Paws For Life K9 Rescue in Thousand Oaks

Review №1

2022-02-11 16:26:03

I’ve not adopted a dog myself but a frien has . This program has saved many lives both the precious dogs, the inmates devotion to this program and their rehabilitation thru purpose. It gives second chances. What a blessing. Thank you All.

Review №2

2019-10-23 21:55:01

I’m a monthly donor to Paws for Life as I believe in the change that they are cultivating within our broken prison system, and the unbelievable impact it can have within our community for both the inmates and the animals. It gives people a second chance, an opportunity to become better, and it gets these dogs out of shelters and more easily into loving homes as they’ve been trained and are truly ready for adoption. I don’t know the ins and outs of why they may not be able to adopt dogs outside of the state of California, as the reviewer below claimed, but that shouldn’t be a reason to give a program like this one star. These people are bringing hope and they need to be supported.

Review №3

2020-06-03 19:25:39

Were going to start from the beginning of our terrible experience dealing with Paws For Life K9, so please bare with me. My roommates and I were looking to foster a dog to do our part during Covid. When our dog arrived, we were surprised that she was recovering from procedures which required multiple medications to be administered daily. One of the first things we noticed about Darlene were the sutures on her eye and stomach—we immediately asked the adoption coordinator why she was not wearing a cone. The coordinator thought it odd and told us she would get back to us. The following days we spent a lot of time trying to keep Darlene from constantly trying to bite at her sutures. While she was sweet as can be, we could tell she was experiencing a lot of discomfort. 3 days later we were sitting with Darlene on the porch. When she stood up to go inside, we noticed a puddle of blood below her about 6 inches wide. We immediately got in the car and took Darlene to the nearest animal hospital. Upon calling the coordinator, were immediately met with backlash for trying to take the dog to the hospital. We were told that Darlene bleeding was normal for a dog who had been spayed. When I tried to explain that there was an opening on the dog’s stomach and the amount of blood coming out of her seemed unsafe, I was told to put an old pair of shorts on her and put her in her crate. When I continued to push my concern for Darlenes health, I was told that they would rather not put her in an emergency hospital, but if they could see a picture of the wound, the owner may approve it. After sending her the picture (attached below), we were finally given permission to admit Darlene to the hospital—an animal hospital in Westwood (we live in Hollywood). This was approximately 40 minutes after we first attempted to check her in. We waited at the vet for Darlene until the doctor came to speak with us. She accused us of abusing the dog. She told us Darlene had an infection, had been given improper eye surgery, and had eaten through her sutures to the point that her stomach was fully exposed. On top of all of this, she had been given the wrong medications with the wrong doses (which by the way were given to us in Ziploc baggies). When we cleared up the miscommunication that we are only fostering darlene, she called Alex Tonner, the owner of the organization. She came back to us and apologized that we had to deal with this as fosters. She told us that Alex yelled at her and instructed her to seal the dog up and send her off. After explaining that she had never dealt with an agency like this, she once again apologized and told us we needed to go to another animal hospital (Access). At the other hospital Darlene was kept for the following two days and then released to us, this time with a cone. We cared after Darlene for about another 10 days until we were told that somebody was coming by to adopt her. Two girls came to see Darlene and immediately fell in love with her. Two days later Paws For Life came to take Darlene to her forever home. Less than 24 hours later we received a text from the agency asking if we would take Darlene back. The couple had a nervous breakdown and had to give the dog back. At 3pm the next day, Darlene was welcomed back at our house once again. For 2 weeks we continued to care for Darlene and fall in love with her, discussing the option of adopting her. Suddenly, after not hearing from the agency in 2 weeks, we received a text at 9:30pm telling us Darlene was being adopted at 10:30am the following day. We texted back telling her that we would like to exercise our right to first refusal and adopt darlene. We were met with animosity for attempting to adopt the dog we had cared so much for over the previous month. We called Alex Tonner, who told us that we had eliminated our right to first refusal, and if we did not cooperate we would be sued by her legal team. When we expressed our anger to Alex, we were told that our anger shows that we clearly dont care about dogs. Please foster, but DO NOT USE PAWS FOR LIFE

Review №4

2019-09-27 02:36:51

This place is a joke, attempted to adopt a dog but they said no because we are out of state. If they cared about the dogs they wouldn’t care where the dog went just that it went to a solid loving home. We would have done anything they asked. Video home inspection come and picked up the dog. We don’t look at dogs as pets but part of the family. We would have given this little guy a life most would only dream about. Trips camping and to the river/lake, a pool, going everywhere with us. As they advertise online but don’t truly care about getting the dogs in a loving home. Truly a shame!

Review №5

2020-09-02 03:04:47

PFL has been amazing. I just adopted a 4 year old American Bully and the staff has been so incredibly helpful. Alex is super attentive and is there to help in any way. Very resourceful and so wonderful.

Review №6

2020-08-30 22:18:13

They treat their employees horribly. Creating a hostile work environment for employees which is the reason for high turnover. The abusive and belittling attitude/demeanor towards employees has been and is very disturbing to anyone, especially those who want to help the organization.

Review №7

2019-08-28 18:50:39

Paws for Life k9 rescue helps heal inmates and many others. This program provides a sense of worth, promotes growth and motivated those behind the walls to the outside. This program rehabilitates. Thank you for reaching out.

Review №8

2021-03-20 21:39:39

My husband is a part of this program at Vacaville. I love that it gives these guys hope and something to look forward to. He loves training the dogs and what the program stands for.

Review №9

2021-07-22 07:17:37

Paws for life will gaslight you into taking a dog with issues. It’s ok to adopt a rescue dog with issues, but not when you have been lied to about it.

Review №10

2022-04-04 18:57:16

Great peeps who understand you and your dogs problem and theres a sliding scale for payment