Rescue For Pet Sake

Pam Gorman, thank you for allowing us to adopt Dolly! We are so happy that you approved our application and that she is in our family! You truly have the pets best interest at heart! You are amazing at how you save these cats and dogs and find the perfect home for them. Your love for the animals is evident and you are a wonderful person!

We are so pleased with Rescue for Pet Sake and specifically Pam Gorman. She is so passionate about the animals that the organization has saved. She makes sure that the home is safe for the dog and gives suggestions for how to make changes for the pet’s safety. We love our dog and are so thankful to her!

Met these wonderful loving ladies at Zpet o . They truly love and care for all fur babies

I adopted a chihuahua from Pam 4 years ago now. She was very informative and helpful while I was looking at the dog who had a disability. She brought her to my house and indicated she did not know that I had a cat and the dog was very reactive and excited to chase cats. I told her I would try the dog anyway and that the cat was used to dogs. It took us a full year to get Gabby past being reactive to the cat but we have a wonderful animal family now. Pam called and extended the time to return her under the circumstances if we needed to but we continuously made progress. Now they are "friends" and we are delighted with all our animals. Very positive experience with a woman who works very hard to be an animal matchmaker in the best sense of the word.

I first became acquainted with Rescue for Pet Sake at an adopt-a-thon at Petco in Grass Valley. I had planned on just going to look at the dogs available. I ended up spending about 2 hours talking with Pam, the founder, and most of the other volunteers. I was amazed at not only their caring hearts, but also their incredible knowledge of working with rescues. Every story in itself is unique, and this rescue is prepared to take on not only the cutest, most adoptable dogs..but also the more challenging cases. I love that they are foster-based...all the animals they take in are placed in loving, nurturing foster homes instead of kennels. These pets then can learn what is means to live in a safe, loving environment until they are ready to be adopted out. It might take a long time, as all medical issues are dealt with before even trying to find a forever home for them. What I am most impressed about is that this rescue makes it clear that they are there first and foremost for the pet...they are the voice for these babies. RFPS has strict guidelines about where and to whom their animals can be adopted...sometimes this means having to decline a possible adopter because the conditions don't meet the rescue's high standards of making sure this is the best, safest, and most loving environment for the animal...this is because, again, the animal's needs come first, and RFPS wants to ensure the pet will have a FOREVER safe and loving home to spend the rest of their lives in. So I realize some folks might be hurt or angry that their adoption request was declined...but RFPS never puts the feelings of a possible adopter ahead of the needs of their pets...the pets ALWAYS come first. And I applaud that stance! Thank you, Rescue for Pet Sake, for continually doing what is best for the pets, even if your decisions might make you unpopular with some folks. Your support and love for these precious fur babies is unwavering!

Two and half years ago I adopted my dog, Sophie, from this Rescue. I filled out an application, answered appropriate questions by Pam, and she came and did a home check. I was approved to adopt and Sophie became a member of my household that night. Because of the positive experience, I decided to become a foster for Rescue for Pet Sake and to work in the Shoppe. I am now co-manager of the Shoppe and have fostered a myriad of dogs. Each dog is different and requires different types of homes. Puppies are especially vulnerable and we are very careful where they are placed. We prefer children to be over six, a safe secured yard, and other requirements. We expect the puppy to become a member of the family and not relegated to the backyard day and night. The unhappy family above was not approved to adopt a puppy because their other dog was kept outside 24/7 because of a flea problem. They have accused Pam of trespassing on their property at night to check on their dog and nothing could be further from the truth. Pam, nor anyone else from the organization, would want to drive somewhere at night to spy on applicants that have been turned down. It is ludicrous to even think that. She wrote about the experience on Facebook in order to educate people about backyard dogs, not to embarrass or expose the applicants. Their name was never mentioned nor the city where they live. They have exposed themselves by writing scathing reviews on Pam and Rescue for Pet Sake. I’m sorry they have done that because they could dissuade future applicants from applying for our dogs. I currently have three fosters, two littles, that were backyard dogs and are learning to love being in the home, and one who was thrown out at the age of five months and is just starting to trust people again. Again, we are particular about where our animals go and are sorry we have to turn down some applicants. Not adopting out animals means we cannot accept another rescued foster. Please come meet us in person and find out the truth about our organization. We only want what is best for the animals and are very sorry we have to sometimes turn down people.

Staff is really nice and thoughtful. Really clean place and atmosphere and no ruckus of animals. Animals are in a good state and happy

Caring pet rescue. Friendly, helpful volunteers. All thrift items well priced for consumer and all purchases made go directly into the care of rescued pets.

Please please Beware!!! This is a racist place Pamela is a racist. I tried to adopt a puppy and she flat out told me that she did not feel like doing a home study and she lives really close to me. Had she chosen to do a home study she would of found that I live on 5 beautiful acres with one being fenced in. I have no criminal background and plenty of funds to feed the puppy top quality food. I just do not understand how in this day and age one can justfy such an attitude.

Lady seemed very judgemental when trying to ask very basic simple questions when trying to inquire if there was space or not at the sanctuary. Probably is great at caring for animals in need but I wouldn’t recommend this place for anyone to call in hopes of finding a safe place for future animals needing a home without fear of being judged off the bat.