ANOTHER ADOPTION EVENT, ANOTHER SICK PUPPY Last weekend a family adopted a puppy infected with parvovirus from Scalawaggles Pet Rescue at an adoption event at Civilized Nature Pet Supplies in Issaquah. The family adopted the puppy, which they named Rubble, at about 1 PM on Sunday. Early Monday morning it began throwing up mucus. They took it to the veterinarian Monday morning where it tested positive for parvovirus.  Parvo is highly contagious. Unvaccinated adult dogs and puppies less than 4 months old are the groups most at risk. No drug will kill the virus. Vets can only treat Continue Reading

SCALAWAGGLES' POOR TRACK RECORD Last November I wrote that multiple people said they adopted sick puppies and dogs from Scalawaggles Pet Rescue in Renton. Last month I wrote about a couple who adopted a dog from Scalawaggles with kennel cough and tapeworm. And last week, people with direct knowledge of how Sherry Halfon and Pam McGriff operate Scalawaggles sent me information regarding what goes on behind the scenes at this fake rescue group. The information paints a disturbing picture of a dog rescue that appears to be more concerned about making money rather than ensuring their Continue Reading

Last week a woman told me she adopted a dog from Scalawaggles Pet Rescue that had kennelcough and tapeworm.  She's the second person who told me she adopted a sick dog from this rescue. The other was Kayla Hanus. She told me she adopted a puppy with bronchopneumonia from Scalawaggles. The rescue eventually reimbursed her for roughly half of the $1400 she spent on vet care that saved his life. The woman who contacted me recently said she and her husband adopted a cute 2-year-old mutt named Benny from Scalawaggles last December. According to her, Benny was "very skinny, reeked of Continue Reading

Yesterday, Trisha Porter from Rising Phoenix Mastiff Rescue removed all links on the group's website and posted the following message: "Rising Phoenix Mastiff Rescue is no longer accepting pets, adopting out pets, or assisting with fosters. Have a wonderful day." Yakima County Animal Control Officers visited Porter's home today and confirmed that no dogs were on the property and all the crates and other equipment the rescue had were gone. This is fantastic news. For years, this fake dog rescue has adopted out dogs with severe health and behavior problems to unsuspecting, Continue Reading

WARNING! THIS POST CONTAINS DISTURBING LANGUAGE AND IMAGES CRUELTY IS COMMON AT THIS FAKE DOG RESCUE A former volunteer at Rising Phoenix Mastiff Rescue, a fake dog rescue in Yakima, witnessed its founder Trisha Porter beat a dog with a metal baseball bat on at least 2 occasions for fighting with other dogs. The dog's name was Nacho. He was a 3/4- year-old, medium-sized mixed breed with floppy ears and flappy jowls. The former volunteer, whom I'll call Jane to protect her identity, told me she and Porter picked him up at an animal shelter in August of 2015. About 4 months later Continue Reading

On December 24 a woman posted pictures and a video which confirmed what many people already know: Rising Phoenix Mastiff Rescue in Yakima is a fake dog rescue that abuses its dogs. The HIGH temperature the day she took the pictures was 29 degrees F. The low was 12 degrees F. The high temperature for the three days after she took the pictures was predicted to be below freezing. The ground is covered in feces and looks like it hasn't been cleaned in several days. Two of the dogs are on short chains that look to be only 3 or 4 feet long. Their water is frozen. They have no Continue Reading