17/03/2022
Good morning friends. After much feedback today we feel the need to explain again what Furever Family's goals and purpose are.
1. We are not a traditional rescue. We are not a 501 c. We do not take donations. The main purpose of this rescue is to facilitate the rehoming of pets from one family to another. At no time do we have the pets in the rescue or foster. They are never "in" rescue. It is just a transfer of ownership directly from the owner to the new owner.
2. The pets that are listed on our page are either owner to new owner transfers or direct from city animal shelter. The pets from the shelters are spayed prior to leaving. We encourage the current owners to have all the shots up to date and spayed but this is not always financially feasible for them. If the family is wanting the dog or cat and they are willing to do the spay themselves and/or vaccinations then that is fantastic. Since this isn't a traditional rescue we are not bound by the same laws as a 501 c rescue. Everything we do is out of our pocket, travel time, background checks, vet references everything. Our goal is to reduce the population of animals being taken to shelters that are already so full. Especially for breeds whose ratio of adoption to euthanasia is terrifying.
3. We do not have fosters nor are we able to house an animal while we are trying to find them a home. We, on a case by case basis, may house an animal during the transfer process. Specifically, if a new owner needs a few days to get "set up" then we may house the pet until they are ready (getting a fence fixed or they are out of town) or if the new owners need to travel to pick the pet up.
4. Please, if you have questions, advice or thoughts then contact us directly through text, direct messaging or WhatsApp. Please do not ask questions about the validity of our page, rescue or services on the posts of pets that need rehoming as this confuses people. Any shelter animal we list is done at the request of that shelter and that is indicated in that specific post.
5. We have researched the legality of our mission with legal counsel. Since we are not a 501 c rescue we are not bound by the same legal requirements of a 501 c rescue.
We are very clear with our mission of doing our part to reduce the number of animals that end up in the shelter or euthanized because their family has no other option. Families are needing help and the shelters are full and most traditional rescues do not take in dogs from families but only pull from shelters. There has to be a solution in between and we are trying to be part of that solution. Please help us to our part to be a solution.