Many Tears Animal Rescue
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It breaks my heart reading the…
It breaks my heart reading the negative reviews here for this wonderful rescue because my experience has been nothing but positive. There are a number of negative reviews from people who have been turned down for dogs. Or people who have lied on the application forms. Please bear this in mind. That tells me that Many Tears have robust application and vetting system and that they are putting their animals interests first. I was turned down three times before I was able to adopt from Many Tears. All of which were for perfectly valid reasons. Their website isn’t a shop window. You can’t just pick a dog on appearance or breed alone. Any adoption has to be the right fit for the rescue dog and the right fit for your family. It has also to be the right match for your own dog if you are bringing another dog into your home. Your own dog and entire family need to have a meet and greet with the rescue dog in order for any adoption to go ahead because the right choices are made by Many Tears with the rescue dog’s best interests paramount, not your ego. I initially discovered Many Years through Dr Scott a local South West London vet who sometimes does work for ITV. He had done a Christmas video appeal for them and I started to follow their Facebook page. One particular week they rescued 150 dogs. That was the week that I applied. I applied for three separate dogs on the website thinking we would be lucky to have any of them and we were rejected for all three. Some of it was down to inexperience on our part having not dealt with traumatised or shut down ex-breeding dogs before, another rejection was because the rescue was inundated with applications and so somebody else had applied before us - and the final one was due to our own dog’s needs and it was decided that that it just wasn’t a good enough fit. This didn’t deter us in any way. If anything, it gave us more confidence that the rescue were matching the right dogs to the right people.and we figured it wasn’t our turn yet. We were committed to rescuing the right dog and committed to trusting the process. Later that week we applied for the 8 month old dog that we eventually were able to rescue - and a secure garden was extremely important. A lot of these dogs are a flight risk as they are terrified. Some of them have never lived outside sheds before and many have never lived in a home. Our rescue dog from MT was eight months old. She had been found in a shed with 12 other dogs. She was absolutely filthy. Her fur was matted. She stank of urine. She was underweight for her age. She was inquisitive and friendly but also absolutely terrified. thankfully, she and our other dog got on like a house on fire and she came to all of us for a tummy rub and we were a good match. It took 3 1/2 months of solid daily work to allow her to decompress and trust us. I spent hours with her in the garden before she would even leave the house to ever think about going for a walk. Thankfully now she’s thriving and lying on the sofa beside me as I feel compelled to write this. She is content and safe and happy I see a lot of criticism here about Many Tears rescuing from Ireland. The law has been changed and allows any unsold puppies to be surrendered by breeders to rescue centres. No questions asked. That doesn’t stop unscrupulous breeders but it stops those beautiful puppies being killed with a spade to the back of the head or shot and buried on farmland. As for the money charged for adoption of dogs from Ireland? What do you imagine it costs to feed and hundreds of dogs for months on end? Or the heating and electricity bills for constant washing of towels and bedding. Not to mention the vaccinations, spaying and surgery (often complex cases) for neglected dogs probably receiving their first ever veterinary assistance? My own dog was in the rescue for under three weeks. The adoption fee I paid barely covered her living costs, her microchip, being spayed and having her first vaccinations. The notion that they rescue team drive to Ireland from Wales in the middle of the night on the ferry with the mountains of complex associated paperwork post Brexit just to somehow manipulate the puppy trade for money is an appalling accusation. And not true. I have seen nothing but love and care from this rescue and all who work and volunteer there. I have seen nothing but dedication all year round from remarkable people out there working in all weathers. Many Tears is a rescue I’m proud to support and recommend.