A couple of months ago we bought a dog from a rescue service. This is a great way to get a dog. We went online and found the perfect little girl. This is Sara. A perfect princess in a house used to having princesses around. It was an otherwise ordinary adoption. We signed an agreement that as soon as possible we would have Sara neutered. We immediately called the vet and were told that we could bring her in in mid-October when she was old enough. With a female dog it is considered surgery and they have to be a certain age. Yesterday we received this email from the rescue service:
Greetings from All God's Creatures!!! I truly hope that you have enjoyed your new "family member" so far and graciously thank you again for opening up your hearts and homes to a homeless and rescued pet.
You are receiving this message because, according to our files, you are PAST DUE sending the proof of sterilization of your pet, according to paragraph 3 of our contract! We urgently need a copy of your veterinarian's statement/receipt of the spay/neuter of your pet.
We are legally bound by contract with our local city and animal control agency to provide proof of this within a limited period of time, or we are no longer able to continue rescuing and saving pets out of our local shelter.... which means we will not be able to save any more lives. So, you in turn are bound by a contract with us; more than likely because your pet was too young to be altered at the time of adoption.
We are, at this point, unable to save more lives from the shelter until we have proper documentation from you, so PLEASE get this to us ASAP!
You may send us the proof of sterilization to the address below or digitally scan and email a copy to this email address.
If, for any reason, you have not had the surgery done yet and need our assistance in any way, or need to find a low-cost veterinarian, please contact us immediately and we will be happy to help you in any way we can!
Please be aware that if we do not receive your proof of sterilization within ONE week, you will be receiving a letter from our attorney for "Breach of Contract." We definitely do not want it to come to legalities, but we will pursue it to the fullest extent if necessary.
THANK YOU for your immediate attention to this matter, and have a BLESSED day!
I appreciate where they are coming from and the position they are in. I don't have any problem with this note except for the sentence in bold letters. Letter from an attorney?! You have to be pretty low on the totem pole down at the attorney's office to be stuck sending illegal dog notices! Can't you just see me now in prison? "What ya in for?" says Bubba. "Illegal non-sterilization" says Todd. "Hope to get out by Christmas for good behaviour."
So, if I have to go to the Big House for this, please, somebody take care of my princesses while I'm away!
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