Animal And Company: [boxer lovers] Re: service boxer in NJ in need of help

FYI, there is an update on the rescue's FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/PickYourPaw

Debo update:

We are amazed and so grateful for all the outpouring of support for Debo!:)

Just for some clarification....Debo's original owner gave him up a year
ago. We have not had any contact with this gentleman and do not know his name
or phone number. All of our contact has been with the woman that took Debo
in.

Yes, we know it's illegal to deny a service dog residence and illegal to
enforce fees to a service dog but we can't turn back time and what is done
is done. The woman indicated that her friend could not or did not wish to
have Debo back. We did tell her to please give her friend our contact info
and if he wanted to fight for Debo we would offer any help we could.
Perhaps if he knows people are willing to help he will reach out .

Our main focus now is to get Debo properly vetted and neutered if the vet
feels it's in his best interest and he is healthy enough to undergo neuter
surgery.
We took Debo in and scrambled for a temp foster because it was the right
thing to do.We could not leave him there another day. Debo is safe now. He
is a sweet and charming boy. We have had several offers to foster and had
some foster applications submitted. This is wonderful! We will be taking
him to our vet on Thursday and will contact potential fosters after he has
had a few days to decompress and we can evaluate his behavior a bit more.
Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love and support for a senior
boy! If you would like to make a donation to help with Debo's vet bills
please use the paypal link on our website. Please put in the comments
section"Debo" Thank you!

*STEPHANIE OVERBY :: independent journalist :: www.stephanieoverby.com
*

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Stephanie Overby <stephanie.overby@gmail.com
> wrote:

> I know nothing more about this. Was passed on to me by a friend. I have
> also passed on to the rescue in that area we've worked with before to get
> our last boxer Gracie.
>
> *"Contact pickyourpaw@gmail.com if you can help us with Debo
>
> *We are posting this as a courtesy in the hopes that someone will be able
> to adopt or foster this dog. If you can help, please contact the email
> address listed in the post. Thank you.
>
> "Debo is a 10 year old Boxer. He was brought into a vets office this
> evening to be euthanized. He is a certified service dog that could alert
> his owner before an MS attack occurred. This dog and his previous owner
> have been failed time and time again. The apartment complex where he lives
> enforced a no dog rule or be forced to pay a hefty fine. His owner provided
> proof that Debo was a service dog but that wasn't good enough for the
> apartment complex. They insisted he pay the fine or get rid of Debo. The
> man is on disability and cannot afford to pay hefty fees/fines. A friend
> took Debo in with the understanding that a local shelter would take Debo in
> by a certain date. Two days before the surrender date she was told the
> shelter would not accept Debo and she was not to bring him in. She now has
> a dog she had no intention of keeping long term and does not have the
> proper housing for. She has several young children and is struggling
> financially. She also has steep steps in her home that Debo cannot do. He
> does have some weakness and neurological issues in the hind end.
>
> Debo may not have a long time left on this earth but he can still have
> some quality of life in a loving home. The system has failed both Debo and
> his previous owner. To deny a man his service dog is terrible not to
> mention illegal and a local shelter denying a dog admittance?
>
> How do people sleep at night?
>
> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider fostering or adopting Debo. He is great with
> both kids and other dogs. Please open your home to this sweet guy. It's not
> his time to leave this earth and he shouldn't have to simply because people
> failed him.
>
> *Contact pickyourpaw@gmail.com if you can help us with Debo"*
>
>
> [image: Photo: We are posting this as a courtesy in the hopes that someone
> will be able to adopt or foster this dog. If you can help, please contact
> the email address listed in the post. Thank you. "Debo is a 10 year old
> Boxer. He was brought into a vets office this evening to be euthanized. He
> is a certified service dog that could alert his owner before an MS attack
> occurred. This dog and his previous owner have been failed time and time
> again. The apartment complex where he lives enforced a no dog rule or be
> forced to pay a hefty fine. His owner provided proof that Debo was a
> service dog but that wasn't good enough for the apartment complex. They
> insisted he pay the fine or get rid of Debo. The man is on disability and
> cannot afford to pay hefty fees/fines. A friend took Debo in with the
> understanding that a local shelter would take Debo in by a certain date.
> Two days before the surrender date she was told the shelter would not
> accept Debo and she was not to bring him in. She now has a dog she had no
> intention of keeping long term and does not have the proper housing for.
> She has several young children and is struggling financially. She also has
> steep steps in her home that Debo cannot do. He does have some weakness and
> neurological issues in the hind end. Debo may not have a long time left on
> this earth but he can still have some quality of life in a loving home. The
> system has failed both Debo and his previous owner. To deny a man his
> service dog is terrible not to mention illegal and a local shelter denying
> a dog admittance? How do people sleep at night? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
> consider fostering or adopting Debo. He is great with both kids and other
> dogs. Please open your home to this sweet guy. It's not his time to leave
> this earth and he shouldn't have to simply because people failed him.
> Contact pickyourpaw@gmail.com if you can help us with Debo"]
> *STEPHANIE OVERBY :: independent journalist :: www.stephanieoverby.com
> *
>

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