(SPBR) Angel + 12
Starting in 2011, I am going to be actively be posting for various rescue organizations. The first is Smiling Pit Bull Rescue group - Eric is amazing and doing tons to save the lives of dogs who bring joy to those around them. Here is the first story of Angel... A Christmas Miracle and her 12 puppies. Please Tweet this, Like it below and help spread the word. You guys all know how much I love Jacob <3 having a dog actually brings out the best in you. Here is her story.
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He is a puppy seller. He keeps all the adult dogs locked in crates stacked in his basement. He fosters out dogs and then does not honor his foster agreements, he does not pay them the money he owes them. His board of directors all walked out on him last month including longtime friends and moderators on his forum. Anyone who questions his actions is promptly banned from his forum or facebook page. It took him 10 years to get legal tax exempt non for profit status, and he is a lawyer. He has sent mother dogs back to shelters after selling her puppies.
He is a hoarder
That is 12 puppies X $300, Another payment for a 5th Kabota tractor for Mr. Gray when he should be paying his fosters the money he owes them.
My heart hurts for any dog that is in this man's "care". There are many great rescues out there. Unfortunately, this is not one of them. Jim Jones of the dog world.
Many dogs reside in exile, languishing in Eric's basement. He searches Craig's list and buys puppies from there to sell and profit from. He does not uphold his contracts for fosters or adopters. Animals are adopted out without proper vaccines and fosters are not reimbursed for monies spent on sick animals. Just because things look good on a web site does not mean that is HOW IT ACTUALLY IS! Stay clear and don't support this organization, as it does more harm than good!
A miracle he is not. He is a glorified hoarder. I have seen what he does with these dogs personally. Adults in crates stacked on top one another. Puppies in crates covered in mushy puppy food and poop. And the numbers of them are astonishing. None get the attention or time out of their crates that they deserve. He collects dogs off craigs list, puppies, and pregnant momma's from the high kill shelters, and sells the puppies. Sometimes sends the mommas back to the shelters because they are the most difficult to rehome. If the animals are sick he would rather ride it out instead of take them to the vet. An epidemic of parvo spread like wildfire through the basement killing litters of puppies. One puppy was adopted out while it was sick, and died in the new home. He refused to give them back their adoption fee. He is not in it to save dogs, but to build a reputation of lies, and to make money. He should not be trusted by any rescue, shelter, foster or future adopter. His gorgeous website with professional pictures is all a facade.
Smilin Pit Bull Rescue is a front for Eric Gray's puppy brokering and dog hoarding. He takes pretty pictures and writes nicely. However if you want to see his true colors, post on the rescue's facebook page or on the rescue's forum and ask where these adult dogs are: Beloved, Albert, Bree, Valentino, Blue, Kiwi ... He does not provide full vetting for adopted dogs, he does not pay for vetting for fosters despite the obscene amounts of money raised through adoption fees. Support some other worthy rescue -- this one is neither.
I cannot believe with all the information out there about Eric Gray that people still have no clue what a horrible person he is? It's truly mind boggling to me. He is a puppy peddler at best, and a money grubbing, lying, manipulative, disturbed piece of crap at worst.
It's apparently very easy to fool people with a pretty website and some well written words. If people would only take the time to dig, they would learn about all the dogs/puppies that have died in this man's care. All the prior fosters and adopters he's stiffed for large amounts of money. He doesn't vet dogs adult or puppy, he does extremely pediatric spay/neuters (was attempting to do them at 5 weeks), NEVER gives a rabies vaccine. Oh the list can go on and on and on.
I agree, find an organization WORTH supporting because this isn't the one. Btw, he is only pulling from this OH shelter because it's one of the few shelters that hasn't caught wind of what a POS he is.
I think all of this is pretty well common knowledge by now. I believe all of these claims have been substantiated. He bullies people with legal talk. Just recently I heard like 20 volunteers left for all the reasons stated previously.
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