Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her.

Exhausted and short on options after consulting two veterinary clinics, Kristie Pereira made the gut-wrenching decision last year to take her desperately ill puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized.

So she was stunned last week to find the dog up for adoption at the same pet rescue organization where she had gotten it.

Calls to the shelter confirmed that her dog had not been euthanized after veterinarians there didn’t think he needed to be. The shelter instead called Lost Dog & Cat Rescue and turned the puppy back over to them.

The rescue confirmed that Friday in a written statement, giving an extensive timeline showing that its veterinarians found no neurological issues with the dog. After tests diagnosing a liver problem and a $7,000 surgery — paid for through a GoFundMe campaign — the dog was declared healthy.

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    8 months ago

    This is a bad take my dude. I can assure you this an agonizing choice she needed to make and I’m sure her heart is broken. I’ve worked in rescue for a hot minute - I’ve seen this - it’s not easy at all., for anyone involved.

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      8 months ago

      I volunteered at a shelter for two years and it’s definitely easy for some people (those that don’t give a fuck about animals): I was volunteering there one day and this guy came in with a happy and healthy looking Samoyed and said “I want to have her put down, she bit my kid”. Luckily the shelter refused to do so.

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        8 months ago

        Correct because she was told by multiple parties to not do the surgery and euthanized. She followed vet, rescue, and shelter recommended advice - then the shelter fixed the dog and she’s offering to pay for the surgery that she didn’t know would save its life.

        Also, I wasn’t trying to be a dick. I apologize for the way I addressed you.

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          8 months ago

          When she pays $7k, and the new owner agrees to give up the dog, she can have it back.

          (Apology accepted😘)

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            8 months ago

            Maybe you can apologize for being so rude without knowing what’s going on? They apologized to de-escalate but clearly you’re just going to use that as a reason to keep being a jerk

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        8 months ago

        She didn’t want to pay for tests that she was told were unlikely to do any good anyway. She said she is willing to pay them back for the surgery.

        RTFA.