Kohala Animal Relocation And Education Service - Kamuela Pet Shelter
Hawaii is paradise, but not to our homeless animal friends. Kohala Animal Relocation and Education Service or KARES is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization founded in 2009 and is now serving the people and animals throughout Hawaii Island. KARES is dedicated to providing rescue of abandoned and abused dogs and cats, temporary shelter in foster care homes and finding adoption homes for our island homeless pets. In response to the island-wide overpopulation of dogs and cats, KARES advocates spay/neuter (S/N) to humanely control the pet population and prevent the continued cycle of neglect, abandonment and abuse of unwanted animals. KARES conducts S/N surgery clinics in community locations underserved with affordable S/N services. This is a positive step to impact the welfare of companion pets preventing the death by euthanasia of healthy animals in public animal shelters and preventing the unfortunate development of generations of feral animals resulting from uncontrolled population dynamics. Your contributions can help make Hawaii a paradise for loving pets needing homes.
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1 stars
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2023-09-28 20:56:51
ZERO stars for KARES or Kohala Animal Relocation And Education. Hogwash! This Deb character and founder of KARES advised me (well, she actually screamed it into the phone to then hang up on me) to DUMP the foster puppies in my care she'd originally convinced me she'd rehome into loving homes AND after 3 months in my care & I needed Kares to take them, to then do a complete U-turn & yell at me to DUMP the 4 Rhodesian Ridgeback/Pit mix puppies at Animal Control and to a clearly, unknown fate, a roll of the dice, if you will, if they even make it out of there alive. This shows me she DOES NOT CARE or value the animals well being, let alone the foster or potential new home.
Do NOT place your trust in this Deb woman or her organization! I told her I would contact an attorney, which I have done. NEXT CALL: She then admitted to advising me to (Afterall, she never knows who was in the room when that call took place) dump the pups, but embellished this fact with a LIE that she told me if "I can't wait a little bit longer"... NOT TRUE DEB, because I would have worked with that! She's dishonest and I have ZERO TRUST in her or her organization & that they care to rehome the critters into the best situation for them, let alone any regard for the human being & what they can handle. I have 3 dogs, 4 cats, 3 fish and a spinal injury, now 14 pets in my home including the 4 foster puppies. It's beyond absurd and she saw me as a target. I have no doubt she's burned others, so please post your own stories here. I will get to the bottom of her charade. She's not fit for the role she's pretending to take on with any responsible moral code, whatsoever.
Her sole volunteer (wonder why she only has one steady volunteer, a tad suspicious if you ask me) told me Deb's line "DUMP them at Animal Control" is actually Deb's go-to response or defense when a foster is attempting to return animals into their care that she clearly does not want, even after months of fostering and financial drain to the foster. This is emotional and psychological manipulation. Did her volunteer think I wouldn't figure this out? Right then I knew she had done this to many other unsuspecting others and I will NOT place innocent puppies in her care. She's bad news to the core and I'm beginning to hear this from many others she's burned. The thing that bothers me the most is she did this to me with a smile and zero regard for my issues. I think she enjoys it.
The mission of Hawaii Island Humane Society is to prevent cruelty to animals, eliminate pet overpopulation, and enhance the bond between humans and animals. Our organization, established in 1965, is serving the Big Island community with three shelters island wide. Our services include: Shelter for homeless, stray, injured, lost and abandoned animals, animal adoptions, Humane Education Programs for
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