ADOPTION & TRAVEL UPDATES
Greetings!
It’s been a while since the last post on our blog. Presently, it’s just me maintaining both site and our social media accounts. I am doing my best to update you on all of our rescued dogs on our social media accounts. As of today, a total of 42 dogs traveled to the states and are now with their forever pet families. As many of you may know, our adoption process is slower compared to other groups because we like to double-check and triple-check if the dog of interest will be the right fit for the family.
What differentiates Joey & Bailey Foundation from other organizations? As our group is a volunteer-operated organization, we do not collect any funds directly. Presently, we’re spending our personal funds to help the cause and sometimes, it can be overwhelming. For the past couple of months, we’ve been receiving adoption applications that I somewhat question. As an adoption coordinator volunteer, it is my duty to make sure I find the best home for these dogs. Based on my experience dealing with a couple of questionable individuals, I’ve decided to make our adoption process stricter. Hence, the delay in our adoption process.
Our rescued dogs depend on us to help them find their forever homes and I cannot imagine sending them to a random household as they’ve gone through so much pain and suffering. We have an amazing group of fosters in Seoul, Korea. Even our interview process for fosters is very strict and lengthy. We make sure they are also the right fit for our rescued dogs. It is mandatory for all fosters to provide basic training including potty training. These fosters spend their own money on taking care of rescued dogs.
You probably noticed on our site why some of the dogs rescued from Namyangju Puppy Mill are still listed on our site. All the dogs received plenty of adoption applications. It could be that they were not the right fit for our dogs. We used to find homes outside of California but decided to change to California only in case something happens, our volunteers based in Los Angeles can take action. Yes, call us paranoid people lol. That’s how much we love and care for our dogs.
We began accepting foster and foster-to-adopt applications on our site. Should you be interested in becoming a foster, please fill out our Volunteer Application. We’re looking for someone who has the same beliefs as we do. We now have about 16 dogs who are looking for a chance in finding their forever home. Should you be interested in becoming their pet parents, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Hannah K.