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Alabama Animal Sanctuary Dumping Dogs at High-Kill Shelter

Other allegations include euthanizing dogs to make room for new dogs,
falsely claiming to be a 501c3 charity, and more

This is a copy of an email Karen has been trying to spread aropund the net yet keep off the radar (as if she is afraid for people to find out about this).

From: MeDCToo@aol.com [mailto:MeDCToo@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:08 AM
To: *******
Subject: Sanctuary needs help PLEASE READ

 

Hey folks, please do not return email to anyone on this list. If you can assist let me know, if you want to send off to others, please cut and paste the add to send to others.  Many of you are my dear friends, a few of you are people on my rescue list..............please see if you can assist in any way

Lots going on here and I need your help. I have lost 4 of my people here recently to personal problems and family illness.  I brought on 2 more ....but not rescue savvy, or able to help with much...I give them a place to live, but their help is minimal.  I am in a crisis;.................I herniated 2 discs in my low back and have been in more pain than I thought imaginable!  Pain pills will not kick it much and I sometimes pass out from the pain.

I am sending out a message to get help here ASAP, but it could not come too soon and if this disc is not better, I will be in a wheel chair.............actually I am part of the time now........surgery is only 30% effective, so I am not too open to that, and the pain has made me pass out and had me taken to the hospital in an ambulance so far.  It is not improving.  There is a new therapy,but would require me to be gone most of the day for 4-5 days a week, and that is not workable without someone here.

It is scary to be so alone with so much responsibility. I need your help.

Dr. Karen

This is from an email being crossposted recently. It seems to be a sort of e-flyer that Karen has been sending aorund

Sanctuary located in Northern Alabama is in need;        May 26, 2009

We need some immediate volunteer help, and more, read on;

We have had lots of a changes, several staff members leaving due to family illnesses and personal problems.......and our Director has herniated 2 discs in her low back.  Thus we are very short staffed and are requesting help from the rescue community. 

We need two things:

1-A rescue savvy person or crew for volunteer time between now and the end of September.

We will provide a cozy place to live, with all the amenities of home, and you will help with basic chores and socialization of the dogs. This may include trips to the Vet using our vehicles. We have a nice clean facility on 10 acres of beautiful land. Our dogs are housed in multiple areas with great homes, not dog houses, and some have inside living arrangements. We have a hospital on the grounds.

2-A full time position; We will be bringing someone or a couple on board October 2009. We will be providing a new home, all utilities, wireless Internet, cable, phone, storage, and a stipend in exchange for full time work at the sanctuary.  We are taking resumes now.  Volunteers that assist in this interim will be given higher priority in that process.

 

Please call Dr. Karen Johnson @ 256-874-1162 for either position.

Resume should include reasons why you want the job, why you would be a great choice and a statement of your commitment to animal rescue.

Resumes can be sent to meDCtoo@aol.com  with the following in the subject: Resume for JOB.

 This is from an email from Morgan Chadwick that has been crossposted over the last day or so

*Permission to Cross post granted**
 
Have you sent dogs to Lassie's Friends in Athens, Alabama.  I know ALOT of Georgia dogs are now housed up there with Karen Johnson. at Lassie's Friends
 
We are now trying to place these dogs into other rescues and homes.
 
Here is the only list I have.  I don't have photos.  If you have sent any of these dogs to her please send me photos ASAP!
 
If you can take any of these dogs please let me know. I cannot drive 3 1/2 hours to take photos!  If you can go do it, let me know!
 
Contact: Morgan at forgottenpaws@ yahoo.com
 
 
3 boxers; full grown female and 2 puppies; highly placable
2 Pugs; a pair of male and female; problem children
1 Clumber Spaniel
6 medium sized terriers and mixes, all adorable great family dogs
    highly placable
6 small terriers; TFT's and mixes
4 deaf dogs; generally unplacable and will stay here unless someone wants to step up
1 Bassett Hound; HW+
3 Beagles; placable
3 Chihuahuas; 2 adults, 2 puppies, 1 mix highly placeable
1 Pekingese; white, deaf and blind
1 St. Bernard; highly placable 
1 Aussie; senior
1 Corgi; mix but looks like a Corgi only all black; highly placable
2 Catahoulas; roudy kids, not too placable
1 Deaf Spitz mix; senior
1 Irish wolfhound mix
1 healer
2 birddogs
and about 12-15 mixes, all medium to large and marginally placable


Morgan Chadwick 

Director
Forgotten Paws Pet Rescue 
www.forgottenpaws. com
And here is a posting from Craigslist that was forwarded to us today.

EVER DEALT WITH LASSIE'S FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY? Please call me (Athens, AL)

Reply to:comm-axb2b-1191569729@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-27, 12:45PM CDT


If you have ever taken a dog to Lassie's Friends Animal Sanctuary in Athens, AL please call me. I have not found anyone that has ever received a dog from there, just people that have TAKEN dogs there. If you have ever donated to them, please contact me as well. There are a few things you NEED to know. We are trying to find more people that have dealt with this facility. PLEASE CALL ME. This is very important.................205-936-2290.

  • Location: Athens, AL
  • it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

PostingID: 1191569729
Rescue Watchdogs is working closely with concerned rescuers, trying to sort out the fact from fiction and trying to find out more about Dr. Karen and LFAS. As always, we will do what we can to verify whatever reports we get, but we will also pass on reports we feel are important, even if they are not yet verified. We may also post documents, comments, and opinions voiced by those involved in dealing with this mess, without verifying them. When we do this, we will clearly identify these as the comments and opinions of others. We will require all items posted to be properly attributed, and will either identify the source or will list them as "name withheld on request" if that is what the author wishes. In any case, we will keep their identities on file here and make them available to law enforcement if requested.

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