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I just want to add that the response I have here has been very disappointing . Only Lilly pilly has messaged me and spoken to me as a peer . I feel others have decided that they need to take a side without looking into my comments or even asking what proof I have . I am not a shelter and actually give credit to those that do run rescues , there is no ulterior motif or anything for me to gain . If I see something that's isn't right Ill ask the person first then ask others what to do but I will never sit back and turn a blind eye . I thought that was the right thing to do

Ill happily answer any questions if Im messaged with a specific question but no more in public as I feel like Im the one in the wrong here now . Powerlegs my reply was not meant to offend , I may have answered curtly unintentionally as Im getting sick of feeling like the bad person here when all I wanted was to know how to go about solving some issues presented by Rachelle which she refused to answer for me when I asked her . She is threatening me with legal action which doesnt worry me as everything Ive said can be backed up in black and white however I dont have the time to be running around chasing legal aid and tied up in courts so feel free to message me and Ill happily answer .

She is no longer on my pages . I have found all the messages and posts made by her including members concerns to being asked if they need help rehoming their pups aka canvassing . Bottom line is I don't care what happens as of now as I have enough proof to prove that everything I have said is true , so long as the animals are being taken care of then its up to the powers that be to decide if she is above board . People that do not do the right thing make a bad name for those that are doing the right thing . And that's not fair . Powerlegs , not once did I say anything along the lines " I heard this or I heard that " my words are factual and not rumor " . As I said before water finds its own level .

The only motif behind this dredging is that she is advertising to over 2000 members on my page alone for free with our support , thus one would expect an answer to a civil question .She is at this moment sending me messages and being quite nasty . Im done , she can tell it to whoever I can find that cares enough to look into her rescue and give the answers me and my members are asking simply being why is she canvassing for pups at the same time asking for foster carers , why are pups on dirt and advertised only a few days old and why when someone asked to see a pup did she tell them they were sold only to post them on gumtree . She may be nice to talk to but as a business she needs to be answerable when asked about things that are not typical rescue shelter practices . Thank for the replies and for being polite about it all , sadly there are 2 faces to this Rachelle and Im getting the horrible one . And now Im being threatened by her .. great . Ill be leaving this forum now , I only wanted advice on how to deal with this not to cause a stir . people will make up their own minds and in time water will find its own level .

No history at all except to support her and even defend her when others have criticized , we invited her to advertise Mini Paws because we wanted members to think about adoption rather than buying from breeders or petshops as we felt these dogs were the ones at risk . My question was very very courteous and worded so that it wouldn't come across as nasty as its not my aim to upset people .. This is the actual message I sent \Conversation started May 6 10:13pm Deborah Aitken Hi Rachelle , I have just seen the photos of the 2 litters you have advertised on Pet Pages and was a bit confused . Rather than ask on the page and cause a stir Ill ask here in private . just wondering why they are being advertised so young ? and why are they in dirt ? this time of year it wouldn't be real good for them . Thanks for your time . Deb If theres something wrong with that then Im happy to apologise to her .

To be honest the way she carried on in email makes me not want to talk to her at all . A question was asked courteously and I got nothing but emotional garbage in return . Ive kept the conversation in my messages and shown them to others for a second opinion and it has been agreed that when faced with doubt she falls apart . I spent hours consoling her and reassuring her that we would still stand by her and at the end of the day I got the same reply I get from my 8 year old grand daughter " just leave me alone " Thanks for the reply , if she is to run a shelter she needs an ABN and a code of practice to work by .She can stop canvassing my members for their pups too ..Very unprofessional .

You got a better response than I did then when I asked Rachelle why the pups were laying in the dirt and why they were being advertised so young . All I got was a defensive reply and not real answers . I don't want any pup to lose the chance of a good home which is why we give her the benefit of the doubt over and over again , if she answered my questions I wouldn't be here asking what to do .

I have a Facebook pet page with over 2000 members which one of the mentioned "rescue shelters" advertises on regularly . Lately admin and myself are noticing things that are not what you expect from a shelter being ... photos of very young puppies laying on dirt , advertising in Gumtree , asking for foster carers but at the same time private messaging members asking for their pups and actually fobbing off questions about puppies . I attempted to ask this person and got an emotional barrage of immature replies that amounted to nothing more than "leave me alone Ive been crying all day " We are hesitant to do anything just in case it prevents unwanted pets finding homes BUT at what point do we put our foot down and say "this is not normal " We actually defended her when a few members questioned her about having an ABN after which she promised to get one and show to us but that was quite a while ago and still nothing and today we see her asking for donations for a sick staffy ...we don't know what to do but alarm bells are going off .