Paws in Middle Georgia Animal Rescue — Local services in Warner Robins

My wife and I were Foster’s with paws for some time and we adopted a dog we fostered. Fast forward a year and my wife and I are laid off and forced to move out of town with our new born son into a family members home. We are no longer in a home where a big dog is allowed at this point. In the contract we signed with paws for the adoption, it requires that you contact them if you’re ever in a situation where you can no longer house the animal and they will accept the dog back. So we then reach out to paws and explain the situation, we are met with a response 2 days later asking if we can keep him until the end of the following month. We explain that we are not in a position to do that unfortunately. We explain our circumstance again and tell them that this is the last thing we wanted to do with our dog but that we trusted them to care for him and find him a new home more than anyone else in the area given the fact that we were former fosters there. We are left on read for a couple hours before we reach out again. We explain that we are truly sorry to put them in that position and that we understand that it is no small thing for them to accept another dog. We are met with nothing but reluctance and hostility as they tell us to bring him the next day. We continue to be polite and as we bring him there the next day, my wife bursts into tears in the door way. Giving up our dog, Jocko, was one of the most difficult things we’ve had to do as a young family. We see the following day that Paws posted a picture of him with someone commenting “he is hurting” this prompts us to reach out again and offer our help in anyway. We offer to come sit with him walk him, whatever we can do to make the transition easier. The response from paws was as follows, “He is terrified. He is reactive in the crate and some of the volunteers are afraid of him.because he lunges at the crate when they come near. He looks out the window and watches because the only family he has known since he was 2 weeks old left him in a place that is new and scary. His stomach is upset because ypu didn't bring food for him to transition so he is on new food. You yourself said he was so anxious he had to be medicated yet you brought no medication for him for what is probably the scariest thing he has every experienced. We don't need your help. You've done plenty”. We told them them prior that he did have separation anxiety because we had him from the time he was 2 weeks old, and that he had previously been on medication and that it helped but that he had not been for some time due to our not being able to afford it. I do sympathize with their difficulties dealing with this transition because I’m sure he is freaked out. However this response is not of a compassionate human being. It is one of someone who is spiteful and is aiming to make a bad situation worse. I would not recommend this organization to anyone due to this experience. Prior to this, we didn’t have any negative experiences with paws but this situation brought their true colors to light. I’m sure this review will be met with hostility and finger pointing just as their other 1 star reviews are. My response to whatever their response is simply : post the screenshots of our messenger conversation. We were rude in the message following the one I quoted above. But not at all...

Unfortunately, many rescues have a terrible reputation. While I don't want to contribute to talking badly about anyone who attempts to save animals, the experience I had with Paws in Middle Georgia is unacceptable.

I saw a post on Facebook pleading to find a foster for a hospice dog. I have fostered several dogs through rescues before. I immediately applied and was approved, even though they never contacted my references. I sent my current pet's vet records. I went and picked up the dog and waited over 30 minutes for the volunteer, Candace, to locate the documents we needed to fill out, which she never did. I took the dog home and tried to introduce her to my dog. We spent time with both dogs leashed and on opposite sides of our yard. The foster dog was lunging and barking at the sight of our dog; we did not know if this was excitement or leash aggression. We walked them both around, trying to get her comfortable and closer to our dog. This attempt at a slow introduction did not work; as soon as the foster was close enough to our dog, she attacked and bit my dog in the face. I immediately called the foster coordinator, Emily, and told them she was highly dog-aggressive. She said, "She has been fine with other animals when given a slow introduction," and they had no idea how aggressive she was and to bring her back. I did and barely got an apology. When I got home, I noticed the wounds on my dog's face; I then asked to have someone contact me. I got a very angry phone call from Tiphineigh, blaming me for not knowing about her aggression and not spending enough time introducing them. She was incredibly rude and deflective. No one checked on my dog or apologized for not informing me about the dog's aggression. She spent this entire phone call claiming they told us several times about the dog's aggression. However, this was untrue; we were never warned about this extreme aggression. I found on the rescue's website that this dog will need a trainer to live in a house with other dogs. Unfortunately, they did not disclose any of this information to me, and my dog was injured because of their lack of communication. They refused to be held accountable, and instead of apologizing, they blocked me. Shame on you, Paws in Middle Georgia. You are the reason rescues get a terrible reputation. Now, I am faced with a $250+ vet bill because I tried to help this rescue. This beautiful dog deserves a home with no other dogs, and this rescue needed to be more forthcoming about this information and not try to hide it. Hopefully, no other animals will be injured from their lack of disclosure. Luckily, there are some fantastic rescues out there. I highly recommend Save A Pet in Forsyth, Ga or literally any...

This is the nicest place and all of the animals are so loved and well cared for. I adopted Mimosa (we named her Sweetie) and she's the sweetest kitten and so smart. She came with a binder with all her medical info, instructions to activate her microchip, and gift bag with a fuzzy pink blanket, lots of toys, and cans of food. About two months later we adopted a black cat named Salem (we named him Loki) the process was the same the 2nd time around. They are the loves of my life and I'm so glad someone took such great care of them until we met them. If anyone wants a pet, they should go here. If you don't want a pet, you should...