i am all for rescues and adopting, but this organization has horrible people working with potential…read morefosters/ adopters.
in the summer of 2024 i reached out to the aarr regarding two bonded rabbits the were found in a park near my residence. long story short, i began fostering the pair with the thought of adopting, but was clear that i was a student and it was a decision that had to made with my family and my own capability.
throughout the year they were fostered, vivian was the woman i was in communication with about their events and care, continuously pressured and shamed me for not adopting them. i was highly uncomfortable in most of my interactions with her but never said anything due to me not liking confrontation. in retrospect i should have told her i didnt feel comfortable with her constantly asking me to adopt/ what she would do if she was me. she had no idea what was going on in my life, school, work, or stress level but repeatedly made me feel like a bad person for fostering and not adopting.
last year, we had an incident. one afternoon around 9 pm i noticed my girl was acting weird and refused a treat. immediately i called vivian and told her about the baby's condition. vivian brushed me off and told me to monitor her but insisted she didn't need vet care, or if she did, then it would be out of my pocket. the next morning (i didn't sleep out of worry) i contacted vivan again saying her condition was getting worse. vivian threw the blame onto me, saying that i didn't tell her earlier so she could have taken bunny to the vet with some other rabbits she had taken earlier that day. i became frustrated, but stayed cordial and after me begging for my baby to see vet care vivian told me to uber to her house so she could take the both of us to a vet. when we got to her house, bunny and i waited in the summer heat for nearly an hour waiting for her to get ready.
instead of going straight to the vet vivian insisted she was hungry and stopped at a pizza place before finally heading to the vet. at that point it was too late and bunny passed away at the vet due to liver lobe torsion. the entire trip vivian was telling me i had to pay, that surgery could cost over 2k, that bunny was my responsibility. they were still fosters, and to my knowledge i wasn't responsible for payment for their medical care especially after i was transparent and communicative about bunny's condition from the moment i noticed.
i paid for everything that happened that day. $100 vet bill. $400 cremation. $30 uber. i have not received any compensation regarding this matter, despite being promised $200 and me contacting her two weeks agok, with her saying i had to be patient and requesting to remove my negative yelp review (which I did but now reuploaded due to her nasty attitude and constant bullshit).
i have baby's ashes next to my desk. i think about her playful self, hungry mornings and happy binkies. she used to cuddle with me when i slept and i blame myself for her death. for one year she was with me. my baby. and she's gone because her "rescue organization" refused to take me seriously. they refused to take my concern seriously and tried to convince me she was fine. i was told i was over reacting, that it was my fault for not doing more. i wish i had just taken her to the vet myself. i hate that i waited for their approval because my waiting is what killed my baby. i'm out the love of my life and $500. i hurt every single day because of this.
after her passing, i adopted her bonded pair. he is also the sweetest, shyest, silliest little baby. he binkies for his morning greens and sits by my feet when i am working. he misses his girl, as do i. so very dearly.
i finished my college this year which is a reason i revisited some of my bigger financial losses to be reminded that the aarr never compensated me for their foster's care despite their foster agreement stating i am not responsible for medical expenses. i contacted vivian 2 weeks ago with her trying to downplay it and only offer me $100 but i had her text messages stating at least $200. Monday the 14 is the official 2 weeks she had promised was the latest she would pay me, so i guess i will see then.
Edit: she only paid me $100 despite me sending the screenshot of her promising $200. She had the audacity to say i received over $200 in stipulations by waiving the adoption, which in her mind means she gave me nearly $200 in credit. Vivian how do you adopt a dead rabbit, a rabbit that is dead because of your fault, ignorance, selfishness, lack of care and self absorbed attitude? You want to claim I initiated veterinary care without your consent? girl you literally were the person who contacted them asking if they had time and then you called me to relay that information- I was transparent and communicative- You can be honest and say you don't want to pay me the other $100. You can stop with your bullshit and just say that, or be transparent, or any other option. horrible
