we adopted her and she was a full grown collie/hound mix dog. She was big and looked like an adult (”old” as you say) dog already. She was still very adoptable.
As for the notice that Iggy was not to be around children...Iggy WAS around children and seemed fine. Again, the agency should have investigated the home Iggy was in before removing Iggy. Taking dogs in and out of homes is harmful to dogs...especially young ones under a year in age.
Making Iggy suffer for Ellen’s breach of contract is not helpful to the dog they were supposed to be most concerned about. They could have taken Ellen to court and won a lawsuit that would not have further harmed Iggy and could have benefitted hundreds of other dogs. JMO.