Finnegan's
Bark Fund...
Finnegan
was a dog rescued by Funds for Furry Friends at great
effort. He was one truly wonderful little dogs we
had rescued ? quiet, gentle, sweet natured and easy
going. Funds for Furry Friends makes a guarantee that
ANY dog adopted from our rescue can come back into
rescue if there is any reason the dog is not wanted
or working in an adoptive home. (This is outlined
in several places on our contract and we do require
that our dogs are returned to us, even if the reason
is medical or behavioural because we have resources
to deal with these things and like to have our own
assessments done before any dog from our rescue faces
euthanasia.) Finnegan's adoptive home, despite our
contract, had him euthanized. Vet clinics were contacted
and it was discovered that this little man never did
see a vet for any reason ? except to be euthanized.
He was never examined by a vet and the adoptive home
felt their personal assessment was good enough judgment
to cut his life short at 5 years of age. Finngean
was not even past his trial period and died after
10 days with his adopter. This news devastated all
those who were lucky enough to know this little boy.
Fortunately, this is the ONLY case where a dog has
NOT been returned to our rescue and faced such a fate.
We want our dogs back if they are unwanted and we
will pay to board them at a kennel, should they need
to buy time before a foster home is available. Funds
for Furry Friends puts out thousands of dollars in
boarding costs because of animals need to be taken
from the pound or from a vet clinic where they have
arrived to be euthanized. There are cases where dogs
or cats need to be returned without notice as well.
While we currently have 56 foster homes, we simply
do not have enough. Finnegan's BARK Fund, or Finnegan's
"Boarding Animal Rescue Keepers" Fund is
designed to help the rescue with costs of boarding
dogs waiting for foster homes and preventing unnecessary
death. These animals, after all, are all "keepers"
don't you think? Boarding costs at our discounted
rate are $65 per week, and a month costs us $260.
Any donations to Finnegan's BARK Fund will go in memory
of Finnegan, to help us expand our intake beyond what
foster homes we have available and to guarantee a
place where any animals returned to rescue can go.
DONATIONS
FOR FINNEGAN CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE PAYPAL BUTTON
BELOW:
UPDATE:
VALENTINES DAY 2007- JUSTICE FOR FINNEGAN
Back
in November 2006, Finnegan, a 5-year old lemon beagle,
was adopted from Funds for Furry Friends by a woman
wanting a special friend. Ten days after adoption,
the owner had him euthanized. This was contrary to
our signed contract, where it specifically stated
that for any reason that the owner didn't want the
adopted dog, the dog MUST be returned into Rescue.
The adoptive owner was contacted and no reason was
provided for euthanasia.
In December 2006, Funds for Furry Friends filed a
lawsuit against the adoptive owner for breach of contract
through the Court of Queens Bench in Brandon, Manitoba.
On February 14, 2007, Valentines Day, The Court
of Queens Bench ruled in favour of Funds for Furry
Friends. The Judge specifically identified our
legal contract as clear. The defendant had a
judgment issued against her and will be served with
a Judgment of Decision in the next 2-3 weeks.
This becomes a judgment registered with the credit
bureaus across Canada. The judgment is good
for 10 years.
