First, I'm giving this location only 4 stars because, granted, they don't get a lot of funding like fancy places. So yes, that means they have to make do with few significant donations from wealthy people and organizations like some of the best places in the world have. Now, that said, I've seen this organization, this facility and manager, do very well with what they do have, and have put them in my will so that I can help when that time comes, rather than the city-operated facility where I have more often wept for the care and future, typically short, of the animals at the city shelter.
I have rescued a number of animals and taken them to this location over the last 20 years and almost always, always found out later that those animals did better there than other similar locations in the area. The manager has even helped advise me when I dealt with abusive pet owners who needed the right stimulus to release their abused and neglected pets to the Humane Society for rescue. Moreover, this Humane Society has even helped with immediate and urgent medical care when I fostered some of the animals I rescued.
As for the manager, he is the most dedicated man I have met in animal rescue. I have been at this facility a number of times when they were closing and watched him carry, CARRY many of the dogs from their outside pens to the inside. He did not drag them on a leash when they were not leash trained or were too timid to comply with the leash. In contrast, the last time I called for the city animal services to help with a stray animal, they violently snared the dog and most forcibly drug and threw them into their truck, then later could not tell me what happened to the dog! These are all reasons why I highly prefer the Humane Society of Rogers, Arkansas.
Lastly, for those who were so quick to criticize this facility, let me ask you, when was the last time you volunteered your time and made significant donations to this facility? Yes, we ALL hate the smell of bleach and it doesn't smell good no matter what you combine it with. But, it kills deadly germs and viruses, and it is affordable. And, what kind of attitude do you expect all volunteers to have when people are dropping off animals at all times of the day and night, even outside of their fence, then running away without any regard for the animals (do they make it into the facility or wander off, freeze, die for heat and thirst or hunger or even medical emergency before management discovers them)? What kind of attitude could you maintain over weeks, months and years when people expect you to provide them with services you'd expect when paying hundreds or thousands of dollars at a veterinarian's or high-end rescue operation? This is a terrible job to endure if you love animals, knowing that humanity, our civilization could end this very quickly, but instead relegates it to the bottom of the rung of charities. Yet, the Humane Society animal shelter in Rogers has consistently provided hope and homes with much less death for the dogs and cats than most other animal shelters in this area.
So for those of you who want to do nothing but expect service on a silver platter, sure, please, go somewhere else. But if you love dogs and cats, step up to the plate here and support this facility with your time and money, and be grateful that they are doing a great job on an incredibly slim budget.
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