Warning to anyone adopting a puppy( Parvo alert): As many of you know I recently contracted to adopt a rescue puppy! Before anyone attempts to JUDGE or scold me for posting and possibly hurt anyone or their business, I have been in constant contact and discussion with everyone named! So either read on with an open mind or keep scrolling as keyboard tough guys will not be tolerated! I contracted after a ridiculous 3 month search with the Enid Oklahoma SPCA for a 9 week old German Shepherd. Enid SPCA transports 24-40 dogs monthly to New England. I am a savant at investigation, and they had more positive than negative., so yes I did my homework. We paid for a beautiful Great Pyrenees that was 8 weeks and would be available in 3 weeks. I paid in full. The morning before transport I had 3 urgent calls, texts, etc from Linda their program manager who while on speakerphone with my stepdaughter and wife as we were very excited....that the puppy apparently had a growth or abscess that grew undetected almost overnight and died that morning!! Huh? Is that a sick joke? Nope, the poor thing died of cancer or something?!?! According to the "story" from Linda. Initially Enidspca was awesome and immediately refunded the adoption fee. I talked to my girls and we asked Linda if she had another healthy option, as we trusted them and thought poor Athena was a fluke! Yes, unfortunately Arius named her in the Greek tradition of our dogs and became attached and desperately waited for updates and pictures. I immediately was offered a beautiful German Shepherd that Linda said was her sister's litter that couldn't take care of her and both parents were GS's! What a blessing! The manager is getting us a puppy she can vouch for from her sister! The day of transport from Oklahoma to Rhode Island, Linda called and said they had to drop our puppy's sister in Indiana as she was sick in transport and they were worried it was Parvo. Linda called and explained the situation, she proceeded to stipulate that our Tula( Big Fat Greek Wedding) was fine, eating and was energetic etc. After the pain of losing her predecessor Athena, we took the opinion of the health of Tula and decided to trust Linda that she was fine and made sure we picked her up Saturday 2/27 in Rhodie. Monday 3/1 at 3pm Tula went from a happy and energetic puppy to extreme diarrhea and vomiting. We immediately took her to the animal hospital where she was diagnosed with Parvo. Here's the kicker that should keep the Keyboard Cowboys happy. I talked to Linda multiple times, she not only never said that tula's sister had several days later had Parvo, but she completely lied about the Great Pyrenees which THE DIRECTOR OF ENID SPCA, Vickie Grantz told me Athena absolutely died of Parvo. I engaged Vickie the Director of Enidspca who knew the conversations behind the scenes. Vickie also seemed mortified that Linda lied about Athena the Pyrenees dying of a growth or tumor. I did try to get them to help with the $3350 this has already cost for a puppy that deserves better than Enidspca. They refunded me the $500 adoption fee and the local lady Lorena Lanza gave us $200 of what she claimed was her own money. Vickie from Enidspca said she submitted $300 for reimbursement. These are FACTS!!!! I have asked Vickie Grantz to do the right thing and help us financially as it's the right thing to do. I offered a $1000 settlement to just make her own up to the collusion of her staff and volunteers to transport 12-15 plus SICK OR DYING DOGS, to our state for illegal resale! My opinion is that If you see a pattern here, I would love to have you call or message me before anyone puts their kids, emotions, finances and heart on the line and adopt a dog from Enid SPCA of Oklahoma or Lorena Lanza locally. If you read all of this, I apologize for the lengthy details. I'm a good man that really loved and trusted these people. I waited a week to post this after....Tula has luckily fully recovered due to the 24 hour care of Arius read more

The organization does great work for animals in our community. It also has a groomer connected with it that is the ONLY groomer that I trust with my dogs - because my dogs actually want to go there and see her! Call Susan at the SPCA to get your dog groomed! read more