The Kit Kat and Dog Club
HI! My name is
Adrienne. I started the Kit Kat Club
many years ago when I came to the realization that I could not pass by another
dog or cat in trouble without doing something more than praying for him or
her. It hasn't always been an easy
decision to stand by, but I have never regretted making it. In addition to making many wonderful fur
friends along the way, I have several human friends that I never would have had
if I were not involved in pet rescue.
These people are very special because they are compassionate and we seem
to vibrate on the same wavelength.
Lucy before.
One
such excellent friend is La Nore who started her own rescue in Deary several
years ago called Deary Dog Rescue. La
Nore and I help each other with the homeless pets that come our way. We have placed many, many wonderful animals
over the years and once drove to the animal shelter in Coeur d'Alene and took
home seven black dogs who would have likely lost their lives if we hadn't. They
were a motley crew to look at, nothing special in appearance, all mixed breeds,
but as we got to know them, we discovered they each had something special to
offer the right person. It took
considerable time, but eventually each one got a great home.
We
sincerely believe that there should be no homeless animals and if we had pet
friendly laws in our country to ban puppy mills, regulate dog and cat breeders
and make spays and neuters free or affordable for everyone, we would go a long
way toward ending the misery of homeless pets and those who, in the city and
county facilities have to care for them and then end up putting many of them
down.
Both Deary Dog Rescue and Kit Kat and Dog Club use an application to
help get to know people interested in adopting a pet from one or the other
rescue. Sometimes people get interested
in a dog or cat that would not necessarily work for them. Through the application and telephone
interview we hope to eliminate such problems, which are hard on the adopter
when the pet must be returned and also hard on the pet.
We answer questions regarding the pet and
offer an opportunity for the prospective adopter to meet with the pet they are
interested in after a home check has been completed.
Adoption fees are based on the cost to our group of spays, neuters,
vaccines and other medical expenses that arise from time to time and are
comparable to our local shelter's fees.
We require that
adopting "parents" of our companion animals take over full
responsibility of their new pet, providing food, water, shelter, medical care
and humane treatment. We ask that they
seek professional help for any behavior problems that might arise; that they
never let their pet run free outside their own property unsupervised or near
moving cars. We require that the animal
be returned to us in the event the adoption is unsuccessful. We reserve the right to visit the pet after
adoption. This is usually a one-time
brief follow-up. We require that an I.D.
tag be purchased immediately upon adoption.
And, finally, we believe that money is nice but that love is still the
most important thing in the world and ask that the companion in question
receive his or her fair share.
We
seek to provide hope for the lost, abandoned and unwanted pets of Deary and,
thereby, relieve some of the pressure on the Moscow Humane Society. When called
upon, we offer help to pets outside of Deary that are in need. We also promote
the philosophy of solving pet problems through training and behavior
modification and the philosophy of "no-kill" through spays and
neuters. We take phone calls from 9:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. seven days a week