Although things may have changed in the past twenty years, I am familiar with this organization. And my experience with them was not good. It's been about twelve years since I've lived in Irving, but during the eight years I lived there this place never had a good reputation. I first became familiar when my roommate wanted a cat (I had already adopted Zebo from the city pound). The place was filthy and obviously ill cats were in with the seemingly healthy ones. Furthermore, the ill cats were up for adoption. Also, the woman in charge that day insisted on a letter from our landlord before Sherry could adopt. No problem, we could get one, besides alot of rescue groups require that. Only thing is, they require it to prevent the animal from being resurrendered when the adopter is told by the landlord after the adoption has taken place that either the animal goes or the adopter will be evicted. This lady told Sherry that the reason they required it was because "landlords go in all the time and shoot these animals when they find out they have them". What in the world possessed that woman to say such a thing? If there were people routinely barging into their tenants homes discharging firearms, Irving would have had a bigger problem than stray animals! And, of course, it would have been mentioned in the paper!

Not always, of course, but sometimes there's a good reason why a worthy cause must cease operations due to lack of funding. Sometimes it's because they're not all that worthy.

I repeat, though, things may have changed in the last 12 years.