Out doors it looks okay but when I walked inside the office it smelled like dog poop to the 500th power trying to put on my best face I went about looking at the dogs they all smelled very bad I mean they are not being bathed. Outside I spoke with Barry the director to talk about adoption procedures when it wasn't to long into the conversation he started talking about his self he told me he was an abusive person in his past and this work was his way for making his penance. Okay everybody can have a rough go of it and no ones perfect I thought but the things he told me about it sort of took with me uneasy. When in talking he offered by saying and said to me he maintains control of the dogs with a plastic baseball bat, Barry said to me he slams the bat down real hard and the dogs turn away, Okay he explained this in such the way so I would be thinking what he's told me as discipline because this shelter allows all the Dogs to be loose,, When I as a boy growing up my only experience with shelters is they were government ruled for safety and contained in kennels for everyone. When I saw this place I thought the freedom for the dogs was great. That's how I know these dog are not bathed you will go home and days later the smell seems stuck in your nose. Anyway I was given from Its director Barry the chance to hold a dog with a leash. The leash made my hands smell as if I held dog poop in my hands instead of a dog leash. The dog had some very noticeable redness marks all on all the hind quarters so much so Barry the director before I even took notice of these marks pointed it out to me saying the marks on him were dye from the blanket the dog sleeps on it seemed reasonable. I though not to much of it because I am painted the picture of these effort to rescue animals is a saintlike work from what they are telling me and I am at a place that helps Animals to find good homes. I ask to use the bathroom and its inside the shelter in the office to right side when mistakenly I walk into the actual shelter where the dogs are Caged it smelled even more horrific I saw dog poop and pee on the ground in every cage i saw and I did not see a blanket in any cage. I saw cold cement floors no hay bedding no heat. It look and felt like a concentration camp and these dogs don't know this is not normal they do know its where they are held and being good creatures walk to this filth for returning them selves. I am in my lifetime bless to never know a concentration camp but I watched documentaries as a boy on TV to know what one is. Then I went back to Barry the director I did not cause suspicion to what my thoughts were I did look at the dog I went down on my knees holding him and when I put my hand on the dog's area that is evidently red you see with your eyes. the Dog softy looked at me to warn that area hurts. I have a dog my dog loves nothing more than a rub or scratch of that same spot. That kennel dog in my opinion is in great pain nothing to do with a blanket. This is a place that people in the first review give it 5 stars this is a place that has a web site of public power saying they rescue dogs from monstrous situations that even when I read there site or see them at public stores offering the stories they do its to big a deal for me but maybe just maybe I don't know for God's sake more people might know what I experienced and something more powerful then my self enforce standards I mean we all see the news I am not surprised (Football coaches and the news is probably what brought to light I tried to simply adopt one animal and Barry told me to pay him a ""Donation then and the month to come"" I did not have the money on me because I was told from there web sight all I need to offer is my love and a good home. I was impression ed verbally approved what would then follow and I would have paid him the money when I had the dog he promised to bring me over and over but never did. I have more details but I'll save them if somehow what happened that justified victims of this coach football team that shocked the world that it came to light I am torn thinking of my family and my home.
Praying for these animals. Its coming close to Christmas time and often abused animals are on TV pulling the heart strings for us to help. I couldn't just turn away.
On the web page of this kennel I'm impression ed with kittens in blankets and dogs with cute clean rooms sitting on laps of folks. The one star I had to give is required read more