Putnam Humane Society, Carmel, NY
Our cat and dog died recently. The cat because of poisoned food found in a can of Friskies, (I have evidence of this), and the dog from old age. The cat was old also, but would have lived a little longer if it weren’t for the bad food.
So my husband and I went to the Putnam Humane Society in Carmel, New York to adopt another dog and possibly a cat.
We found the place to be very clean. It was crowded with dogs and cats needing good homes. The staff was very nice and took care of the animals well. One cat needed special medicine and I watched how caring, lovingly and carefully the head of the place treated the cat and gave him (or her) the medicine.
However, I cannot say the same for how the head of the place treats people.
My husband and I fell in love with a dog named Nigel and my husband fell in love with a cat named Oregon. Nigel went nuts over me. He jumped up and tried to kiss my nose. We took him for a walk and he was so good and behaved so nice we fell in love with him. We knew he was meant to be with us as his new parents.
We submitted an application for Nigel and was told we’ll hear something in a few days. After not hearing from them I emailed them. I got no response. So I called. I got no return call. I contacted the references I gave them and they said they didn’t hear from them either.
Now two weeks later we get a flier in the mail from them asking for a donation. No word on Nigel.
To my husband and I this was rude, uncaring and inexcusable. We feel these people are crying wolf to find good homes for these animals and get donations, but then not wanting to give them up.
We live in our own home with a front yard, back yard and big patio. Our pets are never let loose on the street. They are well cared for and not abused in any way, shape or form. They are welcome on our bed at night and when they got old and sick, we stayed up with them night and day. Our dog we took to two different vets. One vet told us there was no hope and the dog will die soon.
There are also three people living in our house who do not have to leave to go to work. So someone is home at all times.
We happen to have living in our house someone who went through medical school and worked 5 years in a surgery room in a hospital. He told us the cat had food poisoning and the vet would not be able to do anything about it.
We do not know what is in the head of the head of the Putnam Humane Society. We can only guess she is more in love with animals than she is with people, (my father was like that), and in her desire to do what’s best for the animals she has lost sight of what a good home is.
In the past we have taken in strays, were given a dog by the veterinarian who’s owner died, and a friend who couldn’t take care of the dog his mother got a month previous because of her untimely death. We’ve also had a dog walk in our house, (of which the owner was found), and a kitten whose owner moved and left all his 16 cats and kittens to fend for themselves.
We feel the Putnam Humane Society is not only denying us a pet, but also has stolen Nigel from us by not allowing us to have him.
If you want to donate money, food, blankets, etc., to the Putnam Humane Society or yell at them for being bad to humans, write to them at: Putnam Humane Society, P.O. Box 803, Carmel, NY 10512. Web site: http://www.puthumane.org.